Government and Economy
White House Predicts Zero Job Growth This Year
Christina Romer, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, expects the GDP to begin growing in the fourth quarter of this year, but she also expects unemployment to rise after the economy turns, saying the GDP must grow at 2.5% before unemployment improves. NYTimes.com
Intense Bargaining Earns Banks Stress Test Concessions
After two weeks of intense negotiations, the Fed scaled back the size of the capital hole facing some of the nation's biggest banks shortly before concluding its stress tests, using a measurement of bank-capital levels that resulted in much smaller capital deficits. WSJ.com
Obama Administration to Increase Anti-Trust Activities
The top antitrust official at the Justice Department plans to restore an aggressive enforcement policy against corporations that use their market dominance to elbow out competitors or to keep them from gaining market share. NYTimes.com
Management and Financial Issues
What You Must Know About Back Taxes
Take a look with CPA Jonathan Medows at the issue of back taxes and why now is a uniquely good time for small-business owners to address these and other tax problems. BusinessWeek.com
Traders, Insurance, Estates May Face New Taxes
President Obama's proposal for raising money to pay for his healthcare overhaul includes imposing $58 billion in new taxes on securities traders, life insurance products and Americans with valuable estates, such as those who wish to pass their business on to their children. Bloomberg.com
Technology Issues
Challenging the Apple iPhone 3G
The four best challengers to the Apple iPhone 3G are: The BlackBerry Storm, the Palm Pre, the T-Mobile G1 and the Samsung Omnia; all of which are worthy smartphone options. USNews.com
Benefits and Labor Issues
Employee Free Choice Act Legislation Undergoing Changes During Negotiations
Negotiations that may result in two key provisions in the Employee Free Choice Act—card-check and arbitration—being modified are under way, which could pave the way for passage. Workforce.com
Small Business Divided on Government Healthcare
Small business is divided on the subject of government-run insurance and whether such a plan should be offered as an option in healthcare reform. BizJournals.com
Sales and Marketing
Email Marketing: The Life of an Email
You ought to know what your email is saying to recipients, beyond what the text says. Here is a look at the message being sent. ClickZ.com
Losing Customers to Web-savvy Competitors?
The Internet is a wonderful marketing tool for your business, but the same holds true for your competition who may—unbeknownst to you—be doing more than just competing by using your trademarks to draw customers to their websites. ManageSmarter.com
New Offers Help Foster Repeat Customers
A drop in sales led the owners of this business to take a whole new approach. BizJournals.com
