Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases
AP - Mon, May 6, 2013 11:50 AM EDTAttention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. More »Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases
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GOP seeks alternative to overtime pay
AP - Mon, May 6, 2013 11:40 AM EDTIt seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay. More »GOP seeks alternative to overtime pay
Shops find that comic book lovers still want paper
AP - Fri, May 3, 2013 11:12 AM EDTan annual event that's grown in stature from a few stores to some 2,000 worldwide — publishers and purveyors of tales of heroes and villains will court new readers who, despite the ease of digital displays, are making time for and spending money on comics printed on paper. More »Shops find that comic book lovers still want paper
That's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming
AP - Fri, May 3, 2013 11:11 AM EDTWith all the orchards and corn fields that dot the Hudson Valley landscape, Tuthilltown Spirits doesn't have to look far for the grains and apples to make their whiskey, vodka and gin. More »That's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming
Small businesses getting more interested in hiring
AP - Thu, May 2, 2013 12:18 PM EDTSmall business owners are gradually getting interested in hiring again, according to a survey released Thursday. More »Small businesses getting more interested in hiring
ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent
AP - Thu, May 2, 2013 10:05 AM EDTThe European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a historic low and extended unlimited cheap loans to banks to try and help the flagging euro area economy climb out of a stubborn recession — with ECB President Mario Draghi holding out the prospect more help was on the way. More »ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent
Small business owners show more caution on hiring
AP - Wed, May 1, 2013 5:46 PM EDTSmall business owners grew more cautious about taking on new workers during April, according to a survey released Wednesday. More »Small business owners show more caution on hiring
Businesses may get sticker shock on health care
AP - Wed, May 1, 2013 5:02 PM EDTSmall business owners may be experiencing sticker shock now that insurers are revealing the rates they want to charge under the new health care law. More »Businesses may get sticker shock on health care
Small business borrowing fell again in March
AP - Wed, May 1, 2013 6:11 AM EDTSmall businesses further cut their borrowing in March as they waited to see what the impact of federal budget cuts would be, according to an index released Wednesday. More »Small business borrowing fell again in March
Montana company faces fines in fatal bear mauling
AP - Tue, Apr 30, 2013 7:53 PM EDTThe death of a Montana animal trainer mauled by a pair of 500-pound captive brown bears could have been prevented if standard safety practices had been followed, federal authorities said Tuesday, as state officials revealed that the private menagerie where the death occurred has seen numerous animal escapes. More »Montana company faces fines in fatal bear mauling
Small business hiring pace picks up, revenue falls
AP - Tue, Apr 30, 2013 6:35 PM EDTSmall businesses picked up their hiring pace slightly in April, according to a survey released Tuesday. More »Small business hiring pace picks up, revenue falls
Business owners more upbeat about their companies
AP - Tue, Apr 30, 2013 4:32 PM EDTSmall business owners are getting more optimistic about their companies, according to two surveys released Tuesday. More »Business owners more upbeat about their companies
Despite hurdles, Cuba real estate market buzzing
AP - Tue, Apr 30, 2013 4:03 AM EDTIn some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties hanging from the ceiling, a steady stream of hopeful buyers and sellers and a constant clack of computer keys. More »Despite hurdles, Cuba real estate market buzzing
Get Started: Hiring plans; VC confidence
AP - Mon, Apr 29, 2013 3:35 PM EDTSMALL BUSINESS HIRING More »Get Started: Hiring plans; VC confidence
Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
AP - Mon, Apr 29, 2013 3:02 PM EDTPresident Francois Hollande announced on Monday a series of measures to encourage the French entrepreneurial spirit, including drastic cuts in capital gains taxes — up to 65 percent — for the sale of small companies and a plan to make France start-up friendly. More »Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
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