New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that there were more than 2.1 million active businesses in Australia in June 2012. That number is dominated by very small operations: more than half those businesses have an annual turnover of less than $200,000 a year. More »
New Bureau of Statistics figures show only half the businesses which started in the first full financial year of the Rudd Government are still…
Here's some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada's Competition Bureau will investigate Google's Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post. Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S. antitrust examination, and it is currently testing remedies in Europe.
International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued its annual group global Activity Report and its separate Marine and Offshore Business Review. The
Standard Register Honored With BBB Torch Award DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Dayton and Miami Valley Better Business Bureau (BBB) honored Standard Register ( NYS: SR ) with the 2013 Torch Award at the annual Eclipse Integrity Awards...Show More Summary
AOL Signs on as First Large-Scale Digital Media Company to Require Entire Sales Team to Be Certified Through IAB Digital Media Sales Certification Program NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced...Show More Summary
The full FCC agrees with the Wireless Bureau that FiberTower’s failure to construct resulted from its own business decisions.
FiberTower loses again. The full FCC has backed the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s decision to cancel...Show More Summary
Telecommuting is increasingly becoming a way of business life. According to the United States Census Bureau, an estimated 20 to 30 million people work at home at least one day a week. Worldwide, the numbers are even more impressive....Show More Summary
From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
There were 3.8 million job openings on the last business day of March, little changed from 3.9 million in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate...Show More Summary
The BBB has just launched on online location, and hopes to open up an L.A. branch by fall. They have high hopes they can start with a clean image. [ more › ]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 165,000 jobs were added last month: "Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care." The unemployment rate edged down to 7.5% from 7.6%. [ more › ]
Game going up against Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Saints Row 4 this August. Recently renamed The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will 'stand out' from a number of highly-anticipated multiplatform titles on a competitive day for new releases...Show More Summary
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ABC News is making some changes in its Washington DC bureau and at “This Week,” according to a memo to staff this morning sent by ABC News president Ben Sherwood.
ABC “This Week” EP Sandy Cannold has been named EP and senior business editor of ABC News. Show More Summary
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is right that mortgage reinsurance arrangements are really kickbacks for the referral of business, but it is wrong in suggesting that eliminating them will reduce costs to borrowers.
From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
There were 3.9 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from 3.6 million in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent)...Show More Summary
A settlement was announced Thursday between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and four of the nation's top mortgage insurers over the improper tactics used to win new business. The CFPB stated that the insurers -- AIG, Genworth...Show More Summary
By Hale Stewart: Nonfarm payroll employment edged up in March (+88,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in professional and business services and in healthcare but declined in retail trade. Show More Summary
SPONSORED POST Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis (Deadline is TODAY) Lee Walczak was a journalist with a remarkable career: political news editor at Bloomberg News, Washington bureau chief for Business Week magazine for 20 years, and White House correspondent for Business Week. “For some 40 years, Lee Walczak was a brilliant reporter … Read More
TV Guide Magazine gathered together some of the most creative and successful minds in the TV business on March 30 for WonderCon's Fan Favorite Showrunners panel. Celebrating the magazine's 60th anniversary and moderated by LA bureauShow More Summary
SPONSORED POST Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis (Deadline is Monday, April 1) Lee Walczak was a journalist with a remarkable career: political news editor at Bloomberg News, Washington bureau chief for Business Week magazine for 20 years, and White House correspondent for Business Week. “For some 40 years, Lee Walczak was a … Read More