The President's proclamation was issued on the eve of the U.S. Small Business Administration's 45th annual observance of National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. and New York City (April 21-25).

BANGKOK, May 28 (TNA) -- Thailand's fiscal strength continued to expand in April this year due to sharp recovery in local demand for consumption and private investment, a senior finance ministry official said Wednesday.

In a move that has been rumored for weeks, Mervyns LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday.Officials of the struggling Hayward-based department store chain said they plan to keep their 177 stores open while they restructure the retailer's debt and "

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- India needs to cut interest rates, lower taxes and draw up a stimulus plan to help shield the economy from a global slowdown, business leaders said.

The impact of a slowing economy on jobs and prosperity in Ontario had Premier Dalton McGuinty shuffling his cabinet Thursday to create a new Ministry of International Trade and Investment and refocus the Ministry of Economic Development.