Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Harris campaign surrogates are planning a series of stops with small businesses in at least six battleground states this week, according to a preview of the announcement first … Read more
Small business owners say they’re being left out in the cold while behemoth companies are propped up by taxpayer dollars. Queensland’s small businesses lashed Premier Steven Miles for comments made about the government stepping in to save Star Entertainment’s Star Brisbane Casino in The Queen’s Wharf precinct. Star pushed back the release of its annual … Read more
The content creator platform at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill. Democratic National Convention staff More than 200 digital content creators will attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week with dedicated “creator credentials” that will grant these influencers special access to the party’s convention. “Bringing creators to our convention will multiply … Read more
NEW YORK — Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to carefully planned-out budgets. Sean Bailey, marketing manager of the SkyWheel observation … Read more
Lotus Beer Co, the Geelong craft beer company behind Valhalla Taproom and Valhalla Brewhall, has entered voluntary administration. Company founder Scott Hunt said skyrocketing operational costs and a dramatic down-tick in demand were behind the move. Scott Andersen and Matthew Kucianski from insolvency firm Worrells were appointed as the administrators on Monday. Know the news … Read more
The scourge of inflation has forced the closure of what was only days earlier crowned Queensland’s best bar. Alba Bar and Deli, opened in the Brisbane CBD in 2019, ceased trading on Saturday due to what owner and former MasterChef contestant Jamie Fleming described as “economic pressures”. He also acknowledged his “terrible timing with opening” … Read more
Danny Werfel, IRS commissioner, speaks after being ceremonially sworn in at the IRS headquarters in Washington on April 4, 2023. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The IRS will deny billions of dollars’ worth of claims for a pandemic-era tax break while working to process lower-risk filings, the agency said on Thursday afternoon. Enacted … Read more
A Queensland small business has accused its bank of making it “actively difficult” to deal in cash, after facing an “unacceptable” situation where coin deposit machines were down at multiple branches. But the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has rejected suggestions it’s phasing out deposit machines, saying “cash is and will remain an important part of Australia’s … Read more
Participants during the snowboarding activity with the Hoods to Woods Foundation at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 13, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For 16-year-old Zyshawn Gibson, snowboarding down the indoor ski park at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was a … Read more
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Monday unveiled a plan to “close a major tax loophole” used by large, complex partnerships, which could raise more than an estimated $50 … Read more
