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Consumer Spending, Personal Income Up

By Kasey Wehrum |  Mar 31, 2005

March 31, 2005 -- With temperatures beginning to climb, the U.S. economy also showed signs of warming up as consumer spending jumped 0.5 ...  Read story

Small Businesses Withstand Another Round of Rate Hikes

By Priya Ganapati |  May 5, 2005

May 6, 2005 --The quarter percentage point hike in the interest rate by the Federal Reserve is likely to further affect small businesses, ...  Read story

Technology Driving Solo Business Boom

By Liz Webber |  Jul 20, 2007

The number of sole proprietors continues to rise nationwide, thanks to lower start-up costs.  Read story

Small Businesses Responsible for Nearly All New Jobs

By Liz Webber |  Aug 16, 2007

A new annual report sheds light on the impact entrepreneurs have on the overall economy.  Read story

Where the Jobs Are

By Kasey Wehrum |  Apr 22, 2005

April 25, 2005 -- Tennessee may be known as "The Volunteer State," but a recent study suggests that more and more of its residents are be...  Read story

Fast-Growth Firms Boosting Economy

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jun 23, 2008

Less than five percent of all businesses account for economic gains, a study finds.  Read story

Business Failure and Dissolution

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Businesses Getting Squeezed on Prices

By Daniel Del'Re |  Aug 16, 2005

August 16, 2005 --Economic data released today by the Department of Commerce raises concerns for the short-term profitability of small bus...  Read story

Trade Deficit Falls in March

By Kasey Wehrum |  May 11, 2005

May 12, 2005 --The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in six months in March, thanks in part to a surge in U.S. exports of capita...  Read story

Jobless Claims See Dramatic Drop

By Allen P. Roberts Jr. |  Apr 22, 2005

April 22, 2005 -- After the sharpest single-week drop in jobless claims in almost three years, economists warn that the perceived indicat...  Read story

Small Business Lending Slowed in 2002, 2003

By Priya Ganapati |  Mar 22, 2005

March 22, 2005 --The pace of borrowing and lending in the small business loans market slowed between June 2002 and 2003, according to a n...  Read story

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