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Survey: Small Business Hiring Edges Up, Still Weak
Small businesses increased their pace of hiring slightly last month but most companies still don't plan to add jobs, according to a survey released Thursday. The National Federation of Independent ...Draghi: Do More To Promote Jobs, Growth
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is urging indebted governments to move beyond spending cuts and tax hikes and introduce reforms that would boost growth and reduce the "tragedy" of ...Uncertain Health Care Costs, Other Factors Keep Small Business Sentiment, Risk Down
If you're looking for relief from surveys and reports that say small business owners are feeling bleak: Stop. The data is everywhere. It comes from small business associations and advocacy groups ...Recent Reversal From Cooling To Warming Unprecedented; Comparable Heat Spikes Not Seen In 11,000 Years
A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike. Research released Thursday in the ...Trend Emerging? 3rd VC Firm Targeted In Harassment, Discrimination Suit
Three executive assistants are suing venture firm CMEA and one of its former partners for harassment and retaliation, marking the third lawsuit in less than a year alleging unfair treatment of women ...
U.S. SEC ‘Sweeps’ Scrutinizing Fund Fees, Alternative Fund Risks
The top U.S. securities regulator plans to examine how the advisory industry pays mutual fund distributors, as well as broader trends and risks involving alternative funds. U.S. Securities and ...
Aviation Insurers Among Critics Of New TSA Policy On Knives
Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry ...