Deficit Spending Steals Money From Small Companies
When the government competes with business for credit, guess who wins. Read story
When the government competes with business for credit, guess who wins. Read story
Cash flow management is a process that involves collecting payments, controlling disbursements, covering shortfalls, forecasting cash needs, investing idl... Read story
The banking sector of the economy can be viewed bottom-up or top-down. The top-down view shows central banks overseeing financial activities for the entir... Read story
THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS DEFLECTED ALL ATTEMPTS IN THE PAST TO END ITS INDEPENDENCE. NEXT TIME, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. Read story
They used to say that this maverick economist was wrong about his warnings of disinflation and depression. Now, they say he was just a bit early. Read story
A diary of official Washington in the midst of an economic crisis Read story
Whether or not the plunge in stock prices drives the nation into a depression, it has already driven American business to rework many of its assumptions abou... Read story
How fundamental changes in the economy make inflation in the near future highly unlikely. Read story
Chart showing what types of companies were able to increase their credit availability in 1993. Read story
June 11, 2004 -- The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it had begun its latest Survey of Small Business Finances. The survey is ... Read story
July 1, 2004 -- All that cheap capital that has helped the economy recover in the last few years just got a little bit more expensive.Read story
June 15, 2004 -- U.S. consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in May, largely due to soaring energy costs. The report by the Labor Department ... Read story
July 1, 2004 -- All that cheap capital that has helped the economy recover in the last few years just got a little bit more expensive.Read story
August 11, 2004 -- The Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rate target by a quarter-point for the second time this year on Tue... Read story
Jan. 21, 2005 -- The economy's temperature is improving, according to a slew of recent economic reports. Cheaper oil meant consumer price... Read story
Feb. 4, 2005 -- For the sixth time since June, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday, and signaled that futur... Read story
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
June 30, 2005 --Reports released Thursday by the Departments of Labor and Commerce provided mixed messages on the economy, while House Dem... Read story
July 21, 2005 --Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared before a Senate subcommittee Thursday, repeating his intention to continu... Read story
August 10, 2005 --The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point for the tenth straight time Tuesday, lending credence to re... Read story
Sept. 20, 2005 --Economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans as the economy t... Read story
To help stave off inflation, the Federal Reserve voted against an increase for the first time in two years. Read story
Small-business owners are cutting back on spending plans; gas prices hit record highs. Read story
Banks respond by dropping benchmark lending rates for small businesses to a two-year low. Read story
Optimism among small-business owners fades; retail sales get a seasonal boost. Read story
Nov. 16, 2006 -- Industrial production was up 0.2 percent last month after declining in September, the Federal Reserve said today.
Dec. 15, 2006 -- Industrial production increased by 0.2 percent in November, the Federal Reserve reported on Friday. Gains in Octo... Read story
Jan. 17, 2007 -- Industrial production rose by 0.4 percent in December, driven by increased output in the high-tech and auto sectors, the... Read story
Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? Read story
Or, How to Get Ahead of the Competition by Becoming Your Own Economist. A well-known economist pulls back the curtain on the indicators he a... Read story
Banks are flush with cash and rates are low, but for many small companies, getting credit is going to be tougher than ever. Read story
Recent interest rate cuts have prompted owners to slash hiring and spending plans, a survey finds. Read story
Suspicious of automatic-teller machines? You should be, says Neil B. Godick of Godick & Co., a Philadelphia-based certified public accounting firm. He... Read story
Consumer optimism rises; housing market continues to slide. Read story
August 13, 2004 -- Following on the heels of the Federal Reserve's decision yesterday to Read story
Gathering works of 178 economists together in one volume and hoping they will make collective sense is a courageous undertaking no matter what the reason.... Read story
Chart depicting where most small companies go for credit. Read story
When it comes to commercial loans, the rich aren't getting richer. New York City banks may have the most dough, but their commercial and industrial loan ... Read story
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