Business Groups Launch Ad Against Health Care Bill
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessMajor business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.
Broad business coalition opposing health care bill
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessMajor business groups say President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is a job killer... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and groups ranging from contractors to retailers said Tuesday the Democratic health care bills would raise their expenses, while failing to control health care costs.
Scalise, Fleming, La. House To Waxman, Markey: Go Away And Leave Us Alone
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessWhile the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce awaits responses to letters it sent to natural gas producers as a precursor to hearings later this month on whether federal regulation is warranted on hydraulic fracturing, Louisianas congressional delegation and state legislators are taking a very vigorous and aggressive stance in fighting Washingtons attempts to interfere with the promise of the mammoth Haynesville Shale natural gas play and the coming energy boom it can mean for the state.
Video of Harry Reid saying: Only 36,000 Lost Their Jobs Today!
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessOn March 5, 2010, Senator Harry Reid said, "Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good." Give or take, that is. Harry offered no condolences for those within the 36,000 jobs lost bracket.
Saving Opel
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessPaying up Under pressure, GM is now putting up half the money needed to rescue Opel THE mood at this weeks Geneva motor show, if not exactly upbeat, was in contrast to the fear that gripped the event last year. Europes car market is expected to fall in volume terms by around 10% in 2010 as the scrappage schemes that helped underpin demand for smaller cars last year are withdrawn. But slowly returning sales of larger, more profitable vehicles should underpin revenues. Moreover, the action carmakers have taken to strengthen their balance sheets is working: most are expecting to generate...
Vanity Post
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessI have a question/request/need for info on how to develop an idea into a marketable product. I know this pres. is anti-business, but I have an idea for a baby-product several moms have told me would be a wonderful idea. I need some help on finding out how to get it from an idea to an actual product on the market. Can any Freeper help? TY
Sarah Palin Meeting With Networks Over Alaska Documentary
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is meeting with television executives this week to pitch a documentary about her home state, FOX has learned. Despite several media reports that the project was a reality show, Fox411 confirms that it is a documentary that will focus on the people, geography and wildlife of Alaska. A source close to Palin says the show has absolutely nothing to do with her personal life or her family. Palin is teaming up with Survivor creator Mark Burnett and Robert Barnett to produce the project, sources tell Fox. The group is in Los Angeles this week meeting...
Business accounting software advice needed (DBA)
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessHello fellow DBA and other small business owners, I'm seeking advice about accounting software for small business operations. I've used Quickbooks for decades and I'm looking for a new application since my business has upgraded to Win-7, which is WOW btw. QB has become a tiresome and time consuming ordeal since the old school support has become a memory of the past. What app do you use and how long? Does it fare well with small DBAâ? And any other input would be gratefully appreciated.
Specter Tells Business Hell Back Pro-Union Card Check
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessSen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., will vote for cloture on card check if the pro-union legislation comes up for a vote, he told businessmen Tuesday. Specters vote alone is not likely to ensure passage of the bill, formally known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make union organizing radically easier. Democrats lack a 60-vote majority in the Senate, it has no Republican support and other Democrats are likely to oppose it. But Big Labor probably needed Specter to even have a chance. Specter may be feeling political heat.
Israelis doing business in Dubai will wait out storm
Posted by admin / Under Business To BusinessA day after Dubai police chief Lt.-Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim said travelers suspected of being Israeli would not be allowed into the country, Israeli businesspeople who visit there regularly said his statement was mostly hot air. The police chief made the statement following the killing of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in the city, an act the Emirates authorities blame on the Mossad. He said the authorities would identify holders of Israeli passports even if they traveled under foreign passports. While not rushing to come forth and identify themselves in the media, frequent Israeli visitors to Dubai responded nonchalantly to...



