What Could Business Do to Improve the Business Climate in the U.S.?
ROBERT HOWELL : I believe that the current weak economic conditions are primarily due to failed government policies. Legislation during the 1990s encouraged homeownership by those who could not afford it. Relaxed ( Fannie Mae FNMA -2.21% Fannie

Venezuela’s Maduro vows stricter business inspections
“We’re not joking, we’re defending the rights of the majority, their economic freedom,” Maduro said on Friday, alleging price irregularities were found in nearly 99 percent of 1,705 businesses inspected so far this month. Maduro, who has staked

Small Business Performance Resilient in the Face of Headwinds
One-half of small business executives say their full-time workforce has grown over the last 12 months, compared to 34 percent who said so this spring. Sales at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are trending higher, with 58 percent reporting higher

Obamacare Small Business Exchange Will Be Delayed A Year
Small businesses won’t be able to buy health insurance via HealthCare.gov until next year, President Barack Obama’s administration announced Wednesday. The delay in functionality for the so-called SHOP exchanges represents the latest setback in

GrainCorp Verdict Clouds Australia Open-For-Business Pledge
The Australian government s decision to block Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) s planned takeover of GrainCorp Ltd. comes 12 weeks after Prime Minister Tony Abbott s election-night vow that Australia is open for business. Citing national

Obamacare Small Business Exchange Will Be Delayed A Year
Small businesses won’t be able to buy health insurance via HealthCare.gov until next year, President Barack Obama’s administration announced Wednesday. The delay in functionality for the so-called SHOP exchanges represents the latest setback in

Health Law Business Insurance Site Delayed 1 Year
The Obama administration is delaying yet another aspect of the health care law, putting off until next November the launch of an online portal to the health insurance marketplace for small businesses. The move, announced Wednesday, was needed

Drug War Continues But Most Of Mexico Is Safe For Travel And Business, Experts Say
While the State Department advises against non-essential travel to places like the state of Sinaloa home to drug lord Joaqu n El Chapo Guzm n s Sinaloa the president of the Asociaci n de Empresarios Mexicanos, a San

How Much Does Small Business Saturday Boost Main Street?
As a marketing campaign, Small Business Saturday has been a big success for its big backers. American Express (AXP) launched the promotion in 2010, offering rebates to cardholders who shopped at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

New Rules Would Rein In Nonprofits Political Role
The Obama administration on Tuesday moved to curb political activity by tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, with potentially major ramifications for some of the biggest and most secretive spenders in American politics. New rules proposed by the

What Pro-Israel College Organizations Really Need: Two-State Solution Activism
Earlier this month, Hillel president and CEO Eric Fingerhut and AIPAC s leadership development director Jonathan Kessler wrote about the need for effective Israel advocacy on college campuses in response to hostile environments.

Sheldon Whitehouse Praises Sports Organizations For Taking Steps To Address Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 24: U.S.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks to the media during a news conference January 24, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The legislators were expected to announce a new cap-and-trade bill. (Photo by

IRS proposes new rules for tax-exempt organizations
(CNN) – The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed new rules Tuesday that more specifically define the political activity allowed for tax-exempt organizations. The proposed rules may affect the way groups that played big

Press organizations protest White House media access
Washington (CNN) – Dozens of mainstream media outlets wrote a letter to the White House Press Secretary Thursday alleging his office has been barring photographers from events where President Barack Obama is present and swapping in their own

Dozens of media organizations protest White House press access limits
At the same time, two press groups urged their members to stop using official photos and video handed out by the White House, dismissing them as little more than government propaganda. The news organizations letter to White House press