Bloomberg News fights freedom of information case over Anglo-Iran trade – The Guardian
Bloomberg News is fighting a British government refusal to disclose the identities of companies that have traded with Iran . It made a freedom of information request in 2009 to the business department to release the names of UK companies that applied to …
Southwest Airlines saw a dip in business travel – Marketwatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The head of Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) said Thursday he has seen “some softening” in business-travel demand this summer. That’s bad news for the industry, which relies heavily on business travel to keep ticket prices firm …
Small businesses said best for growth – United Press International
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Aug. 4 (UPI) — Small local businesses, not big nationwide companies, could be the key for communities to ignite long-term economic growth, U.S. economists say. Economists at Penn State University say small, locally owned businesses …
Exclusive: Small business borrowing jumps: PayNet – Reuters
Borrowing by small businesses is seen as a harbinger for the broader economy … but their predictions have begun to sound hollow in the face of ever more dour economic news. Last week, new government data showed the economy ground to a near halt in …
Businesses helping local school districts – WHP CBS21
Most students are still enjoying summer vacation, but school and community leaders aren’t taking a break from thinking about their districts. One local group is stepping in to make sure students in the York City School District come back to school ready to …
Exclusively in Sunday’s The News-Press – News-Press
The News-Press runs exclusive content in each Sunday edition. Look for investigative stories, as well as stories from our main sections Local, Sports and Business that you can only read in the Sunday newspaper. On Tuesday, these exclusive stories …
Morning business round-up: Japan intervenes on yen – BBC
Foreign and domestic media reported on Thursday that the two firms were set to start talks to merge some businesses. Both companies denied the reports when contacted by the BBC. Hitachi shares ended the day up 1.7% while Mitsubishi Heavy was up 3.4%.
Small Businesses Have New Non-Profit Sources for SBA-financed Loans – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Startups, newly established and growing small businesses now have a new source of financing backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration as 20 community organizations have been funded by SBA to start making loans up to $ …
Foursquare Pages: now open for business – Econsultancy
In either case, given the demand for business-oriented offerings on services like Foursquare, the company’s new self-serve offering should be good news for smaller companies and companies that don’t want to spend a substantial amount of time trying to gain …
Business Partner Appreciation Luncheon – Yahoo Finance
Press Release Source: Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators On Thursday August 4, 2011, 2:30 pm LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire -08/04/11)- A luncheon honoring the business partners to the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the …