The world’s largest companies are squeezing their suppliers by taking months to pay their bills, and big investors are trying to profit from that tension.
The Trump administration has been rolling back sections of the Obama-era health law piece by piece, prompting states to fill the void, either to buttress or countermand changes from Washington. The result is that the country is increasingly returning to a pre-ACA landscape, where the coverage plans will differ widely across the country.
Lawmakers are seeking consensus on proposals that could amount to the biggest legislative changes to U.S. retirement savings in more than a decade.
Private-equity firm General Atlantic has made a minority investment in U.K. lending startup Greensill Capital, continuing its strategy of placing bets on companies that use technology to try to disrupt the traditional financial system.
Some powerful economic trends are helping small companies more than big ones.
The June NFIB survey shows small firms still trying to find potential employees.
The cost of the sicker groups will drive up prices to the point that they will become less and less attractive to the healthier groups.
If we have to file in 50 states, it will bury us and leave even more of an advantage to Amazon and others who can throw a team of accountants and coders at this form of chaos.
The diverging fortunes of two family-owned businesses in the Midwest show how trade conflicts are rippling through the economy, with one company handing out its first pay raises in nearly two years, while the other lays off 25 workers.
Amazon is pushing further onto the turf of its shipping partners UPS and FedEx, enabling small businesses to carry its overflowing supply of packages in the all-important last-delivery leg to the consumer’s door.
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American Express is joining with Amazon.com to launch a credit card for small businesses, an arrangement that could advance the card company’s efforts to deepen its ties with small and midsize companies.
Some say it will give consumers the insurance they want but can’t buy now. Others say these plans may entice people who will later regret it.
China’s central bank is freeing up more than $100 billion in funds for commercial banks to boost lending, as the country’s leadership steps up efforts to support growth amid slowing momentum for expansion and an intensifying trade brawl.
The businesses most hurt from the U.S. Supreme Court’s internet tax ruling will likely be the millions of small-business owners who sell on marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Etsy.
Web.com Group, a Florida-based internet-services firm for small businesses, is selling itself to an affiliate of private-equity firm Siris Capital Group in a $1.24 billion cash deal.
As a full blown trade war between the U.S. and China looms, investors are already picking winners: Shares of small companies that are insulated from overseas turmoil.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized the Trump administration’s attempts to implement its new “America First” trade policy, saying they have been flooded with complaints by confused small business constituents.
A new association health plan rule may spur better alternatives.
PayPal said it agreed to acquire fintech company Hyperwallet for about $400 million, augmenting its offerings at a time when the company is facing increased competition from banks, startups and tech companies.