UberVU, 298

uncontrolled messages, 419

Under Armour, 137, 483–484, 486–487

undercapitalization, 16

underwriter, 503

unemployment, 134–135

unemployment rate, 43–44

unethical behavior, 60

unexpected expenses, 530

unfinished products, 323

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), 125

United Airlines, 319

United Auto Workers (UAW), 274

United States

• Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Area (DR-CAFTA), 100

• downgrade of debt, 516

• fuel economy standards, 9

• globalization, 90

• global manufacturing competition, 310

• Great Depression, 351

• manufacturing importance, 310

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 100

• shutting down manufacturing plants, 10–11

• subsidies, 96

• tariffs and trade restrictions, 11

• time, 111

• unemployment rate, 44

University of California-Berkeley, 241

unlimited liability, 165

unsought goods and services, 389

UPS, 257, 267, 286

U.S. Army, 261

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, 75

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 42

U.S. Cellular, 343

U.S. Census Bureau, 9

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 64

U.S. Clean Air Act, 67

U.S. Constitution, 120

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 74

U.S. Justice Department, 40, 126

U.S. legal system, 120

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 123, 124

U.S. Postal Service, 270, 339

U.S. savings bonds, 513

U.S. Supreme Court, 69–70

US Airways, 38, 182, 183

Ustream, 339

utility companies, 38

utility patents, 123