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Japan is to send patent officials to the United States to discuss the flap over Kim Kardashian’s Kimono brand underwear, the trade minister said on Tuesday. Press Release Distribution Service

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has attacked Justin Bieber’s manager for buying her music catalog, prompting Bieber to come to his defense in a heated online spat that has drawn in several top figures in the music industry. Press Release Distribution Service

British financial technology firm OakNorth has signed a five-year deal to provide its credit analysis and monitoring platform to Dutch lender NIBC Bank NV [NIBC.AS], OakNorth said on Tuesday in its first such agreement to be made public. Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. online retail giant Amazon said on Tuesday it will create 1,800 permanent contract positions this year in France, its largest European market after Britain and Germany, although furniture retailer Conforama went the other way in cutting jobs. Press Release Distribution Service

The $500+ billion-a-year federal marketplace provides tremendous opportunities for small businesses. And the federal government goes out of its way to award the contracts to small entrepreneurs across the country. This has resulted in a banner year for 2018, with more than $120 billion in prime contracts awarded to small businesses. For the sixth year…

The U.S. economy is going full steam ahead, and small businesses are doing well. But according to the inaugural “2019 State of SMB Finance Report” from ScaleFactor, 52% of the businesses in the survey didn’t hire any new employees in the past 12 months. 2019 State of SMB Finance Report The 2019 State of SMB…

So you’re interested in starting an online store. And finding an ecommerce supplier is one of the first steps you need to take. But if you can’t produce your own items locally, don’t worry. There are a ton of ecommerce suppliers including wholesale distributors, dropshippers and networks available. And they can help you find products…

Many small business owners start with using QuickBooks to manage their business. Fortunately QuickBooks remains relatively easy to use and inexpensive. A lot of bookkeepers and accountants seem comfortable with it. Unfortunately, you can quickly outgrow QuickBooks. And this will happen when your company needs to integrate their financial system. But you find over time…

U.S. hog farmers lost hundreds of millions of dollars in export sales to China and Mexico after President Donald Trump launched his trade wars last year. Press Release Distribution Service

Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday, U.S. Treasury yields fell and gold rebounded as weak global factory activity reinforced fears about slowing growth, while doubts over whether the United States and China can pull off a trade deal also hurt sentiment. Press Release Distribution Service