Want to plunge into the contemporary American melting pot? Try the offices of Social Smoke, a hookah manufacturer in Arlington, Texas.
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When it comes duration to plot out your investment strategy, you probably focus most of your attention on how equities are doing and pay scant attention to the inner workings of bonds. But disregard the fixed-income market at your peril.
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You know that your home’s value has tanked. So why doesn’t the blasted tax man? Home prices fell 27% from the 2006 peak to the end of 2008, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, while the amount municipalities collected in property taxes rose 12% from 2006 to 2008.
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Most small businesses are having trouble finding loans and credit lines these days, but auto dealers are in their own special financing hell. Their stock is expensive, their industry is in shambles, and their largest lenders are in tatters.
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Undeterred by the miniscule odds, folks were lining up Friday for a chance to score the estimated $333 million Mega Millions jackpot.
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Tough times force an online retailer to reshape his marketing plan.
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When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971, she wasn’t trying to start a food revolution. Here’s how her neighborhood restaurant became the epicenter of the organic movement.
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Sick of bailout billions? Here’s a bit of good news: While the government struggled to come up with a viable recovery plan, one ailing financial market has managed to heal itself.
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David Hinson is the new administrator of the Minority Business Development Agency, a branch of the U.S. area of Commerce that helps minority entrepreneurs start and grow their companies. Hinson, who started in July, was previously president and CEO of Wealth Management Network, an investment advisory firm in New York City.
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