Update from HispanicBusiness.com

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U.S. Reaches Debt Limit; Backup Measures Launched Two-month period of tapping other resources to meet spending needs begins as politicians negotiate a solution. Poll: Gas Prices Hurting Many As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. IMF To Continue Monitoring Strauss-Kahn Case The International Monetary Fund The IMF announced Monday that its Executive Board has conducted an informal meeting on updating developments of its chief in New York City. Google Launches First Ever Bond Web software giant Google issued its first ever bond Monday hoping to take advantage of record low interest rates to add to its huge financial stockpile. Unemployment Benefits Are Keeping Many Jobs Unfilled Many people choose to put off looking for a job until unemployment benefits are used up despite the number of jobs available. LinkedIn Set for Trading Thursday LinkedIn is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Drivers Look for Smaller Vehicles High gas prices and struggling Japanese automakers could create more of a frenzy for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars from American auto companies.

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From the current issue of HispanicBusiness magazine...

Million-Dollar Idea Make Mine a Million $ Business helps Hispanic female business owners grow their enterprises. Susana Martinez Woman of the Year 2011 First Hispanic woman governor sees results as key to her success. Comcast Signs On to Diversity Gone is the peacock, President and CEO Jeff Zucker, and the space in the logo that separated "NBC" from "Universal," deleted when Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable provider, took majority control in January of what is now known as NBCUniversal LLC in a $14 billion deal with General Electric. Rights Fighter Hank Lacayo has spent his life following the call to civic duty, campaigning for worker's rights and furthering the development of U.S. Hispanic leadership. Slow Economic Recovery Worsens U.S. Benefit Programs Medicare and Social Security prognosis harmed by slower than expected economic recovery.