Why Small-Business Owners Feel Besieged
The National Federation of Independent Business released its business optimism index Tuesday, its gauge of confidence among small businesses. The numbers were fairly dismal. The index fell 3 points in June, falling to 91.4, which was far short

Barclays business feels pain of rate fixing scandal
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – Barclays Plc is already counting the cost of lost business over its part in rigging a global interest rate and may be spared a worse exodus of customers only because the cloud of scandal hangs over other banks too.