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The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest

The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest.

As the AP notes , at last week's Mobile World Congress there was a good deal of attention delivered to a company called Pinger . This was partly due to the company stall's fortuitous location at the trade show, partly because it's a leading example of new-generation companies that offer their free or low-cost non-SMS messaging services to smartphone customers.

Look beyond patriotism: Veterans' technical skills (and the tax breaks that come with hiring them) make vets great small business hires.

Ahead of the Mobile World Congress event next week dozens of new smartphones are being revealed or teased to stir up the tech press, get potential customers excited, and, of course, drum up sales.

Walter Reed Hospital Flu Ward during 1918 flu pandemic.

When it comes to capital spending, hiring, and obtaining credit, small business owners are looking on the bright side. Despite an economy that’s far from recovered, soaring gas prices, and the import-price index creeping upward, small businesses are showing a surprising amount of confidence as it pertains to capital spending, hiring, and obtaining credit. In the recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, small business owners said they plan to increase capital spending by 28 percent, a notable four-year high

Business owners can save a ton of estate taxes by kicking the bucket this year rather than next. But there are less drastic solutions.

President Obama and the Treasury Department proposed a major overhaul to the corporate tax rate. Here's what it means for small business

In the 21st century, Girl Scouts from all over the world can get together in the virtual realm to do good and learn skills for success. Here's how CEO Ana Maria Chavez is helping organize new digital troops. When Ana Maria Chavez was a 10-year-old growing up in Eagle, Arizona, her friend came to her one day and told her that her mother was starting a Girl Scout troop and that she wanted Ana Maria to join

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Lets Loose Mountain Lion OS On Devs .

The House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Counterintelligence and Intelligence was not pleased.

Artist's conception of ExoMars mission, from which NASA has withdrawn.

No, not because Buffett said so. Because 2012 could be a year in which paying more now could mean paying less later

As baby boomers age, they're looking for ways to turn back the clock. Savvy entrepreneurs, scientists, and venture capitalists are getting in on a burgeoning market that some are calling "the Internet of healthcare." There's no denying it : America is getting old.