Before I answer that question, I’d like to hear the official announcement that we’re in a recession.
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Tags: Economic rebound, FedEx, National Bureau of Economic Research, Recession, Recovery, UPS
It’s because banks are caught in a squeeze. They have limited resources and few good options for raising more.
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Tags: Bailout, Balance sheets, Banks, Federal Reserve, Lending practices
Healthcare alert! A bill with the potential to drastically change the way small businesses pay for health care coverage will probably go to Congress sometime before year’s end.
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Tags: ACS, Bare-bones coverage, Congress, Group rates, Michael Enzi, Small-business health care bill, State Association of Attorney General
Well, evidently the first impact was to add nearly 1,000 points to the Dow Jones.
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Tags: Consumer confidence, Dow jones, Fed, Interest rate cuts
No. And I have nine reasons why Paulson’s $700 billion bailout plan is a bad idea.
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Tags: Bailout, Congress, Economist, Economy, Hank Paulson, Treasury Secretary, Warren Buffett
Employee or independent contractor? It can be a tough decision …with expensive questions if your company makes the wrong one. To make the right classification faster and with less hemming and hawing, try this.
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Tags: Classification, Independent contractor, IRS requirements, Tax consequences
Everybody’s got too much to do these days, and the overtime can add up fast. But you’ll probably want to check your current pay policies and procedures against a new ruling from the Department of Labor. You may owe more than you think.
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Tags: DOL, Lunch breaks, overtime, Policies
A recent bill signed by President Bush is going to allow the IRS to snoop into company pockets even more.
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Tags: Credit Cards, IRS, Payment processors, Verificiation
Curious as to how other companies are feeling about the current government and its future? A recent survey found there’s little to cheer about.
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Tags: Government, Politics, Small business
