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Got Exports? You Need This Free Report

If your business exports products overseas, you’re going to want to see the Commerce Department’s latest assessment of export opportunities for U.S. companies in 19 sectors.

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America’s CEOs Continue Viewing Economy with Caution

For the fourth quarter in a row, CEO expectations on the U.S. economy remain mixed, indicating an economy performing below its potential, according to the Business Roundtable first quarter 2016 CEO Economic Outlook Survey.

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2015 Proves Busiest Year for Healthcare-focused REIT

The firm’s portfolio now contains 144 seniors housing, medical office buildings, acute care and post-acute care facilities in 33 states. The company has assets under management totaling more than $3 billion.

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U. of Arkansas Professor Creates ‘Stress Test’ for Community Banks

A finance professor at the University of Arkansas, has created a macro stress test that community banks can use to assess their capital adequacy in times of financial crisis and recession.

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Women-led Businesses Continue Trailing Male Counterparts

While a large number of businesses are started every day in the United States, women-owned or led businesses continue to lack the size and scale of male-led businesses, notes Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE) Startup Accelerator in its 2015 report to investors.

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CEO Expectations for the U.S. Economy Worsen

The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index -- a composite of CEO projections for sales and plans for capital spending and hiring over the next six months -- declined 6.6 points, from 74.1 in the third quarter of 2015 to 67.5 in the fourth quarter. This third consecutive quarterly decline brought the Index to its lowest level in three years.

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