Small-business owners say they have plenty of customers, but in a worrying sign for the U.S. economy, they are growing frustrated by shortages of supplies and skilled labor that are hampering sales. A closely followed gauge of small-business confidence fell in September to a six-month low, reflecting widespread shortages in the economy that are hampering...Read More
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday expressed its full confidence in...Read More
The Downtown Engagement and Public Safety Initiative today hosted its weekly update recapping the weekend events that occurred Downtown and outline future efforts to activate downtown St. Louis. Mayor Jones highlighted Whisky on Washington, the first Black-owned bar of its kind in St. Louis, and owner David Shanks as a new small business to the...Read More
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A local business owner was able to face the challenges of the pandemic and created one of South Florida’s most popular cookie companies. “I was born to do it. I actually always wanted to be a chef growing up,” said Iman Kawa. READ MORE: UFC Fighter Luis Peña Charged With Battery In...Read More
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks during a closing news conference for the International Monetary Finance Committee, during the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Data-rigging allegations against International Monetary Fund...Read More
Industry groups accused Beacon Hill lawmakers of “not grasping” the scope of the unemployment hit on business owners, noting as at least 30 states have already moved to relieve the debt racked up amid the pandemic. “The state is looking to businesses to lead the recovery from the pandemic and they can’t do that if...Read More
Lewisburg, Pa. – Dan MacArthur, “The Cookie Dude,” wonders if someone should pinch him to wake him up from a dream. That dream, owning a brick-and-mortar bakery, came true last month when he opened his shop, The Cookie Dude, at 335 Market Street in downtown Lewisburg. “This is everything I’ve ever dreamed of as far...Read More
The rise in violent crime in Chicago has boiled over, drawing concern from business leaders and leading to political infighting among those charged with keeping the city safe. “We were in the midst of a post-pandemic recovery downtown and starting to see shoppers return, and office vacancies were finally starting to go down and right...Read More
After being closely aligned for decades, it appears that Republicans and top business lobbying groups are having a very public falling-out over conservative lawmakers’ lack of support for a bipartisan infrastructure deal currently languishing in Congress. According to digital politics site The Hill, every major business group in Washington, D.C. — including Business Roundtable and the National...Read More
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