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Are you a strong negotiator? Knowing how to bargain and make a great deal is a valuable skill for any entrepreneur, and while some people seem to be born with the ability, it is possible to teach the fundamental rules.

WASHINGTON - It seemed like a good idea at the time.

But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obama's health care law that gets strong support in public opinion polls, has turned out to be a disappointment.

Time-consuming to apply for and lacking enough financial reward to make it attractive, the credit was claimed by only 170,300 businesses out of a pool of as many as 4 potentially eligible million companies in 2010.

Small business owners' view of the economy may have improved in 2012, but 71 percent still believe the United States economy is in a recession according to results of the 2012 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey.

TORONTO, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Global vehicle sales continue to move higher, but the gain moderated to three per cent year over year (y/y) in April from nearly a five per cent advance in the first quarter, according to a Global Auto Report released today by Scotiabank Economics.

NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures are falling with the stability of the European Union tenuous and borrowing costs for Spain hitting the highest levels since the country joined the euro.

WASHINGTON--Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who fought hard to win over skeptical conservative voters he must now fire up for the campaign against President Barack Obama.