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• Holiday bonuses may be casualty of economy
NEW YORK - The year-end bonuses or holiday gifts that many small business employees are hoping for may end up a casualty of the stumbling economy as owners decide they can't afford them. But at some companies, bonuses are turning into incentives to ...
• Joe the plumber’ and Obama’s tax plan
He told Obama that he was a plumber and was hoping to buy his boss’s business, which he said made $250,000 to $280,000 a year. He was concerned, he said, that Obama’s economic proposals would mean he’d be kicked into a higher tax bracket. ...
• Premium airline traffic down 1.5 percent
MINNEAPOLIS - The number of passengers traveling on premium airline tickets dropped 1.5 percent in August, according to the International Air Transport Association. “Business travel is a key driver of long-haul and network airline profitability, so ...
• Stocks Only the Government Could Love
Well, yeah. I guess failure isn't an option when you can count on the government to decide that your business represents so many jobs and potentially angry constituents that it requires taxpayer money to save it -- no matter how many missteps you took
• Plumber’ says he has no plumbing license
Sen. Barack Obama talks to plumber Joe Wurzelbacher in Holland, Ohio, on Sunday. Wurzelbacher's economic concerns became a central topic in Wednesday night's presidential debate. Oct. 16: Barack Obama relates an encounter with a small business owner ...