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Business Latest: Five ways Washington can help small business

Five the key ways Congress can strengthen the backbone of America.
The American Flag flies over the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, March 11, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
The American Flag flies over the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, March 11, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

5 WAYS WASHINGTON CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESS: Some of the key ways Congress can strengthen the backbone of America include: reform our broken regulatory process; create a budget and pay down the deficit; repeal the HIT; restore the small business expensing limit and visit a small business. Read more

WHY GAS IS STILL SO HIGH?: Data show that for the first time, the U.S. is actually producing more gasoline than it consumes, and demand is sluggish as the summer driving season gets under way. So why haven’t oil prices begun to reflect this?  Read more

BEHIND THE US FARM LABOR SHORTAGE: Shortage of labor can’t be fixed even if immigration reform happens. Major source of farm labor workers, Mexico, is changing and people there are not interested in U.S. farm labor. Read more

STOCKS END NEAR LOWS IN TWO-DAY SELLOFF, DOW DECLINES 1%: Read more