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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Press Release – Jan. 4, 2012) – Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in December and employees worked more hours and made more money.

These are among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc.(Nasdaq: INTU) Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between Nov. 24 and Dec. 23.The monthly report found that small business employment grew by 0.3 percent in December, equating to an annual growth rate of 3.3 percent.

Hours worked and compensation both grew by 0.4 percent.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Press Release – Nov. 29, 2011) – Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in November, but employees continued to work fewer hours and make less money.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Press Release – Oct. 31, 2011) – Small businesses created 30,000 new jobs in October, but employees are working fewer hours and making less money.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Press Release – Oct. 3, 2011) – Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in September, and employees worked more hours and made more money.

Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – May 16, 2011) – Small business owners and accounting professionals don’t have to cut summer vacations short to make sure employees get paid.

Intuit Inc.

(NASDAQ:INTU) recently announced that its Intuit Online Payroll Mobile app enables busy employers and now accounting professionals to run payroll wherever they go, without their computer, even on vacation.

Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – April 4, 2011) - Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) announced a strategic alliance that will make it easier for millions of small businesses to manage customer information alongside their financial data.

This collaboration will merge leading CRM and financial management to allow small businesses using QuickBooks to more efficiently manage customer relationships so they can save time and close more deals.

Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – February 26, 2011) – Accounting professionals and small businesses are poised for progress as long as they continue to invest in new technologies, marketing and advertising and face-to-face time with clients.

Financial software company Intuit Inc. on Wednesday said it continues to expect revenue to grow between 8 percent and 11 percent this fiscal year.

Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 8, 2010) – Small businesses will find more ways to save time with the latest version of best-selling QuickBooks financial software from Intuit Inc.

(INTU 44.41, +0.40, +0.91%). QuickBooks 2011 includes several new features that help small business owners find important data quickly when they need it, perform everyday tasks more efficiently and access essential business information remotely.

The software goes on sale Sept. 27. “For every small business owner, time is money.

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today. 52-Week High:

• Intuit Inc.
  
  (Nasdaq: INTU) high of $43.98. Intuit about 12% higher today as the company reported a Q4 adj-loss of $0.05, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of ($0.10).
  
  Revenue for the quarter was $537 million, which compares to the estimate of $500.69 million. INTU also approved a new $2 billion buyback program.
  
  They see FY11 sales of $3.74 - $3.84 billion and EPS of $2.36 - $2.43.