Sometimes, Customers Want You to Charge More

Supply and demand are the basic determinants for the pricing of a business’s products and service…

Jobless Claims Dropped More Than Forecast

The weekly release of jobless claims data was out today the number was better than expected. Howe…

Goldman pushes hedge funds for your 401(k)

401(k) retirement accounts are generally supposed to be composed of relatively less risky investm…

Alan Moore Commentary

Bernanke Hints At Tapering But Emphasizes Commitment To Accommodative Policy

Bernanke hints at tapering QE stimulus but emphasizes commitment to accommodative monetary policy…

Moving Toward A More Competitive America

American competitiveness depends on innovation and the government doing what it can to nurture it…

Mortgage Delinquency Rate falls to five-year low

Yesterday we mentioned how consumers were much better in Q1 2013 at paying their credit card bill…

Should you ditch the traditional business plan?

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), 25 percent of startups don’t survive past 2…

Small business growth helped Intuit boost earnings

Intuit is company behind TurboTax which offers a cheap alternative to CPAs for Americans during t…

Americans Better About Paying Credit-Card Debt in Q1

As a result of the lower incomes from the payroll tax hike that was included in the fiscal cliff …

Consumer resilience in the face of weak data

The US economy continues to outperform led recently by the resilient consumer that has kept spend…

Don't blame the dollar for weak commodities

Small business owners and consumers alike are sensitive to fluctuations in commodity prices. Bern…

5 Ways To Make Sure Your Small Business Succeeds

There are many ways to run a business but the following five suggestions can help keep your compa…

Optimizing Your Business’s Expense Management Process (Part 1)

In this two part series we list below several tips for implementing a successful expense manageme…

Stocks Little Changed After Four-Week S&P 500 Rally

Stocks are marginally higher this morning following last week’s victory for the bulls where equit…

How to Build a Stronger Credit Score

Individuals and business owners alike are trying to take advantage of the still historically low …

NABE Forecasters See Rising Consumer Spending Despite Fiscal Threats

A recent report from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) showed that economist…

Weekly Economic Kickstart

A recap of what happened in the economy and market last week plus a snapshot of all of the top ec…

Wal-Mart Forecasts A Weaker Economy and Consumer In Q2

Although it’s the exact opposite of a small business, Wal-Mart is still an important institution …

Consumer Sentiment Surges to highest level since 2007

In the final big economic data release of the week we saw the University of Michigan Consumer Sen…

SCORE Tips for Starting a Business

SCORE is one of the many nonprofit associations seeking to help small and medium sized businesses…

Retiring Baby Boomers Are Driving Sales Of Small Businesses

Aging baby boomer small business owners will eventually lead to a string of companies having to b…

Consumer inflation drops by the most in years

There were three big economic data points out today and here we will focus on inflation. The Cons…

Housing starts slump 16.5% in April

There were three big economic data points out today and here we will focus on housing starts. Hou…

Jobless Claims Jump to Highest Level in Six Weeks

There were three big economic data points out today and here we will focus on jobless claims. Cla…

5 Reasons the Housing Recovery May Not Save The Consumer

Businesses are highly sensitive to the health of the consumer. As we’ve shown, a growing number o…

Industrial Production Falls by Most in Eight Months

One of the areas of the economy many hope will bring the next wave of expansion is manufacturing.…

What's the best method to value small-business property

One of the hardest parts about selling your business is knowing for sure whether or not you got t…

Suggestions To Help Manage Your Small Business Cash Flows

Managing your business’s cash flows is a critical part of success so try to understand your busin…

Consumer Debt Levels Declined But Rising Student Debt Remains A Concern

Most consumers are nearing the end of the deleveraging cycle but rising student loan debt remains…