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33% of Main Street SMBs With 5 or Fewer Staffers Saw Lower Earnings in 2023
33% of Main Street SMBs With 5 or Fewer Staffers Saw Lower Earnings in 2023
April 30, 2024  |  SMBs

Most small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) located up and down Main Street, USA, are doing just fine, thank you very much.  In fact, according to...

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Govt. Control And Trade Wars Hit Chinese Tech Firms
Govt. Control And Trade Wars Hit Chinese Tech Firms
November 14, 2018  |  International

The growth of the tech industry in China has seemed unstoppable, marked by consumers and gamers numbering in the hundreds of millions – and revenues...

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Economy Strong, Yet Americans Struggle To Cover Basic Expenses
Economy Strong, Yet Americans Struggle To Cover Basic Expenses
August 28, 2018  |  Economy

The economy is strong, as evidenced by some headline numbers. Unemployment is at multi-year lows, GDP growth continues apace and the stock market, usually a...

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Business Spending Buoyant In October
Business Spending Buoyant In October
November 24, 2017  |  Business

Despite new orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly falling in October, a steady increase in shipments is a sign of strong business investment and...

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GDP Growth Slows Markedly — And Possibly Temporarily — In 1Q
GDP Growth Slows Markedly — And Possibly Temporarily — In 1Q
April 28, 2017  |  Economy

Slow going, at least for now. The U.S. economy showed growth, albeit muted, in the first quarter of 2017. And in fact, the latest numbers...

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US GDP Growth Slows, Hits 1.9 Percent In Q4
US GDP Growth Slows, Hits 1.9 Percent In Q4
January 27, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

The United States saw a slowdown in its economic growth, as measured by the fourth quarter, coming in at a 1.9 percent rate, The Wall...

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US Economy Resilient, But Consumers Give (Rate Hike) Pause?
US Economy Resilient, But Consumers Give (Rate Hike) Pause?
October 28, 2016  |  News

The United States quickened its rate of economic expansion as measured by Gross Domestic Product, and in fact notched its fastest pace in two years....

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Slowing GDP, But Markets Rally On Cloudy Rate Hike Picture
Slowing GDP, But Markets Rally On Cloudy Rate Hike Picture
July 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

The euphoria that greeted strong jobs numbers recently might be tempered a bit by Friday (July 29) GDP numbers that showed that the U.S. economy...

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