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Factories mired in recession levels, jobs weak | Reuters

U.S. factory activity shrank in September to its lowest since the 2001 recession, and private employers shed jobs for the third time in four months.

Senate to Vote Today on the Bailout Plan | NYTimes.com

Senate leaders scheduled a Wednesday vote on a $700 billion financial bailout package after accepting tax breaks and a higher limit for insured bank deposits in a bid to win House approval.

Businesses Bracing for Slump | Inc.com

A survey finds small-business owners were expecting tougher times even before the Wall Street crisis.

Five ways to get remote working wrong | management-issues.com

There are five common, and easily avoided, mistakes that companies tend to make when setting up teleworking or remote working programmes.

Credit Crunch Squeezes Small-Business Owners | NYTimes.com

Although experts do not yet have hard data about how the financial turmoil of the last few weeks may hamper entrepreneurs? access to capital, many were already having difficulties getting financing before the escalation in the credit crisis.

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