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Australian business confidence hits record lows: survey
Australia's central bank skipped its monthly interest rate meeting Tuesday as expected, despite the economic downturn, as a new survey revealed business confidence was stuck at record lows. |
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Obama stimulus plan boosts business tax refunds
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President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. The refunds are popular among business groups and could increase pressure on Republicans to support Obama's massive stimulus package, even though most of them are wary of government spending increases that could send its total cost to $800 ... |
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Sharp drop in small business loans
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The credit freeze afflicting America's small businesses shows no signs of thawing. In the last three months of 2008, the Small Business Administration's flagship loan-guarantee program backed less than half the number of loans it approved a year earlier - a sign that fewer entrepreneurs are getting financing to start or expand their ventures. |
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