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Academic research in the past has shown that the children of families on welfare are more likely to grow up to be on welfare themselves. But it isn't just poverty and poor health that are causing this.  A new NBER study...

Electronic cigarettes, better known as e-cigarettes, have grown into a billion-dollar industry in the past year. While this is small compared to the $35 billion in profit the leading tobacco companies made in 2010, the e...

Pleasant smells abound at the workspace for Food52, a startup media company bringing inspiration to food lovers in a whole new way.  Former New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser and writer Merrill Stubbs founded Foo...

America has an ample number of leaders, in the workplace and in politics. But unfortunately, what many of these leaders are actually doing is "leadIng."

We read of Goldman Sachs investment bank "giving back" at record levels in philanthropy -- $1.6 billion (that's billion, not million) since 2008 -- and we sigh. While it is fitting and proper that Goldman does penance fo...

Wow. Nikon has finally announced its Df DSLR after a long teaser campaign, and it looks like a winner. It’s a full-frame DSLR with a bunch of retro-style knobs and dials all over its body. This is the SLR I…

Citi's Panic/Euphoria model has a pretty extraordinary track record for predicting returns. It's a contrarian indicator, which means a "euphoria" signal is bearish and a "panic" signal is bullish.  According to Citi, th...

Video released by NBC News shows the horrifying collision between two planes carrying skydivers over northwest Wisconsin on Saturday. Cameras mounted on the skydivers' helmets give a first-person view of the collision an...

This could have been worse — much, much, worse. A college student completely blew one of the most important moments in anyone's professional career — his introduction to the first 'someone' that could help him get hi...

A new seasonal collection from La Perla is always a cause to rejoice, but this fall there’s something more to savor: a sleek new La Perla website that makes online shopping both clearer and easier. The new web presence...

Five guidelines for leaders facing a mess.

The Senate ended debate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in a 61-30 vote on Monday, taking a bold step toward LGBT equality. Fifty-four Senate Democrats and seven Republicans voted in support of the measure, whic...

At a recent speech in Denver, Drug Policy Alliance executive director Ethan Nadelmann declared that we've hit "the tipping point" on marijuana policy. With Colorado and Washington getting ready for the first ever legal, ...

Leon McCarthy was born without fingers on his left hand, but with some help from his dad, he can now draw, pick up food and hold a water bottle using a homemade prosthetic. CBS Evening News reports that instead of paying...

She's a Homewrecker is a shameful slut-shaming website that forgets two people are involved in cheating and dangerously doxxes one half of the guilty parties. The post She’s a Homewrecker is the latest slut-shaming sit...

Steve Harrigan reports from Miami, Florida

Tomcar Australia, a Melbourne-based startup that sells original off-road vehicles and equipment online, is now accepting Bitcoin payments in a move that it hopes will make international transactions easier. Bitcoin trans...

Tax expenses of BMW has declined, but performance was affected by high spending on technology and competition

BEIJING (AP) -- Volunteers are rushing to rescue hundreds of cats confiscated from a dealer and released into a mountainous area in eastern China, an animal welfare activist said Tuesday.     

Adil Popat, the Group CEO of Simba Corporation, talks about the state of tourism and investment in the country.

This isn't going to help Richie Incognito's future attempts to prove that he is not a racist psycho.

Facebook's latest earnings report does show that the company's revenues are growing at an impressive rate. But a comparison of Facebook to the average revenue growth rate of past IPOs shows Facebook to be growing no fast...