On November 29, 2010

Small Business Confidence Up In November

Economic confidence among U.S. small business owners continued to improve in November, according to the Discover Small Business Watch.

The monthly index rose to 87.2 in November, up 3 points from 84.2 in October – the third consecutive monthly gain,…

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. The bankers, fed up with regulation, dissatisfaction, and downright hostility, decided to unleash the planet-destroying superweapon in their arsenal: they went on strike, not once, but three times.

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The Fear Merchants: Behind Wall Street’s Plan to Profit From Rocky Markets

The VIX is a widely used tool to helps investors hedge against financial turbulence. But a raft of related products coming to market suggests the focus is quickly shifting toward speculation.

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PEX Card Finds Business Owners Optimistic About 2011

Small business owners expect 2011 to go considerably smoother than 2010, judging by the results of the PEX Card Small Business Survey. When asked, the majority of small business owners expressed optimism about a couple important factors.

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Gulf Oil Spill: The Movie — What We Can Expect From BP’s Propaganda Film

BP, apparently unsatisfied with its internal coverage of the Gulf oil spill (World Television has produced 190 web videos so far), has commissioned a feature-length film on the disaster. BP told...

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A Microsoft-Branded Windows Phone: One Bad Idea that May Be Necessary

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 has met significant indifference in the market. To battle vendor problems and unremarkable hardware design, could the company have to create its own branded phone?

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4 Ways to Get Paid Faster

How the latest billing tools speed up receivables.

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Apple Loads Its Guns for Patent War

Apple appears to be beefing up its legal team as it fights an unprecedented number of patent battles. It has reportedly hired some of the nation's top lawyers as outside counsel, and it is advertising several openings

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5 Ways Staples is Getting Greener

Staples has tackled the challenge of going green with an approach that focuses on finding new innovations that can help save greenhouse gases almost automatically.

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In Anti-Xmas Battle, Atheists Take a Page Out of the Pepsi Playbook

Whether it will de-convert anyone is another matter, but it does show that religious beliefs increasingly compete for customers through marketing just like supermarket brands.

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