U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident in their sales prospects headed into next year, a sign that home construction and sales of newly built homes may pick up after stalling this summer.

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According to recruiting experts, in order to lure talent from a company engaging in layoffs, you have to first zero in on the people you want to hire.

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Conservationists say a new proposal for protected habitat for the yellow-billed cuckoo in southern Arizona could impede plans for a mine in that area.

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An expert commission will decide on a $10 million compensation claim from former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and other investors in a mining dispute, under a federal judge’s ruling that said the size of the claim was “more than suspect.” Schweitzer is a director in Optima Inc., a company with mining claims, or rights, that stand in the way of a silver and copper mine near Libby proposed by Mines Management Inc.

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Agricultural equipment maker Deere is announcing it will indefinitely lay off more than 600 employees at four of its factories in the Midwest as demand slumps.

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Federal prosecutors say several addicts died soon after receiving shipments of illegal prescription drugs sent by FedEx.

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Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon is calling for a shift in surveillance policy.

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In a story Aug. 13 about business owners with autism, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name and abbreviation of the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, or SARRC.

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Taxes are a big deal—especially for small business owners. The IRS can end up taking more than 50% of your Schedule C profit in ordinary income taxes and self-employment taxes. After all, the highest tax bracket is now 39.6% and the self-employment tax is 15.3%.

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Loudie founder and CEO Lance Dashoff will give his ‘elevator pitch’ and make the case for his app centered on live music Friday on FOX Business Network’s Risk & Reward.

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