In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, President Obama touted a slew of federal initiatives aimed at stimulating small business hiring and growth. Again.
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In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, President Obama is widely expected to tout a slew of federal initiatives aimed at stimulating small business hiring and growth. Again.
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Do you have any concept whether the economy will rebound in 2010? Small business owners don’t, and it’s the one biggest challenge they face in planning for the year ahead, according to a recent survey by the National Small Business organization.
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EBay is about to shake up its pricing structure again, introducing an option that allows sellers to list up to 100 items for free each month whether bidding starts under a buck. whether the goods don’t sell, eBay collects no fee.
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New home sales plunged to a 9-month low in December, according to a government report issued Wednesday.
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Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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One Sunday afternoon last November, Annette Webber-Townsend, 39, got to see just how golden her opportunities were. Her friend, fellow Brooklyn social worker Stacey lengthy, was hosting what has become the quintessential substitute for the Tupperware party in that weak, nervous economy: a gold party. A Syosset, N.Y., firm called the Gold Standard had set […]

One roadblock slowing Obama’s foreclosure prevention program seems to be clearing up. Bank of America, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, announced Tuesday that it was the first lender to sign an agreement to lower or eliminate payments on second mortgages.
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More than half of the auto dealers cut by General Motors and Chrysler last year plan to take their case to arbitration and attempt to regain their franchise.
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