Marketplace Report: Restaurant Online Ordering Takes-off
Delphis Software www.delphissoftware.com, a Fresno, California based corporation, has emerged as the industry leader in restaurant internet food order applications with an installed based of over 15,000 restaurants. Placing food orders via the internet has evolved over the last 18 months into a hot market for savvy high-tech firms. With Delphis Software leading the way, continued growth in this arena is expected.
Friday, September 03, 2010 19:26:19 GMT (breaking)

Nonprofit Raffles are Big Business
Mega House Raffle www.MegaHouseRaffle.com has now moved into position as the nation's largest charitable raffle. With massive cuts in funding for nonprofit organizations in both the public and private sectors, house raffles are fast becoming an effective vehicle for raising much needed money to fund charitable operations. Mega House Raffle describes itself as California's largest, however our review clearly puts this raffle as the biggest in the country.
Friday, September 03, 2010 19:26:19 GMT (breaking)

Union Or Not, Government Workers Being Squeezed
Unions representing state and local government employees have long been able to protect benefits that are the envy of private-sector workers. With the economy in trouble, though, public employee unions are suddenly losing a lot of battles.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:00 -0400

August Jobs Report A Bit Better Than Expected
The Labor Department released its latest jobs report Friday morning, and the losses aren't as bad as had been expected. The unemployment rate for August creeped up to 9.6 percent, a tenth of a percent increase from the previous month. Private employers added jobs, but the government lost some.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:42:00 -0400

Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash
The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make a purchase a few months sooner.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

'Recovery Summer' Ends With Economic Pothole
This was supposed to be the season the economy heated up, thanks to a wave of public works projects funded by the government's stimulus program. But summer is coming to an end and the recovery has not taken root. Forecasters are expecting another gloomy employment report on Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:01:00 -0400

Investigators Probe Gulf Oil Platform Fire
Investigators still don't know what caused an oil platform to catch fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued. It was an eerie reminder of the BP oil well explosion that gushed crude into the Gulf for more than three months.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Jobs Report Eases Some Fears About Double Dip
The jobless rate climbed for the first time in four months in August as the economy added fewer private jobs. Overall, non-farm payrolls fell 54,000, the Labor Department said Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:10:00 -0400

Foreign Policy: Second Explosion Exposes Oil Industry
The Obama administration's moratorium on deep water drilling has been opposed by the oil industry and by conservative politicians, but a second rig explosion has called the opposition into question. Eric Lukas of <em>Foreign Policy</em> argues that the industry must improve on its safety safety record.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:00 -0400

Obama: Economy's Moving In Right Direction, But Not Fast Enough
The president pushed again for action on legislation aimed at giving small businesses more incentives to hire.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:24:00 -0400

Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty Training
It's hard to get incentives right -- even if you're a professional economist, and you just want to give your kid an allowance.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:00 -0400

BP Oil Spill Costs Hit $8 Billion
BP says so far it's spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The company says the total includes $399 million paid to settle 127,000 claims from businesses and others affected by the oil spill.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400