Multiple small-business indexes show an uptick in optimism as well as an easing of cost pressures and uncertainty Regardless of all the challenges they face, small businesses have been doing pretty ...

AI innovation, easing rates, and robust corporate profits drove the 2025 bull market as stocks survived multiple bouts of volatility. Although safe havens like gold dominated, risk-on investments also ...

Small Business Saturday encourages shoppers to support local and up-and-coming retailers. Deals are available across various categories, including beauty, fashion, and home goods. Many small ...

(RNS) — Among American churchgoers, roughly half are concentrated within a small fraction — less than 10% — of the nation’s churches, according to data reported earlier this year on church attendance ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy and other members of the FAR Council, in close consultation with the Small Business Administration ...

The Russell 2000, the benchmark index of small-cap stocks, this week closed at a record high for the first time in years as the Federal Reserve moved into a rate-cutting regime. Some analysts expect ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

From Appalachia to the Russian River Valley, these American small towns stand out with all kinds of cuisines and distinct local flavors. Wendy Pramik is a travel writer and photographer based in ...

Small businesses power our economy from the ground up, driving innovation and building products that keep America strong, competitive, and secure. During National Small Business Week, we celebrate the ...

Zachary Evens: Small stocks have underperformed their larger counterparts for a long time, prompting some people, including myself, to ask: why bother with small-cap ETFs? While there’s an argument to ...

The word “rotation” has trended heavily in reference to investment performance in 2025. As I discussed in last week’s column, several long-running market trends have reversed this year. Bonds have ...

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...