Out sick, but still plugged in

Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn’t an option.
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Projects worth watching in 2010

Downtown Macy’s
Bruce Development Co. and developer Rick Yackey plan to buy the Railway Exchange building at Seventh and Olive streets as part of […]

Despite mayor’s optimism, downtown Phoenix feels real estate, consumer stress

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon extolled the economic resilience of downtown Phoenix this week during this annual “State of Downtown” speech.
Gordon said Arizona State University’s expansion […]

Buffett says his businesses bottomed

Billionaire Warren Buffett said that while his businesses have bottomed after the worst financial crisis in decades, he saw few upticks and ruled out […]

Pay caps make it tough to hire execs: GM chairman

General Motors Co Chairman Ed Whitacre on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to give the automaker less restrictive pay caps and said it was […]

South Korean Economy Probably Expanded in Third Quarter on Cars

South Korea’s economy probably grew in the third quarter as automakers and electronic goods producers boosted sales in the U.S. and China, and government […]

U.S. turns to carrots to improve China relations

The United States is going out of its way to build a warmer economic relationship with China and the strategy seems to be paying […]

Liu Says It’s Too Soon to Talk of China Stimulus Exit

China’s banking regulator said it’s too soon for the government to start winding down stimulus efforts even as growth in the world’s third-largest economy […]

Slovenian Rating at Risk If Economy Slips, Fitch Says

Slovenia’s credit rating, the highest in east Europe, may be downgraded if the worst performing economy in the euro region deteriorates further, Fitch Ratings’ […]

N.Z. Leaves Key Rate at 2.5%, Won’t Rule Out Rate Cut

New Zealand’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said further cuts remain possible amid expectations the economy faces a slow recovery […]