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The “business cycle” might just be one of the oldest ideas in economics. For more than 200 years, economists have been pointing to the tendency of economies to expand, then slow down, contract and eventually recover. Businesses tend to make different decisions depending on what stage of the business cycle the economy’s in. The unemployment rate starts falling. Businesses might start asking staff to work longer hours.
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1 year ago Read more at Marketplace

The Lansing Area Economic Partnership (LEAP) has launched its Ascend Program. Each one gives entrepreneurs from all different walks of life a chance to grow their businesses. The program is the next step in that effort, this time focusing on a group still facing obstacles to business ownership.
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1 year ago Read more at WILX

MAAD successfully hosted the 3rd Edition of the Mayo Alumni Business Summit bringing together alumni from various industries for a day of learning, networking and collaboration. The Summit featured a fireside chat with Kapil Chopra (Founder, Postcard Hotels and Easy Diner) followed by two sessions on 1. New Age Hospitality and 2. Investing in Volatile Markets.
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1 year ago Read more at TRIPURA STAR NEWS

Singh said the BJP-led govt has turned Noida from a corruption centre to a business centre. He said improved law and order situation provided a conducive environment for business and tourism in the region that attracted investments to the region.
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1 year ago Read more at The Times of India

Jen Wenz is the owner of The Aquarian Gift Shop in Searsport. With a surplus in store earnings one month, she wanted to do something positive the extra money. All proceeds from the shop go to the non profit.
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1 year ago Read more at WABI

Zuhal Akbari has opened a pastry factory in Herat, western Afghan city. Most of the 11 women who work with her are university graduates who lost their jobs after the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Under the Taliban, women are barred from working in the public sector and for NGOs, getting a secondary and university education, traveling long distances without male relatives, and going to parks, public baths and gyms.
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1 year ago Read more at Voice of America - VOA News

TechRepublic digs into the business implications of these takeaways. AI is still not as good as humans at the complex tasks of advanced-level mathematical problem solving, visual commonsense reasoning and planning. The AI Index reports that OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini Ultra cost approximately $78 million and $191 million to train in 2023, respectively.
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1 year ago Read more at TechRepublic

A war of words is escalating between the Australian government and the owner of X. Anthony Albanese calls Elon Musk an "arrogant billionaire who thinks he's above the law'
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1 year ago Read more at FRANCE 24 English

Rachel Breault turned a hobby into a lucrative business called Pixie Dream Babe. Over the years she has turned her love for clothing, thrifting and art into an eco-friendly business.
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1 year ago Read more at CBC.ca

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) reported investigators in its Burglary Crime Unit linked the 37-year-old man to multiple break-ins between mid- and late-January. Three businesses were located on Monroe Street One business was located on the 2400 block of University Avenue. The front door of the restaurant was broken and cash register trays were stolen.
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1 year ago Read more at WMTV