Small Business News
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President Barack Obama, attempting to regain his political footing at the end of a week confronting scandals and criticism, turned his attention to jobs and education.
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ABN Amro Group NV, the third-biggest Dutch lender, plans to cut about 400 additional jobs after first-quarter profit tumbled 17 percent.
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In its next generation of jet engines, General Electric Co. plans to use a new, and possibly revolutionary, technology.
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Confidence among U.S. small businesses climbed in April to a six-month high as the outlook for the economy and sales brightened.
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U.S. small business optimism increased in April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said tight credit restrained the growth plans of many small businesses in 2012, citing a survey of lending in its district conducted in March and April.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs postponed purchases of cardiac monitors, radiological equipment and pain-medication pumps for patients last year. It didn’t replace old surgical tools, oxygen-delivery systems or deteriorating operating-room stretchers.
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Allan Lira has walked more miles on the streets of Phoenix than he can count, knocked on hundreds of doors, and, with the polish of a seasoned precinct captain, appealed to Latino voters to exercise a right that he may never have.
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Brandi Griffith, a South Carolina small-business owner who considers herself a conservative, shares a dislike of President Barack Obama’s $1.3 trillion Affordable Care Act with Nikki Haley, her Tea Party-backed Republican governor.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. had its longest stretch of daily gains since 2010 on prospects demand from governments for more advanced cybersecurity will fuel profit growth for the Israeli company.
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