Chamber of Commerce

You can't call layoffs downsizing anymore, and offshoring sounds just as bad to workers as "shipping your jobs to Asia." What to do? Come up with better buzzwords, of course. And who could object to something so "right" as rightsizing or rightshoring?

The CEOs of 20 companies are visiting the White House Wednesday, and those executives will try to get something in return for the political cover they're giving President Obama. That could mean higher earnings for their shareholders down the road -- so which ones should you have in your 2011 portfolio?

Elena Kagan would bring brilliance, hard work, good character and gender diversity to the Supreme Court, according to most coverage to date. But her positions on substantive business issues are still pretty much a mystery.

Want to join a business organization, but don't know where to start? Maybe it's been a while since you ventured out of your social networking cave and met up with real humans. Not to worry -- our tips for understanding business organizations will take you from shy to savvy. Chamber of Commerce....

When Apple (AAPL) said Monday it would be leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the computer company joined a growing list of large corporations that have dumped the country's most prestigious business advocacy group over global warming issues. The New York Times reported Apple's departure and the...

Kelli Glasser fights an annual battle to provide health care to her Ohio firm's workers. Every year, the price of health insurance rises. Every year, she has to trim benefits or increase out-of-pocket costs for employees so her firm, Exhibit Concepts, can continue offering a health plan. This...

Under a policy of "preemption," the Bush administration sharply curtailed the rights of states to enforce stricter laws involving environment, health, mortgages, public safety and other issues. President Obama made clear this week he intends to reverse that policy, ordering federal agency heads to...