Small Business Optimism

NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights

New York can be a magical place for museumgoers but it can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museums

ABC News - 8h

College football bowl confidence pools 2024-25: Picks, predictions, optimal rankings from expert on 26-8 roll

Thomas Casale is 26-8 on his college football bowl picks the last two seasons and just released his CFB bowl confidence picks

CBS Sports - 12h

Investor optimism toward U.S. stocks has eclipsed 2000’s dot-com bubble. That raises the risk of a ‘negative’ shock.

“U.S. consumers have never felt so optimistic about gains in the stock market over the next 12 months,” according to Deutsche Bank Research.

MarketWatch - 17h

'I wish I never got that loan': Small businesses say Covid loan repayments became a nightmare

Small-business owners say their Covid disaster loans were wrongly deemed delinquent or in default as a result of errors by the Small Business Administration.

NBC News - 1d

Small business optimism jumps after election: NFIB

Small business optimism jumped in November, surpassing the 50-year average for the first time in nearly three years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Small ...

The Hill - 1d

Small Businesses Handling Shorter Holiday Shopping Season With Earlier Events and Promotions

A quirk of the calendar means there are only 27 shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, forcing business owners to hustle for shoppers’ business.

Inc. - 1d

Movie Review: A 'Lord of the Rings' tradition turns small-scale in the anime 'Rohirrim'

It’s a discombobulating experience, after a “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that was built, down to every frame and hobbit hair, for the big screen, to see something so comparatively minor, ...

ABC News - 1d

Lam Research launches collaborative robots to optimize critical maintenance in chip factories

Lam Research introduced Dextro, the chip industry’s first collaborative robot designed to optimize maintenance in chip factories.

VentureBeat - 1d

Small-Business Optimism Surges Post-Election

Following Donald Trump’s win, small-business optimism rose to a level not seen in nearly three years.

Inc. - 1d

Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts

First comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states lays bare impact of the crisis and calls for action from richer countries. The 65 million people living in ...

The Guardian - 2d

Law firms lean into the business of prediction

Expect more lawyers to use data and generative AI to work ever closer with clients

Financial Times - 2d

EU’s new agriculture chief seeks more funds for small farmers

Christophe Hansen seeks changes to bloc’s multibillion-euro farm subsidy scheme

Financial Times - 2d

The Power of Experience for Business Growth

Bring together customer, employee and user experience for long-term business growth.

Inc. - 2d

What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized?

The recent trend in philanthropy has been to look for the most bang for your buck. Maybe you don’t have to.

The New York Times - 2d

TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses, creators $1.3 billion in first month

TikTok says the economic harm from a law signed by President Joe Biden would grow if the Supreme Court does not overturn it.

CNBC - 2d

TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses and creators $1.3B in first month

TikTok in a court filing Monday warned that U.S. small businesses and social media creators would lose $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings in just one month if the popular app is effectively shut ...

NBC News - 2d

Treasury Department may fine small businesses $10,000 or more if they don't file this new report

The Corporate Transparency Act requires many businesses to file data about their "beneficial owners" by Jan. 1. But the rule is being challenged in court.

CNBC - 2d

Small businesses being 'crucified' by sea border

Stormont will vote on whether NI's Brexit deal should continue to operate for another four years.

BBC News - 2d

Column: It may be set in a small town, but 'Somebody Somewhere' was epic television

HBO's 'Somebody Somewhere,' which came to an end with Sunday's finale, may have seemed like a small-town dramedy. In truth, it was a heroic quest — and deserves to be seen that way.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Arteta rues 'small margins' but how reliant are Arsenal on set-pieces?

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rues "small margins" after the Gunners miss chance to move to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

BBC News - 3d

NFL DFS: Optimizer reveals Week 14, 2024 daily fantasy football lineups, projections for DraftKings, FanDuel

SportsLine's NFL DFS optimizer has revealed its top value picks for Sunday daily fantasy football in Week 14

CBS Sports - 3d

Trump Picks Kelly Loeffler, a Top Donor, to Head Small Business Administration

During a brief stint as a senator from Georgia, she became a fervent supporter of the president-elect’s agenda near the end of his first term.

The New York Times - 5d

The Biggest Business Fails of 2024

What do a global IT outage, glue on pizza, and the decline of an aviation giant have in common?

Inc. - 5d

Why Small-Business Owners Are Cheering the Suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act

A Texas judge delivered a nationwide injunction against application of a law requiring small businesses to report their real beneficial owners by January 1.

Inc. - 6d

Trump’s Pick for SEC Chair Sends Bitcoin and Crypto Optimism Soaring

The President-elect taps regulation-averse former SEC commissioner turned cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to lead the agency, sending the price of Bitcoin past $100,000.

Inc. - 6d

Rome needs a small miracle to pull off the Vatican’s jubilee

The city’s overstretched infrastructure faces its toughest test with an expected influx of Catholic pilgrims

Financial Times - Dec. 5

Trump picks former Sen. Kelly Loeffler for small business administrator

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate former Sen.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Small asteroid explodes in Earth's atmosphere

A small asteroid neared the Earth's atmosphere before exploding. Derrick Pitts, the Franklin Institute's chief astronomer and planetarium director, joins CBS News with more on the phenomenon.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Small Business Owners Brace for Trump’s Proposed Tariffs

While the impact of the proposed import duties will hit small businesses hard, many are awaiting their final form before calculating their own costs.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Oprah Winfrey selects "Small Things Like These" as new book blub pick

Oprah Winfrey's new book club selection, "Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan, explores courage and compassion in 1985 Ireland.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Talks on a new NHL CBA are set to start early next year. Here's why there is optimism

Talks on a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHL Players' Association are set to begin in early 2025

ABC News - Dec. 3

Funding issues and ‘over-optimism’ behind UK failures on jobs data

Statistics agency review reveals flaws that left policymakers without a reliable unemployment figure for a year

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Nicholas Hoult is a man of character — and it's keeping him busy

'What I enjoy doing is trying to disappear and not do the same thing over and over again,' says the actor with three recent releases: 'Juror #2,' 'The Order' and 'Nosferatu.'

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3

Inc.’s 2024 Best in Business Honorees

Meet the companies innovating, inspiring, and operating at the very top of their games.

Inc. - Dec. 3

Businesses and Job Seekers: Beware of This Hiring Scam

Scammers might be using your business’s job posting to make a buck.