About 29,000 of the 165,000 new jobs created in April were at retail companies, including 14,800 positions added at general-merchandise retailers, according to the report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which also revealed that the unemployment rate…
Data from a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey showed that 56% to 58% of respondents oppose taxes on soda and candy, while 21% to 23% were in favor of such taxes. Researchers found that many respondents doubt that taxing the items would…
Congress is in recess this week, but debate over sales tax fairness hasn't taken a vacation. NRF Vice President and Tax Counsel Rachelle Bernstein took to the airwaves on the PBS "NewsHour" with Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill and eBay's Brian…
Restaurant chains including Chick-fil-A, Red Lobster and Cracker Barrel often test new menu items in Orlando first. The Florida city's diverse population, wealth of chain restaurants and millions of annual tourists make it the perfect testing ground, experts say, and…
Teenagers are natural social media pros, writes Mike Figliuolo, who notes that his daughter is racking up a sizable following on YouTube through a combination of ambition, skill and an intuitive understanding of principles such as search engine optimization and…
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has awarded 21 health centers more than $1 million combined through Innovations in Community Health grants to increase access to treatment for chronic illness. CVS Caremark also has released a study showing that a majority…
Robert Narveson, incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, says he is "absolutely convinced of the power of community pharmacy to dramatically improve the welfare of humanity." At the annual NACDS meeting, he said, "As the demand…
Small businesses face confusing issues related to the Affordable Care Act, Karen Klein writes. For example, the law does not allow companies to offer different health care packages to exempt and non-exempt workers. If a company has more than 50…
The Senate voted 74-20 last night to begin debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act, marking the first binding vote involving an actual sales tax fairness bill in a dozen years. This new action builds on recent momentum after last month's…