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Report: Small business hiring edged up in January
Small businesses nudged up their hiring during January for a second straight month, according to a survey released Thursday. The survey by the ...
Green thumb? Wash. state looks for pot consultant
Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market. As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its ...
A closer look at Sandy recovery package
Details on how the $50.5 billion package of recovery and related aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy and other federally declared disasters is to be ...
Outdoor trade show staying in Utah through 2016
One of the world's largest outdoor gear trade shows will remain in Salt Lake City through at least 2016. Outdoor Retailer, which kicks off its winter ...
USDA offers loans to farmers who grow for locals
With interest in locally grown food soaring, the federal government said Tuesday it has created a small loan program to help community farmers who ...
Bitter cold grips West; citrus and lettuce damaged
As an unusual cold spell gripped parts of the West for a fifth day, some California citrus growers reported damage to crops and an agriculture ...
Obama: Debt limit fight imperils elderly's checks
Declaring "we are not a deadbeat nation," President Obama warned on Monday that Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed if ...
Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC
Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on ...
Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores
The phones at Red's Trading Post wouldn't stop ringing. Would-be customers from as far away as New York wanted to know if the Twin Falls, Idaho gun ...
Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropy
Scott Harrison knows his charity has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world in the past six years.
Facebook users hit 'like,' stores jump into action
Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Whether shoppers know it or not, their actions online help dictate what's in stores during ...
President's pot comments prompt call for policy
President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use.
Fiscal cliff splits big, small businesses on taxes
The "fiscal cliff" debate is splitting the business community over taxes, driving a wedge between two natural Republican allies: the nation's ...
Obama tax plan no small deal to small businessmen
President Barack Obama's plan to increase taxes on top earners would have only a small impact on the nation's economy, according to congressional ...
Populist emerges in Romania's bitter election
Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs ...
Survey: Small biz owners cautious in the summer
A survey of small business owners shows they remained cautious during the summer about borrowing money. The survey released Thursday by researchers ...
Report: Economy boosted entrepreneurship in 2011
The slow improvement in the economy gave a huge boost to entrepreneurship in the U.S. last year, according to a study released Thursday. More than 29 ...
Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia ...
Xi takes China's helm with many tough challenges
Long-anointed successor Xi Jinping assumes the leadership of China at a time when the ruling Communist Party is confronting slower economic growth, ...
After 3 bumpy years, Europe turns corner on crisis
The worst of Europe's financial crisis appears to be over. European leaders have taken steps to ease the panic that has plagued the region for three ...
112-year-old US apparel maker in Pa. to close
One of the last U.S. apparel manufacturers of its kind is losing its shirt. FesslerUSA had survived war and depression, free trade and foreign ...
Banks extend fee waivers for storm-hit customers
Some of the nation's biggest banks have extended temporary waivers on a variety of fees and late charges for residents of states hit hard by ...
Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, stranding travelers around the globe. Insurers are bracing for possible damages of $5 billion.
Super PACs meet solo PACs
The latest trend in an election year marked by gushers of money? Big spenders going solo to spread a message. A billionaire investment broker is ...
Venture funding, number of deals decline in 3Q
Funding for startups declined 12 percent in the July-September period as venture capitalists spent less money on fewer deals, according to a new ...