Although many American small businesses report that they are nervous as a result of the government shutdown, they are, nonetheless, hiring. The National Federation of Independent Business has reported that…
As reported on Forbes recently, the shale gas boom appears to be growing stronger every day, despite warnings to the contrary. Government analysts have been drawing attention to the Marcellus…
At Christie’s in London is a never-before auctioned piece of art that has everyone abuzz. It’s a Francis Bacon piece of British artist Lucien Freud and it’s expected to sell…
Students may soon be lining up to join in this project. The San Francisco-based Minerva Project is trying to remove the price tag from higher education and attract some of…
Fashion industry attorneys are noting a rise in the number of designers who are using patents to try to protect their wares. US copyright and trademark laws often don’t apply…
Muriel Siebert, the first woman to have a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, has passed away from cancer. She was the founder and president of Muriel Siebert &…
It is hard to define one issue as being the greatest problem American businesses face today. According to Henry Blodget, “the real problem is that American corporations, which are richer…
Social media has taken off for the over 50 crowd, showing an interesting and surprising surge for older Americans. A recent report from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life…
Strip malls have become big business in America, but they’ve taken a beating during the recession. Reports now for those running a small business are looking up. The national vacancy…
Most people would assume that the value of actual books has gone down as the e-readers have made everything so much more accessible. This does not, however, appear to be…
