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Women Make Strides in Business Ownership
The growth rate of new businesses remains stalled, but the share of women-owned firms has climbed.
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Cash Balance Plans -- Profit Sharing on Steroids?
Charles Leggette
6/7/2013
Cash balance plans are receiving a lot of press these days as business owners, professionals and their advisors seek safe and deductible exit strategies and strategic retirement planning.
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Nestlé USA to Remove Artificial Ingredients
Consumer craving for healthier and more natural ingredients is spreading even to junk...
Pfizer Bid for AstraZeneca Impacts Treasury
If Pfizer Inc. is successful in its $98.7 billion takeover of London-based AstraZeneca...
Measuring 'Unemployed' Is a Moving Target
"When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results." Calvin...
Small businesses at center of debate over taxing rich
Some owners would pay more taxes under plans, pulling them into debate
How the Book Business Dug its Own Amazon Grave
Michael Wolff, USA TODAY: ‘Books, perhaps not surprisingly, are the business of...
CVS Stops Selling Tobacco Products
As of midnight on Tuesday, all 7,700 CVS locations nationwide will no longer...
Apple Payments Service May Boost Sales
The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost...
Twitter Sues U.S. Justice Department
Twitter Inc. sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, intensifying its battle with...
Cyber Monday Grows as Busiest Day of Season
Cyber Monday proved just as big a draw as ever after a weekend that saw fewer people...
Small-Business Owners Feel Optimistic
More small-business owners are starting the new year with a rosier economic outlook, and...
Whole Foods Calls the Shots for Startups
Whole Foods may not dominate specialty-foods retailing the way it once did, but for...
Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars
Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin...
Health Insurer Anthem Hit by Hackers
Anthem Inc., the country’s second-biggest health insurer, said hackers broke into a...
McDonald's CEO Is Out as Sales Decline
McDonald’s Corp. said Chief Executive Don Thompson was leaving, less than three years...
Future Franchise Will Look Nothing Like Today's
Want a glimpse at where franchising may be heading next? Imagine a setup that’s part...
Apple Pay Propel 'Mobile Wallet' Idea
Apple Inc.'s payments service, now three months old, is making progress toward a goal...
Food Startups Enter the Market
As tastes shift toward specialty, local and organic foods, more so-called “food startups”...
Target to Exit Canada after Failed Expansion
Target Corp. has decided to shut down its money-losing foray into Canada, concluding that...
Companies Tiptoe Back Toward 'Made in the U.S.A.'
Thorley Industries LLC began planning several years ago to launch a baby car seat with a...
Founders Fund Invests in Marijuana-Related Firm
In another sign of the marijuana industry’s legitimization, a holding company for...
Layoffs Hit America's Most Iconic Brands
Coca-Cola on Thursday announced plans to lay off 1,600 to 1,800 of its corporate, U.S....
FCC Chief Wants Tougher Open Internet Rules
Less than a month before he presents new rules designed to ensure an open Internet,...
Endangered Species: Young U.S. Entrepreneurs
The share of people under age 30 who own private businesses has reached a 24-year-low,...
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