by Katie Peralta | Oct 11, 2013 | Business & Tech, Topics
The National League of Cities’ annual survey of cities’ financial officers released Thursday revealed a projected a year-by-year uptick in general funds for the first time since 2006—a finding that experts met with cautious optimism. Uncertainties such as effects of...
by Diana Blass | Oct 10, 2013 | Business & Tech
Nobody knows exactly what will happen if Congress and the Obama administration fail to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling by the current Oct. 17 deadline. But one group is now putting a price tag on what it would cost retirement savers. In a report released...
by Katie Peralta | Oct 10, 2013 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology, Topics
Large companies making medical devices such as artificial knees are pushing for repeal of the controversial medical device tax attached to the health care law, but the tax’s repercussions may be more damaging in the short run to smaller, less vocal firms. “It has a...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 10, 2013 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON– Small business owners told a U.S. House panel Wednesday that the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act will pose a serious threat to the livelihood of community businesses. Penalties for non-compliance with the insurance mandate have been...
by Diana Blass | Oct 8, 2013 | Business & Tech
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said Tuesday that Switzerland will continue to enforce its minimum exchange rate, calling it the right tool to ensure financial stability worldwide. Two years ago the Swiss National Bank enacted a CHF 1.20 per euro minimum...
