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World's largest fast-food chain launches its own TV channel.

Twitter has always grown up in the shadow of Facebook (FB).

I miss ?white noise? markets of the early-to-late-sixties.  White noise is a random signal in continuous time.  Studies show improvement in cognitive functions and mood levels for students with attention defici...

Frankenstein, unfortunately, is the dominant myth of our era. It follows this pattern: a mad scientist invents a robot, AI, drug, mutant, new dinosaur, financial asset class—mortgage-backed securities!—and ...

Your best customers and biggest fans could be your biggest marketing advantage – if you know how to use them. In the age of social media, your customers and fans can be more valuable than ever, and can provide you...

Dunkin' Donuts says it will start using cage-free eggs in its breakfast sandwiches and eliminate "gestation crates" from its pork supply chain.

A Brazilian judge ordered the arrest of Fabio Jose Silva Coelho of Google after Google failed to remove YouTube videos attacking a mayoral candidate.

With all the debate over types of income and whether capital gain rates should continue it’s easy to lose sight of a fundamental fact: You too can benefit while capital gain rates remain a bargain. You d...

Stock market dips, pullbacks, corrections, or whatever term you want to use to describe a market in retreat, can occur at any time.

California legalizes driverless cars. | Meg Whitman bets on old and new businesses to revive Hewlett-Packard. | Centrifuges, blowtorches and liquid nitrogen invade the kitchen.

The consumer advocacy website, Consumerist, which has been down nearly a week, had a spotty return this afternoon using the online publishing platform WordPress and alternate content. Owned by the non-profit group, Consu...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior Credit Suisse trader was arrested in London on Wednesday in a fraud case tied to the valuations of subprime mortgage bonds, marking a win for U.S. prosecutors who have been awaiting h...

Humans are not the only creations that age. A handful of both distinguished and lesser-known creations of mid-century modernism turn 50 this year (Virginia's Dulles Airport, Des Moines' American Federal Building, L....

BY RON GLUCKMAN

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dean Foods Co confirmed on Wednesday that it is weighing a sale of its Morningstar division in what could lead to a break-up of the largest dairy company in the United States.

Shares of Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN - Snapshot Report) hit a 52-week high of $37.09 on September 4, but shares subsequently cratered more than 20% to $28. A mild bounce has brought them back closer to $30.

When a high school's football player is selected to participate in the summer Under Armour All-America Game, that school usually allows the sporting goods company and ESPN, which televises the game, to hold an on-campus ...

The New Jersey city that became the poster child for yawning budget deficits and high crime during our look at how the crisis could play out in your hometown has now voted to disband its police force.

The disease started in America, and is increasingly infecting the European energy debate. The ailment relates to the misdiagnosis  that shale gas developments will provide total 'energy sovereignty' for European gas...

Wall Street gets less than stellar report on August new home sales.

WASHINGTON -- Much was made of multimillionaire candidate Mitt Romney's tax status when he released his 2011 tax return on September 21. It showed an effective tax rate of 14.

There's a lot at stake this fall when Washington is expected to address the looming fiscal cliff--especially for bank investors.