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Lots of people who work as employees for years share the dream of one day owning their own business to provide them with financial freedom while allowing them pursue their own goals without taking orders from superiors. While such aspirations can seem idealistic at times and all but disregard the challenges and sacrifices that [...]

The retail industry is a highly competitive arena. New innovations, gimmicks and promotions keep coming up, competitors constantly upping the ante, and there are probably a hundred and one details to look into to maintain smooth day to day operations. However, part of the lure of retail business, is of course its profitability as [...]

In a further indication that the US economy may be stabilizing was the today’s US employment numbers.

The change in non-farm payrolls came -539,000 for the month of April. The figure looks huge but if compared to the analyst’s expectations which was pegged at -600,000 the data looks better. The unemployment ate surged further to 8.9% [...]

Democrats floated big plans to tackle climate change proposals in the U.S. Congress this week but realistically there will be much more hot air — both from industry and politicians — before this bill is turned into law.
 
The draft legislation, running hundreds of pages, will now be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in [...]