A $30 billion community bank fund created by Congress last year to increase lending to small businesses should help with job creation in South Texas, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said.

U.S. retail sales and food service sales rose 0.3 percent in January over December, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Sales, which climbed to $381.6 billion, rose less than expected, pushing stocks on Wall Street lower.

At least one person has been killed and several others injured after riot police in Bahrain opened fire at protesters holding a funeral service for a man killed during protests in the kingdom a day earlier.

Twitter said Monday in Barcelona it had become profitable, disclosing that its live messaging service is carrying 130 million daily tweets, or short messages, from its members.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee at 1 p.m. EST and Budget Director Jacob Lew will testify before the House Budget Committee at 10 a.m. and the Senate Budget Committee at 2 p.m., their offices said.

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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.

Latina bloggers carve out a new niche in social media that helps preserve their unique cultural identities.

"We live where you live." It is a simple enough statement for an insurance agent to make, but in La Joya, Texas, where Ruben Solis is based, it means much more than being in close proximity to his customer.

An interview with Gisela Girard on how competitive market conditions push buttons.

New York group seeks to increase state diversity supplier spending to help create jobs and boost the economy.

Gap opens up between government contracts and small businesses.

Lloyd Chapman uses the American Small Business League to champion small business.