Economy
As we pull out of the Great Recession and contemplate the chances of a double-dip, Ohio is fighting for prominence as a place to do business. Check here for the latest changes affecting you, your customers and your clients.
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Feb 01, 2012
At the end of 2000, many considered the United States to be the sole global superpower. While U.S. capital markets were turned upside down by the technology bubble of the '90s, our government celebrated a string of record budget surpluses. Asia was recovering from its most recent currency crisis, and cell phones were used to make phone calls, not to take pictures or watch streaming video.
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Feb 01, 2012
Gov. John Kasich says he is ready to cut state spending if revenue slows as the economy sputters following what he calls the “chaos” surrounding the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.
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Feb 01, 2012
The economy has taken a toll on employee benefits offered by organizations, according to a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey report.
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Feb 01, 2012
The United States economy added only 18,000 jobs in June, a blow to hopes for a resurgence in hiring, the Department of Labor said last week. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2% from 9.1% in May, the department said.
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Feb 01, 2012
Unemployment and increasing debt and energy prices have CPA financial executives more pessimistic about U.S. economic prospects and increasingly concerned about inflation, according to the AICPA Business & Industry Economic Outlook Survey Q2 2011.
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