Business Owners Get Federal Loans
Posted October 1, 2010 – 7:24 pm in: BusinessSOURCE: Los Angeles Times
Southern California are finally getting long-awaited loans to hire new workers and expand their operations.
Money for loans backed by the Small Business Administration, but held up for weeks in Congress, is on its way. Just days after President Obama signed a $30-billion-plus package of incentives for small businesses, Southland bankers, bureaucrats and [...]
Fisher-Price recalls 10 Million Toys
Posted September 30, 2010 – 8:41 am in: BusinessSOURCE: CNN
Toy manufacturer Fisher-Price has recalled roughly 10 million toys and other products determined to be too dangerous for children including some tricycles and sitting chairs.
The toy maker said it has recalled about 2.8 million of several types of baby play areas with inflatable balls because of problems with choking. It also recalled 125,000 of [...]
Disney OKs Modified Hijab For Worker
Posted September 27, 2010 – 6:00 pm in: BusinessSOURCE: Associated Press
In a time when racial tensions over Muslim rights to religious expression and other issues are coming to a boiling point, we have yet another angle: work uniforms at the Happiest Place On Earth.
Disney is allowing a Muslim employee at its Southern California park to wear a specially designed headscarf after initially objecting [...]
Discount Dollar Stores Show Market Gains
Posted September 24, 2010 – 9:59 am in: BusinessSOURCE: New York Times
The economic slump has created market growth for discount “dollar” stores and big retailers with price cut offers for low-income workers and those on unemployment.
Dollar stores have shown the biggest gain in shopper visits over the last year out of all the retailers that sell basic consumer goods, according to market research [...]
US Unemployment Rates Inching Up
Posted September 16, 2010 – 10:03 am in: Business
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
The nation’s unemployment worsened slightly in July, edging up to 9.6% from 9.5% and reports suggest protracted recovery well into 2012.
Overall, the American economy lost 54,000 net jobs in August as another 114,000 temporary census workers were dismissed from the federal government’s payrolls. Aside from the staffing changes at the Census Bureau, [...]
When Do We Reach Economic Recovery?
Posted June 20, 2009 – 1:58 pm in: BusinessCited: Apparel News
What will the future bring? All the economic indicators are confusing. Unemployment rates and gas prices are high as well as the stock market. Inflation and housing prices are down, but so are retail sales. What about bankruptcies, will they increased? When will the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s end?
Recently, California [...]
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