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Add one more familiar face to "Star Wars: Episode 7." According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Peter Mayhew will reprise his iconic role of Chewbacca in the film. He will join more members from the original cast includ...

Supporters say FedBid and similar companies encourage competition, but critics say they prompt businesses to submit unrealistically low bids to shut out rivals.     

From Dubai to Frankfurt, Madrid to Bordeaux, light rail public transit is efficiently keeping residents and tourists moving. Cities throughout the United States are also embracing light rail and modern street cars as ess...

Double exposure photography isn’t new, but we all just remembered how cool it looks thanks to the True Detective opening sequence. Artist Hiki Komori (a reference to the Japanese “Hikikomori” that are recluses who ...

The biggest one-time influx of money many Americans see all year can attract some shockingly expensive tax preparers.

Christian Ehrhoff of the Sabres doesn't understand the concept of oversharing, because he tweeted a few photos of his ear after a puck cut it open tonight in Buffalo's game against the Flyers.

On the surface, Motorola's Moto X handset looks quite normal, but thanks to Moto Maker, it allows users to customize their handset to their liking, at least visually. One of the more unique aspects of its design is that ...

The 2014 Annual Report of the AAPG Energy Minerals Division Committee has some interesting findings. In general, the outlook for significant changes to the world's energy mix is not good, and business-as-usual appears to...

Government raises Medicare Advantage payment estimate for 2015

The nation’s highway and bridge construction firms are seeing profitability decline at a time when sales growth is slowing, according to recent data on privately held companies from Sageworks, a financial information c...

German photographer Frank Herfort became fascinated by the oddly futuristic buildings being built in Moscow shortly after he moved there in 2006. As he traveled through other parts of Russia and the surrounding countries...

Billy Cub, an unofficial mascot for the Chicago Cubs, got rough with a bar patron who snatched off his mask at a Wrigleyville Bar this weekend.     

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Stick to buying good brands, says asset management guru Dr Pippa Malmgren - and worry about your income. The post Dr Pippa Malmgren: Brace yourself for an inflation explosion was first published on MoneyWeek.

Satyajit Das hammers China's state-owned enterprises, which he says are privileged, poorly run, and blocking China's path to becoming a consumer-driven economy.

An Assembly bill would shift responsibility for a data breach from banks and credit card companies to the retailer where the hacking occurred. SACRAMENTO — The recent hacking of customer data from Target Corp. computer...

Stories about the basket case Venezuelan economy are rampant. There have been stories about toilet paper shortages and shocking images of long lines for food at the grocery store. So what's wrong? Kamal Romero has been t...

The stock market logged its longest losing streak since January, as the sell-off that began last week continued.

A Nevada rancher's threat to wage a "range war" with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today precipitated a standoff between supporters of the embattled rancher, Cliven Bundy, and federal law enforcement officials.Bund...

The latest Intel SSD, the 730 series brings enterprise class hardware to the consumer market. Intel made some tweaks to its Data Center SSD, the DC S3500 and re branded it as the 730 series. Unlike the DC S3500 line, whi...

A Tennessee man who was convicted of his 13th DUI last week in Florida -- and is awaiting charges on a possible 14th drunk-driving offense in the Volunteer State -- is facing up to 21 years in prison at sentencing.

Malaysia bans Biblical epic 'Noah' to protect racial harmony