In what should be no surprise, banks are cutting back on small business loans. Please consider Small business loans: $10 billion evaporates . Eight months after President Obama began prodding the nation's banks to increase their small business lending, the loan numbers continue to move in the oppos ... Read more

Getting a small business loan can be a tough job for a small business. Canadian banks are traditionally conservative and start-up ventures are notoriously risky, says Dianne Buckner, executive producer and host of CBC's Dragons' Den. After all, she says, "Banks aren't supposed to be giving away mone ... Read more

From the WSJ: AmEx Earnings Drop 79% "Our fourth-quarter results reflect an operating environment that was among the harshest we have seen in decades," Chief Executive Kenneth I. Chenault said in a statement. He noted overall cardmember spending fell 10% year-over-year, or 5% excluding the ... Read more