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What's going on with the stock market?

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:45:36 GMT

On May 5, the S&P 500 -- a good proxy for the broader U.S. stock market -- closed at 1326. Just over a month later, it stood at 1237 -- nearly 7% lower than its former self. Is that important for SMBs? Yep. And here's why ... When investors sell stocks, it means they simply don't like them as much. Most of the time, that's due to something gone haywire with the company. Maybe its products are not so hot ... or financial performance has been lousy ... or there's been a significant change in ...

What You Need to Know About the Fed Rate Hike

Fri, 12 May 2006 10:52:23 GMT

The Federal Reserve Board -- or commonly know as the "Fed" -- boosted interest rates for the 16th consecutive time on Wednesday. The quarter point increase now pushes the federal funds rate to 5%. Important to watch? Yes, for a bunch of reasons. First, while the 5% federal funds figure itself doesn't mean much itself -- unless you're a bank doing business with another bank -- it's still super-important. That's because most other benchmark rates -- like the prime rate -- are directly effected ...

Business Money Matters Takes Off!

Tue, 02 May 2006 01:04:11 GMT

Welcome to Business Money Matters, a brand new blog focused on money issues for the entrepreneur. My name is Wayne Burritt and I'm President and Director of Research for BurrittResearch.com, a financial research and writing shop. And the fact is I couldn't be more excited about launching this new blog. Why Business Money Matters? Chances are if you're reading this you already know that money makes the business world go round. You also know how hard it is to make and how tough it is to hang ...