Business news filtered for owner-operated companies. Coverage tracks interest rate moves and lending conditions, tax and payroll rule changes, minimum wage decisions, energy and input prices, and regulation with a compliance deadline attached. Every item explains the effect on a firm's costs and the date it takes effect.
Annual inflation eased from 4.2 to 3.5 percent in June per the July 14 BLS release — the first retreat after three months of acceleration, though still far above target.
Priya Vaithilingam · July 20, 2026
Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in May and 4.2 percent year-over-year per the June 10 BLS release — the largest twelve-month increase in three years, hardening the Fed's pause.
Priya Vaithilingam · July 11, 2026
Chapter 11 is a legal pause that lets a company restructure debts under court supervision — funded by new lenders, negotiated among creditors, and judged by a plan's feasibility.
Priya Vaithilingam · June 14, 2026
Consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in April and 3.8 percent year-over-year per the May 12 BLS release — the fastest annual inflation in about three years, validating the Fed's patience.
Priya Vaithilingam · May 23, 2026
The most-cited number in small business news is a monthly survey of ten components — knowing which parts lead and which lag makes the headlines usable.
Priya Vaithilingam · April 26, 2026