During the ups and downs of this U.S. recession, Americans' faith in small business has grown, while their faith in big business has not. Three times more Americans now say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in small business (66%) than say this about big business (19%). And this gap has grown since the global financial collapse.
FDR said we have nothing to fear but fear itself -- and even though we're a long way from the Great Depression, uncertainty about the economy is proving pretty scary, and a major drag on the recovery.
Retailers are trying to drum up some Christmas magic five months early with Black Friday-style sales that they hope will put shoppers in the spending spirit.
New jobless claims in the U.S. jumped last week by the most since February, reversing a sharp fall two weeks ago. The rise is partly a result of seasonal factors but also reflects the job market's weakness.
The federal estate tax is scheduled to return with a vengeance on Jan. 1, 2011, imposing a levy of up to 55% on estates valued at more than $1 million. And the same congressional paralysis that allowed the tax to expire in 2010 could thwart efforts to pare it back, estate planning attorneys say.
Engineers battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are confident that the cap over the rogue well is strong enough that they may be able to plug it by pumping mud inside, bringing the three-month disaster closer to an end, BP and the Coast Guard said Monday.
Underemployment, as measured by Gallup, is 18.3% in mid-July, unchanged from the end of June and remaining at its lowest level of the year. Underemployment peaked at 20.4% in early April.
New evidence of a slowing economic rebound emerged Thursday in reports that manufacturing activity was slowing after helping push the early stages of the recovery.
On July 20, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) will serve draft beer, which was once banned from being served in airlines. Draft beer couldn't be served before because the fluctuating air pressure created too much foam, according to a Japanese investigation.
Americans name the economy in general and the jobs situation specifically as the top problems facing the country today. Top-of-mind mentions of "natural disaster response and relief" efforts are down significantly after spiking in June.
In 2009, Kentucky Eagle Inc., a beverage distributor in Lexington, KY, moved into a new green facility, a 190,000-square-foot warehouse and offices built by Lexington-based Gray Construction, and now may be the first LEED-certified beer dis...
Sandy Mac’s Distributing in Helena, Montana, helps to provide nearly 5,000 cab rides home each year. For a population of only around 70,000 people, this is one of the most effective safe and free ride home programs in the nation, per c...
The Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) distributes the educational flyer, ''Straight Talk about Underage Drinking'' during prom and graduation season. The flyer addresses the myths, health issues, and consequences of underage ...
To remind the Paragould community to enjoy the Christmas season responsibly, Ed Roleson Jr., Inc. placed newspaper advertisements encouraging adults to ’drink responsibly’ and ’think when you drink.’
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