A host of new surveys don't paint a pretty picture for many small businesses. Uncertainty about the economy, slow retail sales and high commodity prices have small business owners in the dumps this summer. Full Article | Related Story ...

A host of new surveys don't paint a pretty picture for many small businesses. Uncertainty about the economy, slow retail sales and high commodity prices have small business owners in the dumps this summer. Full Article | Related Story ...

Also this week, the Financial Times' Tim Bradshaw revealed Twitter's plans to include 'promoted tweets' in user streamlines. He wrote that the move is 'likely to be controversial with users who have seen only limited and unobtrusive marketing messages so far in Twitter's five-year history'. ...

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A Nintendo Co. representative displays a WiiU video-game handheld console for a photograph at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg ...

I am pleased to speak to a group that has such a distinguished record of identifying crucial issues related to the federal budget and working toward bipartisan solutions to our nation's fiscal problems. Today I will briefly discuss the fiscal challenges the nation faces and the importance of meeting those challenges for our collective economic ...

Live streaming provider Ustream is adding another possible revenue stream with the introduction of new Premium Memberships. For $3.99 a month, Ustream viewers will now get unlimited access to any live stream on the site without having to watch pre-roll ads before the video loads. ...

Only 54,000 nonfarm jobs were created, the Labor Department has estimated, and a variety of regional and national manufacturing indexes have all seen sharp declines. See story on May jobs growth. ...

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