Immigrants Prove Big Business for Prison Companies
Locking up illegal immigrants has grown profoundly lucrative for the private prisons industry, a reliable pot of revenue that helped keep some of the biggest companies in business. And while nearly half of the 400,000 immigrants held annually

‘No, You Didn’t Build Your Business Alone’
Presidential campaign time means it’s silly season when it comes to small-business issues. Remember Joe the Plumber? The latest fracas revolves around President Barack Obama’s comments on what individuals owe society for their success: “If you’ve been

Yuan Business Surges for Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered PLC is riding high after posting an impressive 12% increase in profit in the first half of the year as its European peers suffer. One nugget hidden in the numbers is the Asia-focused lender s aggressive push into yuan

3i takes debt management business to the U.S
LONDON (Reuters) – 3i Group, moving away from its traditional role as a private equity fund, on Thursday announced a joint venture with U.S. fund manager WCAS Fraser Sullivan Investment Management to build a global debt management business.

Business Highlights
WASHINGTON The U.S. economy generated 163,000 jobs in July after three months of weak hiring, a sign it is resilient enough to pull out of a midyear slump and grow modestly as the rest of the world slows down. But employers aren t hiring enough to