The Biden administration said Beijing must still make a “full range of fundamental changes” to improve protection of U.S. patents, copyrights and trade secrets.

A bankruptcy process designed to save mom-and-pop businesses is being used by the far-right radio host and at least a few other alleged wrongdoers to resolve lawsuits and investigations.

The startup raised $160 million along with a new line of credit and a loan, backing that it says will boost hiring and expanded freight services.

Small-business owners are bristling over a congressional proposal that would redirect unspent money from Covid-19 programs to provide $10 billion for the federal government’s pandemic health response.

Many entrepreneurs lease their equipment. Then, if hurt by the pandemic, they find they face years of payments—even if the gear they rented is faulty.

The package, aimed at winning GOP votes in Senate, is smaller than White House’s request and excludes money to help poor nations address the pandemic.

Gas stations, grocery stores and doctors’ offices draw interest from venture-backed startups, which see an opening because big asset managers typically avoid such properties.

Corporate travel transactions are up significantly over the past nine weeks, with small and medium-size companies driving the acceleration.

Rising fuel prices are taking a toll on small businesses, prompting owners to trim services and revise contracts as they try to soften the financial hit.

The federal government ran a budget deficit of $217 billion in February, a narrowing of the shortfall from the same month last year, as spending on pandemic aid slowed and a stronger economy generated additional tax revenue.

Federal prosecutors have filed fraud charges against Rafael Martinez, the CEO of MBE Capital Partners, a PPP lender that received funding from a company affiliated with basketball legend Magic Johnson.

Larger companies have used their heft to turn higher demand into increased earnings, but smaller firms are adding debt and burning cash.

Lake Charles, La., is hobbled by continuing struggles of small- and medium-size businesses that stem from population loss, a shortage of affordable housing and fears of another round of severe weather.

The U.S. Treasury Department is facing a wide range of views on the details of a corporate ownership database, more than a year after the agency was tasked with implementing a law that Congress hopes will help curtail the use of anonymous shell companies.

Technology companies and their critics are ramping up lobbying efforts in Congress this week as a key Senate panel takes up legislation that seeks to blunt the market power of dominant tech platforms.

Teodora Gouneva was previously the travel platform’s vice president of finance.

In another tumultuous but positive year, these are the stock pickers who came out on top—led by a 67.7% gain for a small-stock fund.

The Treasury Department program aims to rev up business in disadvantaged communities and spur a broader economic recovery.

China’s economy as a whole is struggling, but the pain is concentrated at the bottom—small firms, which account for an outsize percentage of employment, are paddling especially hard.

The latest Covid-19 surge comes as many owners of firms across the country try to make up for pandemic-related setbacks encountered this year.