Thought Leaders
Staying Calm Is the Best Response to a Down Market
Sometimes, the best you can do is just not making the situation worse.
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Building a Business
The Number of New Startups Is Down — and That’s OK
Business Accounting
5 Entrepreneurs Share How They’re Hedging for an Economic Downturn
Thought Leaders
4 Distractions You Must Stop Stressing Over If You Want to Succeed
You can't change the past but if you focus on the present you can change your future.
By Zech Newman
Business News
Bringing About a New Economic Reality Demands Vigilance and Hard Work
Many factors led to our current economic state.
Thought Leaders
Harvard Says That Entrepreneurship Is the Brightest Spot in a Crappy Economy
The U.S. is fertile ground for entrepreneurs, but political dysfunction undermines our country's strengths and perpetuates its weaknesses, according to a new report from the Harvard Business School.
Business News
China’s Robotics Rush Shows How Its Debt Can Get Out of Control
Down a side street bracketed by massage parlors and cheap hotels in this city on the banks of the Yangtze River, a humanoid food service robot trundles around the corner of a table in a cafe, red eyes flashing in tune with synthesized classical music.
By Reuters
Thought Leaders
Focus on Core Strengths So You Can Run Leaner in Uncertain Times
Economic and political transitions provide the perfect incentive to define your business model and evaluate shifting opportunities.
Human Resources
Who Are America’s Most Optimistic Workers?
A poll by online salary database PayScale reveals which industries have the most confident employees.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
In a Sea of Economic Volatility, Financial Stability Is Needed More Than Ever
Throughout all the economic turmoil, one investment vehicle offers a sense of relief.
Building a Business
5 Signs That Your Competitors Are Lazy
Examine your competition and use these strategies to get ahead of them online.
By Tony Messer
Building a Business
U.S. Small-Business Confidence Hits New Two-Year Low
There are persistent worries about sales and profits, the latest indication that economic growth braked sharply in the first quarter.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Regardless of Outcome, Sanders Has Shed Light on the Problem of Income Inequality
Politics aside, Bernie Sanders has at least made Americans think about crushing student-loan debt and more.
Building a Business
Why the Self-Employed Will Finally Have a Bigger Voice in 2016
With contract work eclipsing traditional full-time jobs, issues plaguing the growing on-demand economy need to be addressed this year.
By Alex Chriss
Thought Leaders
Don’t Waste Your Focus on Things You Can’t Control
Some pro golfers complained that this year's U.S. Open course was too hard. They should have focused on playing better.
Business News
Gasoline Lifts U.S. Consumer Prices; Economy Picks Up Speed
Price stability and a strengthening economy, highlighted by a tightening labor market, likely will push the Federal Reserve a step closer to raising interest rates later this year.
By Reuters
Building a Business
U.S. Economy Picking Up Steam After Weak First Quarter
Data suggest the economic outlook has brightened thanks to a low in jobless claims, a rise in consumer spending and a solid increase in wages.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Strong Dollar Puts Pressure on ‘Made in USA’ Firms
The dollar's run-up over the past six months is pinching small exporters, who say they're facing pricing pressure and overseas competition.
By Kate Rogers
Building a Business
Why Small Businesses Don’t Want a Loan
The reason may be due to uncertainties caused by the financial crisis and how home values have fallen so much.
By Kate Rogers
Business News
What Will Soar and Fail in Tech and Business This Year
The tech guru whose predictions are closely followed by Silicon Valley luminaries has some thoughts about what to expect in 2015.
Building a Business
How Entrepreneurs Will Eventually Breathe Freedom Into Cuba
The diplomatic opening with Cuba will slowly allow the export of opportunity, not just goods, to the Cuban people.
By John Pilmer
Building a Business
For Small Businesses, Positive Change Is On the Horizon
These three pressures building in the small-business sector are going to help jump start a revolution in how things are done.
By Chris Myers
Business News
McDonald’s Franchisees Brace for Sales Slowdown
Despite lower gas prices padding Americans' wallets, McDonald's U.S. franchisees forecast negative trends to continue.
By Katie Little
Building a Business
U.S. Retail Sales Weak, Cast a Cloud on Consumer Spending
Economists had expected core retail sales to rise last month. They fell.
By Reuters
Business News
World Set to End Year in Brittle Economic State
Factory activity is shrinking in China, euro zone business growth remains weak and emerging market giant Russia is in a spiraling currency crisis.
By Reuters
Business Ideas
Solid U.S. Retail Sales Point to Firming Economic Recovery
Retailers nationwide reported a brisk jump in November sales and optimism about the holiday season.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Millionaires More Confident in U.S. Economy
There are several reasons why America's millionaires are an increasingly confident bunch.
Business News
The Office Holiday Party Is Back, and That’s a Good Sign for the Economy
Nine out of 10 companies plan to throw holiday parties in 2014, a survey shows, up from previous years.
By John Kell
Business News
Economists See Revved-Up Economy Next Year
In case you missed it, the U.S. economy is picking up speed.