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OBAMA TO UNVEIL MORE STIMULUS, TAX BREAKS FOR BUSINESS - WASHINGTON POST Boston GlobeObama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for businessWashington PostWith Democrats facing dismal prospects in the November elections, the party is weighing President Barack Obama's role in the midterms. ...Obama proposal to fund infrastru Source: Washington Post - 08/09/2010 Category: World GREENBRIEFS: MITSUBISHI, PEUGEOT REPORTEDLY TO MAKE EVS IN SPAIN; GM WON'T BE AS OPEN WITH NEXT-GEN VOLT PLANS; CITROEN TO LEASE EVS WITH GAS LOANERS ON STANDBY Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and PSA Peugeot Citroen may start producing an electric vehicle at Peugeot's plant in Spain in 2012, the Japanese business publication Nikkei reported (subscription required).
Mitsubishi spokesman Maurice Durand told Green C Source: Green Car Advisor - 07/09/2010 Category: Cars Ecocars SUMMARY BOX: BURGER KING EXPANDS BREAKFAST OFFERINGS TO TARGET MCDONALD'S BUSINESS - LOS ANGELES TIMES Summary Box: Burger King expands breakfast offerings to target McDonald's businessLos Angeles TimesBy AP THE NEWS: Burger King is introducing nine new breakfast items and planning a major marketing blitz ? all with an eye toward eating up some of ...a Source: Los Angeles Times - 07/09/2010 Category: World FOR OBAMA, BACK IN CAMPAIGN MODE - WASHINGTON POST Washington PostFor Obama, back in campaign modeWashington PostPresident Obama greets supporters before speaking on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest. He said of the Republican approach to the country's problems, ...Obama to call for business tax Source: Washington Post - 07/09/2010 Category: World OBAMA SEEKS MASSIVE TAX BREAK FOR BUSINESS - LOS ANGELES TIMES Moneycontrol.comObama seeks massive tax break for businessLos Angeles TimesCompanies could save $200 billion by writing off capital investment. The president also announces a $50-billion spending plan for roads, ...Official: Obama to back tax breaks for n Source: Los Angeles Times - 07/09/2010 Category: World THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE SHOW - LOS ANGELES TIMES The business behind the showLos Angeles TimesProving that the dying genre of adult dramas isn'ta totally lost cause at the box office -- at least not on the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend ...altro » Source: Los Angeles Times - 07/09/2010 Category: World OBAMA TO CALL FOR BUSINESS TAX CREDIT - WASHINGTON POST Obama to call for business tax creditWashington PostBy Anne E. Kornblut and Lori Montgomery Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will ...altro » Source: Washington Post - 06/09/2010 Category: World HURD IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR NO. 2 SPOT AT ORACLE - LOS ANGELES TIMES Moneycontrol.comHurd is being considered for No. 2 spot at OracleLos Angeles TimesThe ousted chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard is likely to serve under his friend and CEO of the business software firm, Larry Ellison, ...AP source: Ousted H Source: Los Angeles Times - 06/09/2010 Category: World OBAMA TO SEEK EXTENSION OF R&D TAX CREDITS - LOS ANGELES TIMES AFPObama to seek extension of R&D tax creditsLos Angeles TimesHelping businesses that invest in research and development is part of the president's broader plan for the economy. Other proposals call for increasing ...Official: Obama to call on Con Source: Los Angeles Times - 05/09/2010 Category: World APPLE UPGRADES IPOD LINEUP AND APPLE TV - NEW YORK TIMES Apple Upgrades iPod Lineup and Apple TVNew York TimesBy MIGUEL HELFT Apple dived into the competitive social networking business on Wednesday, introducing Ping, a service geared to music lovers that is built ...altro » Source: New York Times - 01/09/2010 Category: World EGG RECALL NOT FIRST PROBLEM FOR DECOSTER OPERATIONS - LOS ANGELES TIMES Washington PostEgg recall not first problem for DeCoster operationsLos Angeles TimesAustin "Jack" DeCoster's business has faced civil rights lawsuits, environmental fines, child safety issues and egg bans over the years. ...FDA finds evidenc Source: Los Angeles Times - 28/08/2010 Category: World ON KATRINA ANNIVERSARY, RECOVERY TAKES HOLD - NEW YORK TIMES USA TodayOn Katrina Anniversary, Recovery Takes HoldNew York TimesRoger Cull, of Stonehedge Construction a cement recycling business, stands atop chunks of concrete removed during the cleanup after Katrina. ...The Changing Landscape of the Lower Ninth War Source: New York Times - 27/08/2010 Category: World THE BUSINESS AND CULTURE OF OUR DIGITAL LIVES, - LOS ANGELES TIMES The business and culture of our digital lives,Los Angeles TimesGoogle introduced a new feature that allows you to make telephone calls from Gmail, putting the Internet giant in competition with Skype and phone companies ...altro » Source: Los Angeles Times - 26/08/2010 Category: World FLORIDA PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS 2010 - WASHINGTON POST The GuardianFlorida primary election results 2010Washington PostFlorida voters sent a mixed message to wealthy candidates running for office by handing businessman Rick Scott an upset victory in the Republican ...The Fix: Kendrick Meek wins Florida Senate Source: Washington Post - 25/08/2010 Category: World STARTUP EV CONVERTER GETS 1,000-VEHICLE ORDER FROM JAPAN POST Nice way to kick-start your business: Zero Sports, a Japanese performance car tuner and EV converter that only received government approval to build EVs in 2003 has received an order from Japan Post Service for 1,000 electric vehicles based on Subaru' Source: Green Car Advisor - 25/08/2010 Category: Cars Ecocars
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Focus Business by WikipediaA business (company, enterprise or firm) is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers, businesses and governmental entities.[1] Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies. Most businesses are privately owned. A business is typically formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and grow the business itself. The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for work and acceptance of risk. Notable exceptions include cooperative enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Businesses can also be formed not-for-profit or be state-owned.
The etymology of "business" relates to the state of being busy either as an individual or society as a whole, doing commercially viable and profitable work. The term "business" has at least three usages, depending on the scope — the singular usage (above) to mean a particular company or corporat...(continua)(source Wikipedia) |
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