Obama: ‘We Don’t Want to Tax All Businesses Out of Business’

Obama: ‘We Don’t Want to Tax All Businesses Out of Business’

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President Barack Obama says Democrats "don't want to tax all businesses out of business." "I know that there are a few Republicans here in the audience," Obama said Friday at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign in Palo Alto, Ca. … [Read more...]

California’s To Increase Hourly Minimum Wage

California’s To Increase Hourly Minimum Wage

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A bill to raise California's hourly minimum wage to $9.25 over the next three years won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Assembly Bill 10 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, passed 45-25 mostly along party lines. It would be the … [Read more...]

5 Take-Aways from Today’s Jobs Report

5 Take-Aways from Today’s Jobs Report

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The economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a bit better than April’s job growth of 149,000, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6%. Economists are still digesting today’s report, but here are five initial takeaways: The song remains the … [Read more...]

Risk Aversion Plagues U.S. Business

Risk Aversion Plagues U.S. Business

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Americans have long taken pride in their willingness to bet it all on a dream. But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading. Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in … [Read more...]

Why Outsourcing is Bad for Business [Video]

Why Outsourcing is Bad for Business [Video]

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As countries like China and India become leaders in manufacturing the costs of their expertise rises diminishing their advantage against US counterparts. Adversely, convoluted and increasingly risky supply chains dependent on inexperienced vendors … [Read more...]

Photos Reveal Labor Boss Asleep At Post

Photos Reveal Labor Boss Asleep At Post

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Makes $156,000 Working Only 2 HRS A Day! 'Rip Van Union' Sleepy Labor Boss Oversees 3,000 Workers. … [Read more...]

Gov’t Short Changes Small Business Contractors

Gov’t Short Changes Small Business Contractors

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House Small Business Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that a year-long investigation into a federal contracting program has uncovered that the government owes more than one thousand small businesses millions of dollars. “Contracting … [Read more...]

Unemployment at 4-year Low, Markets at New Highs [Video]

Unemployment at 4-year Low, Markets at New Highs [Video]

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The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April. … [Read more...]

Top 10 Business States Run By GOP Governors

Top 10 Business States Run By GOP Governors

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Chief Executive magazine’s ninth annual “Best and Worst States for Business” survey finds that the ten best states for business are all led by Republican governors. According to the survey of 736 CEOs, the ten best states for business … [Read more...]

Hispanic Custodians Claim Discrimination Over English Signs [Video]

Hispanic Custodians Claim Discrimination Over English Signs [Video]

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A group of Hispanic custodians at the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver are claiming they are victims of discrimination. They've filed a complaint against the campus operator that could be reviewed by a federal judge. What started out as a … [Read more...]