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Perhaps elected officials could turn to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for inspiration about leadership and deficit reform.

It is intolerable that the U.S. cannot protect its citizens and its children against a gun culture blinded by ideology and glorified by either Hollywood or music. 

Even if there are only a few weeks of seasonal work available at these stores, they have hired thousands this holiday season and you never know if college kids need to go back to school - leaving a position for you. 

The big Wall Street firms are preparing to dole out a not-so-nice holiday gift to their employees: More layoffs.

Citigroup plans on slashing 4% of its workforce to save as much as $1.1 billion a year. A Citi executive told FOX Business today's announcement won't be the end of cuts. 

About 39% of companies say they plan to keep some of their seasonal workers through next year, giving them full-time or part-time positions.  

Exclusive: IRS officials on background tell FOX Business the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on health-care reform gives the IRS even more powers than previously understood.

Now that the legal uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act has been eliminated, it’s time to delve into the tax implications and when they go into effect.

As defense companies prepare for the automatic U.S. budget cuts coming January 2, 2013, employers in the industry are already contemplating significant job cuts.

China's dramatic economic boom has left many with the impression with its economic might could trump America's. However, that is less likely than it seems, at least for the moment.

The plunge in American net worth is the result of back-to-back bubbles in the economy.

D.C. lawmakers have criticized banks for not lending enough to small businesses. But is the blame misplaced?

There’s a bull market in doom and gloom these days. But small businesses are still chugging along, the heart and soul of the U.S. economy, the artisanal small shops who create the lion's  share of jobs in the U.S. economy.

Taxpayers must pay for huge economies of scale needed to ramp up the amount of bio fuels needed to replace fossil fuels, plus do so competitively in the marketplace.

Businesses who have lived with minimum wage increases and economists who have studied the issue say minimum-wage hikes don’t increase spending, nor lower unemployment.

The markets had a tough week, meaning these two stocks may offer a good bargain.

Rob Smith does not currently hold any positions in the securities mentioned in this post.At the time of publication and in the preceding month, TradeKing and the third-party content provider did not have ownership greater than 1% in any stocks mentioned here and do not have any other actual, material conflict of interest known at the time of publication.

Wall Street is poised to keep moving higher, but traders may be reluctant to buy until a solution is forged for the fiscal cliff.

Rob Smith does not currently hold any positions in the securities mentioned in this post.At the time of publication and in the preceding month, TradeKing and the third-party content provider did not have ownership greater than 1% in any stocks mentioned here and do not have any other actual, material conflict of interest known at the time of publication.

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