Business District http://www.businessdistrict.com Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Budget Deficit Doing Better http://www.businessdistrict.com/budget-deficit-doing-better http://www.businessdistrict.com/budget-deficit-doing-better#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:24:16 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9231 The most recent projections for the budget deficit coming out of the Congressional Budget Office are showing a distinct and significant improvement in the country’s finances. Higher than expected tax revenues will help to reduce the deficit to only $642 … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/budget-deficit-doing-better/feed 0 New Sunscreen Labels Help Consumers Get Better Protection http://www.businessdistrict.com/sunscreen-environmental-working-group http://www.businessdistrict.com/sunscreen-environmental-working-group#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:04 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9227 The consumer protection watchdog organization Environmental Working Group is by and large satisfied that most sunscreen products do meet new federal labeling standards which were put in place last December. The new rules established by the Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/sunscreen-environmental-working-group/feed 0 Whatever Happened to the Thousand Dollar Bill? http://www.businessdistrict.com/what-happened-thousand-dollar-bill-apmex http://www.businessdistrict.com/what-happened-thousand-dollar-bill-apmex#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 07:39:05 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9223 Rarely seen by ordinary people, both the $500 and $1,000 bills are genuine U.S. legal tender. These bills, however, were last printed by the US mint in 1945. In 1969 the government completely halted the distribution of these large denomination … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/what-happened-thousand-dollar-bill-apmex/feed 0 Rising Home Prices Helping Work Force Get to the Jobs http://www.businessdistrict.com/rising-home-prices-helping-work-force-get-to-the-jobs http://www.businessdistrict.com/rising-home-prices-helping-work-force-get-to-the-jobs#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 08:37:44 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9217 Historically speaking, one of the great assets of the United State workforce has been its ability to get up and go to where the jobs were. A thriving real estate market gave people the freedom to sell their homes and … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/rising-home-prices-helping-work-force-get-to-the-jobs/feed 0 Spring Show NYC As Seen By Ken Johnson http://www.businessdistrict.com/spring-show-nyc-as-seen-by-ken-johnson http://www.businessdistrict.com/spring-show-nyc-as-seen-by-ken-johnson#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 07:07:42 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9215 In a recent article for the New York Times, Ken Johnson discusses his impressions from the Spring Show NYC. Johnson explained that he especially enjoyed the fair thanks to its unique exhibits. He described the work of Carlton Hobbs as … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/spring-show-nyc-as-seen-by-ken-johnson/feed 0 IRS Apologizes for Singling Out Right-Wing Groups http://www.businessdistrict.com/irs-apologizes-for-singling-out-right-wing-groups http://www.businessdistrict.com/irs-apologizes-for-singling-out-right-wing-groups#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 11:22:16 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9212 Proving once again that even paranoids can have enemies, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States was caught, and has already apologized for, singling out right-wing groups for extra scrutiny of their tax-exempt status during the 2012 election. Lois … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/irs-apologizes-for-singling-out-right-wing-groups/feed 0 GM Remaining in Korea: Labor Force Still Uncertain http://www.businessdistrict.com/gm-remaining-in-korea-labor-force-still-uncertain http://www.businessdistrict.com/gm-remaining-in-korea-labor-force-still-uncertain#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:23:29 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9127 Due to on-going tensions between North and South Korea, CEO of GM Dan Akerson said last month that the US-based car manufacturer is considering moving output away from this important production center. Last week Akerson addressed a meeting with GM … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/gm-remaining-in-korea-labor-force-still-uncertain/feed 0 No Plans for New Hyundai Plant in US Says Chairman http://www.businessdistrict.com/no-plans-for-new-hyundai-plant-in-us-says-chairman http://www.businessdistrict.com/no-plans-for-new-hyundai-plant-in-us-says-chairman#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 00:33:32 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9115 Dousing speculation that Hyundai Motor Group was planning on opening a new production plant in the US, Chairman of the world’s fifth largest car manufacturer, Chung Mong-koo announced that Hyundai had no such plans. “We have no plan (for a … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/no-plans-for-new-hyundai-plant-in-us-says-chairman/feed 0 Seth Fischer to Speak at Karen Leung Memorial Investor Conference http://www.businessdistrict.com/seth-fischer-karen-leung-memorial http://www.businessdistrict.com/seth-fischer-karen-leung-memorial#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 10:22:50 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9121 Next month, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, will host the Karen Leung Memorial Investor Conference. Held in memory of a young Oasis Management employee, the forum gathers leading investors to share views, insights and information with their peers. Guest … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.businessdistrict.com/seth-fischer-karen-leung-memorial/feed 0 New Book Claims Budget Cuts Kill http://www.businessdistrict.com/new-book-claims-budget-cuts-kill http://www.businessdistrict.com/new-book-claims-budget-cuts-kill#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 07:14:51 +0000 James Cannon http://www.businessdistrict.com/?p=9095 A new book co-authored by physician-epidemiologist Sanjay Basu and political economist David Stuckler claims that severe budget cutbacks and austerity programs have seriously compromised the health of citizens throughout Europe and America. In the meticulously researched book, “The Body Economic: … Continue reading →

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