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While most of us will find ourselves starting another week of work, approximately 100 cars will be making the 3000 mile journey from Denmark to Monaco in this year's Gumball 3000. Marking the 15th anniversary of the Gumb...

Whether you're negotiating an acquisition, recruiting new talent, trying to ink an elusive client, or even just asking for a raise, you need to be well versed in the powers of persuasion.

Police in Scotland have launched an investigation into a new Glasgow nightclub following complaints from clubbers that its girl's toilet housed a two way mirror. Punters are asked to part with as much as £800 to access ...

Justice John Roberts recently argued gays in America have so much political power they don't need protection from anti-gay bias. He's absolutely right that gay rights have progressed rapidly over the past few years. But ...

A hotel that bills itself as the world's most luxurious is giving guests the ultimate in over-the-top amenities: A 24-carat gold iPad at check in. Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel claims to be the first in the world to offer t...

The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S....

The next-generation gaming console from the software giant is about much more than gaming. It should help Microsoft realize its vision of being at the center of consumer computing.

Mary McCormack is set to star in the indie "The Compound" from director Rachel Goldenberg. McCormack's supporting cast includes William Mapother, Riki Lindholme, Jack Falahee and Haley Lu Richardson. Story follows two st...

Live TV integration was a major part of the Xbox One's announcement, but it faces a lot of hurdles to succeed where others have failed.

IBM's question-answering Watson supercomputer is building quite the résumé. First it won a much-publicized showdown against the two greatest Jeopardy! champions of all time, then it went to medical school and emerged a...

Major changes are coming to Yahoo's photo service, including a terabyte of storage space.

By Noah J. Nelson (@noahjnelson) Mainstream. That's the watchword out of today's reveal of the new XBox One console. (You may want to read up...

Ronald Poppo, 66, is in good health and spirits despite being blind and having cut off contact with family members, his caregivers said.

This place better serve food. Businesswoman B.J. Fletcher has spent the last two years working to turn Paula Deen's Albany City childhood home into a museum. Fletcher has even enlisted the help of Paula's ex-husband, Jim...

In the first week after MoneyGram International implemented IBM software, called Identity Insight, to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions, the program stopped $1 million in fraud. Over the course of its first year...

The future of this restaurant is unwritten. Prime Meats and Frankies 457 restaurateurs Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli have been hinting for some time that their forthcoming Red Hook space, dubbed "the Res," will b...

The Japanese yen falls following fresh remarks by Japan's economic minister about the currency's recent price levels.

What began two years ago as an $18 million clubhouse reconstruction at Belmont Country Club has devolved into a nearly $30 million fiasco, and now the club's affluent, well-mannered membership has lost its collective coo...

Scenes of Destruction: Two-Mile-Wide Tornado Flattens Suburb Outside Oklahoma City

John Haley, chief executive of Watermark Environmental Inc., borrows a popular business phrase to help explain his company's success: "You're either growing or you're dying."

For all of the NBA teams that didn't make it to the playoffs, the 2013 draft lottery is their time to shine. Tuesday night, the ping-pong balls will be drawn and we'll know which NBA team gets to have the top overall sel...

With this year's home buying season off to a strong start, due in large part to tight inventories and low interest rates, many prospective homebuyers may find securing financing an obstacle. Here are some tips on how to ...