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The Mayans were wrong and the world, in fact, did not end today. That means plenty more time to check out these hotels we’re dying visit.

Shares of Herbalife are down 14% today.  Yesterday, hedge fund giant Bill Ackman gave his brutal short thesis in a presentation, which is circulating today..  Check it out:  SEE ALSO: We Have Never Seen Anyth...

Quick point on what happens next in the Fiscal Cliff situation, now that Boehner's Plan B vote has failed. We're seeing this point made a lot. From the FT: It now casts doubt on Mr Boehner’s ability to muster supp...

What will be the next big thing? As cellular carriers merge and become stronger, mobile makers may not survive. Will big data analytics take off, and will 3D printing arrive with a bevy of legal and ethical issues? Here'...

A major blizzard that has hammered the Midwest, prompting road closures, school cancellations and power outages, is expected to weaken Friday.

The world's fourth-largest music publishing company just got a little bit bigger. Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) has signed a deal to gain rights to selected music catalogs from Virgin Music Publishing, Famous U.K. Music ...

A former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma, was indicted on Friday on securities fraud and conspiracy charges in a case that federal prosecutors have called the most lucrative insider trading scheme ...

Happy Holidays to all. Hopefully you're warm, you've done all the necessary shopping (end note: whoops), and are in the position to watch some sports with the heat cranked up. From Santa Barbara to New England, it's defi...

If it costs a small fortune to fire your coach -- and often it does -- then a team is probably better off just keeping who they have on the sideline. Yes, this may not make the fans of the losers very happy today. But it...

Korean pop star Psy's viral "Gangnam Style" music video hit one billion views on YouTube today, and it seems like the celebrity is marking the occasion with a major real estate purchase. TMZ reports that Psy just bought ...

Evgeni Malkin is the reigning Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League. He carried the Pittsburgh Penguins on his back last year while Sidney Crosby was sidelined for the majority of the season. Malkin scored 5...

Award-winning photojournalist Louie Palu, who has spent time on the ground in Afghanistan, told HuffPost Live Thursday that it's easier to get guns in the U.S. than it is in a war zone. "I was in a war zone for five year...

Sportswear giant Nike shares closed with a sharp gain on Friday after it reported a strong rise in demand in its home North American market.

The London Classic Open was low-key beside Magnus Carlsen's record-breaking victory in the main event, but its outcome could be significant for England's chess future. The UK's youngest master Yang-Fan Zhou, 18, register...

DARPA researchers continue to add new functionality to the four-legged robot originally developed by Boston Dynamics. [Read more]

It’s the week of your fantasy Super Bowl, and this is absolutely no time for getting cute or making unique lineup moves. Many owners put extra pressure on themselves in big game week and end up overthinking and ov...

Linebacker Brian Urlacher will miss his third straight game because of a hamstring injury when the Chicago Bears visit the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Who knows what you're going to get nowadays from the New Orleans Saints, who followed up a 25-point Week 14 loss with a 41-point victory in Week 15 and have both won five out of six and lost four in a row at different po...

Another year of baseball history has been written, and we'll consider it memorable because, among the great stories of the year, there was a Triple Crown winner who wasn't a clear-cut favorite to win the MVP.

Even though Nick Diaz lost the match that would ultimately determine the No. 1 contender for the welterweight title, he will still be awarded a title fight with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 158 in Montreal. GSP has cited â...

Straight up: Some clients suck. With 2012 winding down, now's the time to give your company's health (and your sanity) a boost by cutting the duds from your client list.  "When you work for yourself, there's a natural...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant that he found attractive simply because he and his wife viewed the...