Reuters: Small Business News

Dark clouds hang over U.S. small businesses: survey

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:30:54 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outlook of small business owners remained bleak at the start of the new year, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business.

U.S. job openings rise, hirings steady in December

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:43 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings rose in December and the number of unemployed workers fell, according to a government report on Tuesday that supported views the labor market was on the brink of recovery.

Obama: will get jobs package moving quickly

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:21 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects U.S. lawmakers to move quickly to deliver fresh legislation to boost U.S. jobs but acknowledged it may not contain all of the ideas his White House has proposed.

Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:39:12 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

Gay social networking site raises seed funding

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:45:28 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Serial entrepreneur Jason Goldberg has developed a new social networking site aimed at gay men that he called a cross between Facebook and Yelp.

Even when treated, depression costs employers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.

Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:24:02 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble.

Obama invites Republicans to healthcare session

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:19:52 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he will hold a meeting with Democratic and Republican lawmakers to discuss ways to move forward on legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

Microlending site makes advances in France

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:52:31 -0500

PARIS (Reuters) - Thi in Hanoi needed 190 euros ($260) to buy feed for her pigs and chickens and cloth for the workshop where she makes children's T shirts and trousers.

China patents surge in 2009 as U.S. filings plunge

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:28:57 -0500

GENEVA (Reuters) - China bucked an unprecedented decline in global patent filings last year, boosting its total by 29.7 percent, while the United States saw a fall of 11.4 percent, the world patent watchdog WIPO said on Monday.