Filed under: Employees , Intuit Inc (INTU) , Small Business Even though the economy is still sluggish, things are much better than a year ago, when it looked like the global financial system was about to fall apart. In fact, it may be a good idea to expand your business. Keep in mind that during times of big change, there are also big opportunities.

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Entrepreneur’s Journal: Thinking of Hiring an Employee?

Filed under: International Markets , Forecasts , Indices , Market Matters , S and P 500 , DJIA Looking back just a few weeks, the markets ushered in the new year with euphoria. Within a few short weeks, things have turned sour. The Dow dropped below the 10,000 mark last week

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Are U.S. Stocks in a Correction Phase?

Filed under: Insiders , JPMorgan Chase (JPM) , Financial Crisis Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ), and Emilio Botin, Chairman of Banco Santander ( STD ) of Madrid, exchanged emails on how best to collaborate in the event of forthcoming bank failures. But the key here is that the exchange happened in June of 2008 . Afterward, Dimon and Botin met to discuss bidding on failing U.S.

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Dimon and Botin Plotted to Take Over Failed Banks Before the Financial Crisis

Filed under: General Electric (GE) , Motorola (MOT) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Electronic Arts (ERTS) , Stocks to Sell On the other hand, not all the stocks paying out big bucks for Super Bowl ad spots are going to see a lift as a result. Here are five stocks having too much trouble right now for a few glitzy ads to fix. Disney ( DIS ): A Toy Story sequel may get a decent draw, but this entertainment giant needs a new brand to rejuvenate its bottom line and build lasting success in 2010

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Five Super Bowl Stocks to Sideline

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Filed under: Earnings Reports , Forecasts , Agilent Technologies (A) , Chipotle Mexican Grill’A’ (CMG) , Hasbro Inc (HAS) Quarterly reports continue to roll out this week, with results due from Allstate Corp. ( ALL ), Coca-Cola Co. ( KO ), Marriott International Inc.

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The Week in Preview: High Hopes for Coinstar, Agilent, Chipotle, Baidu, Hasbro

Filed under: Earnings Reports Insurance broker Aon ( AON ) reported a 2% increase in organic revenue in its EMEA region in the fourth quarter, due largely to its performance in emerging markets . The only country in the region where it said revenue fell was the UK. Overall revenue for the fourth quarter of last year increased 9% to $2.1 billion, though organic revenue dropped 2% worldwide

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Despite UK Drop, Aon Sees Revenue Grow in Q4

Filed under: Consumer Experience , Market Matters , Economic Data , Personal Finance , Recession Investors and traders are in a quandary, trying to figure out if the economy is, indeed, improving.

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Consumer Credit Falls for the 11th Straight Month