Unemployment

Christian Science Monitor: Economy added 214K jobs in October; unemployment dips to 5.8 percent
Employment Situation Summary
“Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 214,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care.”

Pre-term Birth/ Beef Prices/ Silk Road Drug/ Bitcoin Securities Fraud

Missoulian: Preterm birth rate improves in Montana, nation
CDC: Birthweight and Gestation

 
Missoulian: Beef or Chicken? Beef prices hit fast-food chains

USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE

Missoulian: Feds call new Silk Road defendant a flight risk
Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court
“Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Peter Edge, Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced today the arrest of BLAKE BENTHALL, a/k/a “Defcon,” in connection with his operation and ownership of the Silk Road 2.0 website, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and services anonymously and beyond the reach of law enforcement. BENTHALL was arrested yesterday in San Francisco, California. He will be presented later today in federal court in San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Jaqueline Scott Corley.”

Missoulian: US announces 1st bitcoin securities fraud case
Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director Announce Securities and Wire Fraud Charges Against Texas Man for Running Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
“Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that TRENDON SHAVERS, a/k/a “pirateat40,” was arrested this morning on securities fraud and wire fraud charges stemming from his involvement in a Bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme. SHAVERS was the founder and operator of Bitcoin Savings and Trust (“BCS&T”), which offered and sold Bitcoin-based investments through the Internet. In total, SHAVERS raised at least 764,000 Bitcoin in BCS&T investments, which amounted to more than $4.5 million based on the average price of Bitcoin during the period of the scheme. SHAVERS is expected to be presented today in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, before a United States Magistrate Judge.”

Election Results/ Buffalo to Fort Peck

2010 General Election Results

Secretary McCulloch Releases Unofficial Election Results; Thanks County Election Officials, Staff and Workers for Running Efficient 2014 General Election.

Missoulian: Yellowstone bison to be transferred to Fort Peck

Bison Management
“The management of bison near the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, which includes hazing, capture, culling, and vaccination, is unsettling to many people. Park rangers are often asked why bison are managed differently from other wildlife and not allowed to move freely into Montana and disperse to new areas. Conversely, other people believe bison should be kept in the park and either managed like livestock or hunted to reduce numbers below the capacity of the winter habitat to support them. Many constituents are adamant that Yellowstone bison should be relocated elsewhere instead of being culled (e.g., shipped to slaughter) due to concerns about brucellosis transmission to cattle.”