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How to Protect Your Business against Fraud

Mar 13, 2010 3:53pm

The amount of fraud being perpetrated against businesses is getting worse, both in terms of the number of instances and the amount of money that is being lost, and some of that can be attributed to worsening economic times, according to research....

An Instant Tax Refund? Brace for Fees

Mar 13, 2010 7:43am

Refund anticipation loans, or RALs, are of an ultra-short duration: typically seven days to two weeks....

$25K reward for info on missing woman

Mar 12, 2010 11:29pm

The family of a missing Moncton, N.B., woman is asking for the public's help to find her and is now offering a $25,000 reward for information....

The MathWorks Announces Release 2010a of the MATLAB and Simulink Product Families

Mar 12, 2010 3:21pm

The MathWorks today announced Release 2010a of its MATLAB and Simulink product families....

Lehman Misled Investors on Leverage, Fuld Was `Negligent,' Examiner Says

Mar 12, 2010 7:17am

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. used off-balance-sheet transactions to understate its leverage in late 2007 and 2008, deceiving shareholders about its ability to withstand losses, a bankruptcy examinera s report said....

Strategic Finance put into receivership

Mar 12, 2010 3:00am

The plug has been pulled on Strategic Finance. Receivers were called in today ending the moratorium arrangement that had been in place since December 2008....

The Closing Bell | Sprint, Block shares bump higher

Mar 11, 2010 6:53pm

Encouraging words from Sprint Nextel Corp. management and better-than-expected earnings news from H&R Block Inc....

Jackson Hewitt Swings to Fiscal 3rd-Quarter Loss

Mar 11, 2010 10:51am

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. on Thursday said it moved to a quarterly loss, hurt by one-time charges and lower sales, partly due to the problems with a key program ahead of tax season....

Intuit and Kiva Work Together to Seed Small Business Growth Locally and Globally

Mar 11, 2010 4:50am

Intuit Inc. and Kiva.org have helped millions of small businesses get up and running....

Jobs Gone, Debt Up, China Will Tire Of U.S. Dollar Risk

Mar 10, 2010 8:39pm

Roberts' How The Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds is a collection of short, sensible columns on the American economy - most previously posted on 'counterpunch.org.' The material is well-written, free of jargon, and backed by credible data....

Google Launches Online App Marketplace

Mar 10, 2010 12:23pm

Branding expert Adam Hanft explains that all buzz is not necessarily good buzz. Google Inc....

Exclusive: MYOB takes to the clouds

Mar 10, 2010 4:10am

Leading business software provider MYOB has bowed to market pressure and will join the software-as-a-service cloud later this month....

Intuit Online Payroll Gives Small Businesses the Tools to Efficiently Manage Payroll via Google Apps

Mar 9, 2010 11:52pm

Small business owners now have a new way to easily and efficiently manage payroll and other key business tasks within one integrated online office environment....

Asia's top amusement parks

Mar 9, 2010 7:28pm

In four years the world's largest Universal Studios is set to open outside of Seoul at a cost of $2.7 billion....

Gen X and Y Pave the Way to Economic Recovery

Mar 9, 2010 11:19am

Baby boomers led the U.S. out of a downturn in the last two recessions, but this time around, it will be Gen Xers and millennials paving the way to economic recovery, according to a new report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers today....

Another Election in Iraq

Mar 9, 2010 6:56am

There was another election in Iraq yesterday, which continued in its course despite bombings early in the day....

CIGNA Simplifies Paying Medical Bills for Millions of Customers

Mar 8, 2010 10:54pm

CIGNA is announcing today that it is rolling out Intuit Inc.'s Quicken Health Expense TrackerSM online bill payment for its medical and pharmacy plan customers - at no additional charge....

Block's third-quarter profit beats analyst expectations

Mar 8, 2010 2:51pm

H&R Block today reported a nearly 7 percent increase in third-quarter profits compared to the same period a year ago....

DIY tax returns? More are trying

Mar 8, 2010 7:00am

Do-it-yourself may be fine for painting a bedroom or changing your car's oil, but how do you know if it makes sense to file your own tax return? It's still early in tax season, but it appears more people are taking the DIY leap for taxes this year, reversing a...

PwC launches HR service in India

Mar 7, 2010 2:32pm

Mumbai: Global audit firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, announced the launch of its human resources service 'Saratoga' in India along with India Human Capital Effectiveness survey , a top company official said....