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Every business feature needs data, right? Why? Because without the numbers, you can’t substantiate the trend or news you’re writing about, nor can you look
Following a proposal from President Obama in January, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could start collecting pay data from companies with 100 employees or more
For centuries, banks have paid customers for the privilege of holding their money and lending it out to other customers. In fact, it’s safe to
Do your editors find your business writing wordy? Vague? Unclear? Follow these five quick tips to trim your writing down, clarify your ideas into plainer
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli made another return to the news cycle this month, first at a controversial Congressional hearing and then for a lawsuit Shkreli
Now that you know how to basic federal financial data to examine a bank’s performance (see banking beat part one), you can also use similar
Branded business content, meaning articles commissioned by a corporation or nonprofit and published with a leading trade magazine or news organization, is a relatively new
Money and number stories exist across every beat, and with that lie opportunities to mine databases for solid numbers to support your reporting at state,
With the Iowa Caucuses now in the rearview mirror, and New Hampshire and other early primary state elections primed for extensive media coverage, business and
After years of tightening regulations following the financial meltdown, new data released Monday showed large banks have slightly eased credit standards for mortgage loans over the past
If you’ve ever wanted an easy, yet exhaustive, source of metropolitan, state, and national-level data on entrepreneurship and small business activity, you’ve found it. The newly
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