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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

DISPROPORTIONATE OWNERSHIP | Black people make up more than 13% of the U.S. population. However, according to a Brookings Institute analysis of the Census Bureau's most recent survey of U.S. businesses in 2017, there were 5.7 million U.S. firms with paid employees, and only 124,004 — or 2.2% — were Black-owned.

Black-owned businesses see wave of support but still face barriers, according to survey

By Active Times

November 18, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

In the wake of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and in support...

#23. Wisconsin | <p>Total small businesses: 456,884 (99.4% of businesses) | Small business rate: 10,029 per 100k residents 18+ (#49 highest among all states) | Total small business employees: 1.3 million (#15 highest among all states) | Small business share of total employment: 49.5% (#21 highest among all states) | Self employed minorities: 26,623 (#32 among all states)</p> |

<p>Wisconsin officials recently created a <a href=https://www.wisbusiness.com/2020/nfib-five-legislative-principles-help-ensure-wisconsin-small-businesses-have-necessary-resources-for-recovery/>five-point legislative program</a> designed to help the state's small businesses reopen smoothly and safely. It includes regulatory relief, unemployment insurance reform, financial assistance, liability protection, and tax relief.</p>

Which U.S. state has the most small businesses?

By Andrew Lisa

August 4, 2020 at 3:54 p.m.

According to the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), 99.9% of all the businesses in America...

FILE - This Wednesday, July 15, 2020 file photo shows rolls of coins in a container at a market in Nanticoke, Pa. On Friday, July 24, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly denying the existence of a coin shortage in the U.S. The shortage is real, says The Federal Reserve, which manages the country's coin inventory. Coins aren't being circulated because businesses are closed and sales are down during the pandemic. (Sean McKeag/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

Will the penny survive coronavirus? Some hope not.

By The New York Times

August 1, 2020 at 6:27 a.m.

A nationwide coin shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic has revived a debate: Is now...

MORE FREQUENT AND DEEPER CLEANING OF HOTELS | Hotel housekeeping staff already have a pretty tough job, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they're having to do deeper and more frequent cleanings of hotel rooms and facilities, also often using electrostatic sprayers.

Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism

By Associated Press

August 7, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.

With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley's chateaux,...

There are other ways to pursue a career without professional experience.

Can you pursue a career without professional experience in the field?

By Kathleen Furore

July 31, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

DEAR READERS: I recently received this email from a reader: "I enjoyed English and studied...

New rules for employers issued by the National Labor Relations Board make it easier to fire employees for speaking about labor conditions.

It’s now even easier to fire US workers for what they say

By Bloomberg News

July 31, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

Employers in the U.S. just got more latitude to fire employees who speak up about...

This Wednesday, July 15, 2020 file photo shows rolls of coins in a container at a market in Nanticoke, Pa. On Friday, July 24, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly denying the existence of a coin shortage in the U.S.

Coin shortage? It may be time to use your state quarters

By The New York Times

July 31, 2020 at 10:31 a.m.

Growing up in San Diego in the early 2000s, Kelsey Fehlberg proudly displayed her state...

DELAWARE | Forty-one percent of Delaware's 739,951 adults are at high risk.

Employers require COVID liability waivers as conflict mounts over workplace safety

By Harris Meyer

July 30, 2020 at 4:58 p.m.

After spending a May day preparing her classroom to reopen for preschoolers, Ana Aguilar was...

COMMUNICATION|Communication is key to all relationships in and out of the workplace. Learn to clearly express your opinions and thoughts in conversation with others. Whether this means overcoming shyness, controlling a quick temper or expressing gratitude more often, do what it takes to be a better communicator.

It’s now even easier to fire U.S. workers for what they say

By Bloomberg

July 30, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

Employers in the U.S. just got more latitude to fire employees who speak up about...

What to do if you test positive | If you receive a positive test result for COVID-19, the most important thing to do right away is to minimize any exposure to other people, according to the Washington State Department of Health, and your family members or anyone else you've come into contact with should be tested. Your symptoms may stay very mild—or you may be one of the lucky people who never experiences symptoms—but severity of symptoms doesn't affect how contagious you are. If you have symptoms, call your doctor and ask if your symptoms are of the kind or severity that warrants a trip to the hospital or other treatment.

States use COVID-19 relief dollars to hold down business taxes

By Sophie Quinton

July 29, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

Governors and lawmakers in at least eight states have used millions of federal coronavirus relief...