Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the U.S. – Huffingtonpost.com
Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be higher borrowing costs for the government at all levels, and higher interest on your variable-rate mortgage, your auto loan, your credit card loans, and

International Festival builds bridges, business – Baltimore Sun
Residents and vendors from the many corners and cultures of Baltimore descended on the campus of Polytechnic Institute/Western High this weekend for the annual Baltimore International Festival. “I just believe that people need to meet other people,” said

Business digest – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Honda recall Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 2 million vehicles in the U.S. and China to update the automatic transmission software in several popular models. The 1.5 million American cars affected include 4-cylinder Accords from model years 2005

DeLand family business set to mark 90th anniversary – Daytona Beach News-Journal
DELAND — In 1921, Albert Einstein received the Noble Prize in physics, the Boeing Company decided to abandon furniture-making in favor of aircraft and Rudolf Jacob left Ohio for DeLand. Once he arrived, Jacob opened a shop installing metal roofs, copper

Business Digest : Video rentals top sales for only 2nd time – Courier-Journal
Americans spent more money renting home movies than buying them in the second quarter, marking only the second time that’s happened in the DVD era. The big switch in consumer behavior shows the rising popularity of cheap alternatives like Netflix and

Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition Corporation Announces Securities To Commence Separate Trading – StreetInsider.com
RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Universal Business Payment Solutions (NASDAQ: UBPSU) announced today that EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the representative of the underwriters for the Company s initial public offering, which was consummated on May 13, 2011, has

MT Business Technologies Recognized With HP OPS Elite Partner Status – msnbc.com
As a partner in the Elite program MT Business Technologies demonstrates a consultative sales approach to solving their client’s business problems and have proven their expertise in providing complex printing and imaging solutions for unique printing needs

Dish Network spending spree part of plan to revamp its business – San Jose Mercury News
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It seems like an odd strategy for a company in a mature business with limited growth to buy another with even dimmer prospects. But that’s what satellite broadcaster Dish Network did in April when it acquired bankrupt video-store chain

Sysomos, Brian Solis Present Free Webinar, “Impacting Business With Social Media” – msnbc.com
Brian Solis, principal, Altimeter Group and author of Engage!, and co-host Nygel Weishar, Sysomos’ social media & community relations specialist, will present “Impacting Business with Social Media,” a free one-hour webinar on August 18. This expert-led

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 …