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GDP
The U.S. Commerce Department raised its third-quarter gross domestic product estimate to 2.5 percent Tuesday.

European shares came under pressure as concerns rose that Portugal and Spain could be the next debt crisis victims.

The chief of the United States' Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, hit back Friday at critics of the central bank's new monetary stimulus measures and warned about the economic fallout from a currency war.

The NALEO Educational Fund congratulates Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) for his unanimous election to lead the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the new congressional session.

Telemundo Communications Group announced a partnership with AuditionBooth LLCto provide an online audition platform.

The Better Business Bureau said Friday that more changes are coming to its operation.

Thousands of Coca-Cola Co. employees found out this week whether they can keep their current jobs or must look for new ones.

HispanTelligence Research
HB500
For more than two decades, the annual Hispanic Business 500 directory has served as a barometer of the U.S. Hispanic economy. A purchase of the 2010 directory provides the top 500 Hispanic-owned companies list in Excel format including: CEO names; company addresses and telephone numbers; e-mail addresses for 291 companies and Web addresses for 469 companies; and company revenue and employees numbers for 2008 and 2009.

Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the United States and during the past decade, U.S. Hispanic purchasing power has rapidly increased. This report takes an in depth look at how today's Hispanic Economy is transitioning into an economic power in the U.S. Click here for the executive summary and table of contents!

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States is expected to grow 41.8 percent in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39 percent to more than $539 billion, according to new estimates by HispanTelligence. Spurred by growing entrepreneurial trends and affluence among the nation's largest minority population, the increase is expected to come at a robust rate of 8.5 and 8.7 percent, respectfully, over the next couple years.

From the current issue of Hispanic Business magazine...
100 Influentials
Witness this year's 100 Influentials list: 100 luminaries selected from the halls of power in Washington; the corporate world; information technology professionals; the health care sector; education; the media and other areas. This year's list highlights Chicago influentials. Click through for the full list, complete with profiles.

The diversity that we have represents the growth of our business ... we're very proud of that," says Pat Harris, vice president and global chief diversity officer at McDonald's.

Diversity and inclusion programs are proving to have a much broader effect than once thought. "There's no doubt in my mind (spending with minority-owned businesses) has a positive net effect on local economies," says Joyce Ibardolasa, director of diversity and inclusion, PG&E.





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