March 6, 2013
Private companies in the United States continued to grow sales and expand their net profit margins in the period ending in January 2013, according to financial analysis firm Sageworks.
March 5, 2013
A collection of business owners applauded today’s introduction of legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour to...…
March 4, 2013
An indicator of economic growth in Illinois has declined for the month of February.
March 4, 2013
Approximately 96 percent of the total voting shareholders voted in support of a merger.
March 4, 2013
Soon, a new dimension to online fundraising, known as equity crowdfunding, will be available to investors, and that has regulators and consumer advocates on edge.
March 4, 2013
January permits signal the best yearly start since 2007.
March 4, 2013
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is not a big fan of the automatic federal budget cuts that kicked in Friday, but he said they help reduce the deficit and shouldn't hurt the economy too much.
March 4, 2013
The sting of a minimum-wage increase on Hawaii businesses may be salved by a reduction in the unemployment insurance tax.
March 4, 2013
U.S. small business employment increased slightly in February, with employees earning more money and working more hours. Small business revenues continue to drop, with the retail industry seeing the largest decline.
March 3, 2013
Lisa Rokusek, who lives in the Carondelet neighborhood, got a call from Visa's fraud department on a Sunday night last month. The caller said $1,371 had been wired from her account at Pulaski Bank via Western Union. Did she know that?
March 2, 2013
At a Duquesne Club luncheon downtown Friday afternoon, the "Egypt Today" forum was defined by tough questions about human rights abuses, political instability and the risks of investing in a volatile region.
March 1, 2013
The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA) recently surveyed its CPA members about the most creative tax deductions proposed by their clients. Responses included everything from swimming pools and manicures to poodles and non-existent children.