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A "for sale" sign hangs in the window of a small business. Sales of businesses are picking up, according to the quarterly Insight Report from BizBuySell.

Buying a business is a good opportunity to be your own boss

The market for buying a business is competitive. But acquiring an existing business can be more successful than building one from scratch.

Gene Marks, For The Inquirer51 minutes ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Powell says bank accounts ‘safe’ despite teardown of consumer protection agency

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press51 minutes ago

Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump administration owes U.S. business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says

Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press51 minutes ago

The Foundation for Delaware County hosted Delco Gives Day last May in Rose Tree Park in Media. Monika Collins, left,vice president for advancement and philanthropic services, and Frances M. Sheehan, president, are shown at the event.

The Foundation for Delaware County could take a big financial hit from Crozer Health bankruptcy

Harold Brubaker51 minutes ago

The University of Pennsylvania says it would lose $170.9 million in funding during the remainder of this year if the National Institutes of Health implements a proposed funding change. Shown is one of Penn's medical research buildings.

Judge temporarily blocked NIH research funding cut, sparing Philly researchers the loss of millions

Harold Brubaker

U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in a solid but unspectacular January as the jobless rate fell to 4%

The first job report of Donald Trump’s second presidency suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular.

Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

A hiring sign is displayed at a health service center in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

A hiring sign is displayed at a health service center in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in a solid but unspectacular January as the jobless rate fell to 4%

The first job report of Donald Trump’s second presidency suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular.

Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

In a tariff war, everybody loses: economist Joel Naroff

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Shipping containers are seen at the PSA Halifax Fairview Cove container terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, one day ahead of imposed tariffs by President Donald Trump against Canada.

Wall Street falls following Trump’s tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning

Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott, Associated Press

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Can Trump reduce the cost of living? His policies may drive prices up, Mark Zandi says.

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House.

Can DOGE actually save federal money by cutting government jobs? Unlikely, economist Joel Naroff says

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, with his son X, at the U.S. Capitol building on Dec. 5 in Washington. Musk and Ramaswamy have proposed cutting government spending by 30%.

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