The Pollyanna reason is for online banking, but most people I know refer to it as porn mode, Quist of Offensive Computing told TechNewsDaily. To uncover what people actually used the private browsing function for, Stanford University's Aggarwal and his team embedded a search program in online advertising.
In 2011, the Wisconsin Legislature changed the interest rate on all civil money judgments, including small claims judgments, from 12 percent annually to an annual rate of 1 percent plus the prime rate in effect on Jan. 1 and June 30 in a given year.
For example, if the nominal interest rate offered on a three-year deposit is 4% and the inflation rate over this period is 3%, the investorâs real rate of return would be 1%.While the real rate is low, at least it will preserve the investorâs purchasing power.n the other hand, if the nominal interest rate is, say, 2% in an environment of 3% inflation, the investorâs purchasing power would erode by 1% per annum. Central banks set short-term nominal interest rates, which then form the basis for other interest rates charged by banks and financial institutions.