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House Narrowly Passes Spending Bill, Averts U.S. Government Shutdown

The $1.1 trillion spending bill was passed despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.

By Reuters

Building a Business

When Hiring, Take a Cue From the NBA and Look for Performance and Character

By John Brubaker

Business Accounting

For This Financial Services Upstart, the Dark Days of 2008 Were Golden

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

6 Big Things You Need to Know About Bitcoin This Week

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Thought Leaders

What Not To Do: Lessons From ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

While lying and swindling may have scored entrepreneur Jordan Belfort fame and fortune, it ended up costing him everything. Here is how to make sure you stay on the right side of the tracks.

By Rebekah Iliff

Building a Business

Why Are These High-Profile Franchises Suddenly Going Public?

With a number of high-profile IPOs, franchises are having a moment in the Wall Street spotlight.

By Jason Daley

Business Accounting

The Anti-Capitalist Bigotry of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

As the chatter over the 'The Wolf of Wall Street' shows, the only acceptable form of bias nowadays is toward the free markets.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

SecondMarket CEO: Wall Street Will Put ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Into Bitcoin

The founder of the Bitcoin Investment Trust has been meeting with Wall Street players whom he says are preparing to pour vast amounts of money into the digital currency.

By Brian Patrick Eha

Business Accounting

Why Now Is the Time to Seek Startup Funding

Never before have there been so many places for those seeking and those providing capital to connect.

By Jay Turo

Online Presence

What Facebook’s IPO Debacle Means for Startup Funding

The disastrous Facebook initial public offering isn't likely to damp venture-capital interest in tech startups.

By Peter S. Cohan

Business Ideas

Leaving Wall Street for Wine Country

Jamie Kutch chucked a lucrative job to pursue his dream, becoming one of California's most respected vintners. Here's how one entrepreneur changed careers in midstream.

By Bruce Schoenfeld

Building a Business

What Facebook’s IPO Means for VCs and Entrepreneurs

The social networking giant's showing on the public market may land with a thud.

By Peter S. Cohan

Marketing

Business Owners Divided on Occupy Wall Street

In your view, is the popular protest movement against the financial industry good or bad for your business? The U.S. overall? Your fellow business owners straddle both sides of the debate.

By Carol Tice

Thought Leaders

Occupy Wall Street Is No Friend of Small Business (Opinion)

Op-Ed: While many small-business owners share some populist anger at Wall Street banks, they should look closely at the protestors' positions before aligning themselves with the movement.

By Scott Shane

Building a Business

Don’t ‘Occupy Wall Street,’ Start a Small Business

While some block sidewalks on Wall Street and elsewhere, other unemployed citizens are going in a more productive direction: They're starting businesses.

By Carol Tice