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Efforts are growing to market to the fan-girls of the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy and other genres typically dominated by men.

Of all the specialized tax rules for unique entities, the federal tax rules governing Native American tribes may be least understood. The only contact many Americans have with Native Americans is via Indian c...

The film is expected to earn $18 million this weekend.

There is nothing virtuous about selfishness and there is nothing objective about Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy, which is little more than a sly attempt to whitewash her own flaws.

In the impact investing industry -- where funds, investors and social entrepreneurs consider an investment's potential social and environmental impact along with its financial return...

PHILADELPHIA — The FBI is reporting an unusual heist of some newly designed $100 bills that aren't going into circulation until next year. Agent Frank...

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA has signed an agreement with a California-based startup to develop and market a nasal spray for...

As the housing market begins to post signs of recovery, one precocious teen isn't letting anyone stand in the way of her shot at turning...

While it seems unlikely we can 'control' when we have an insight, it's now very clear that we can dramatically increase the likelihood that an insight emerges. The trouble is, we have to get used to letting our non-consc...

Late last month, Reckitt Benckiser created a stir by unexpectedly announcing that its Suboxone tablet for treating opioid dependence will be withdrawn from the US market sometime over the next six months. The reason? The...

This is a guest post by Craig Birk, director of portfolio management at Personal Capital.

Mitt Romney's campaign for president dragged private equity into the public eye and turned the harsh spotlight of a presidential race on its practitioners. So much for that whole "private" thing.

A couple years ago, as Twitter was going from a tool beloved by early adopters to something regular people used, a vogue for social media policies swept newsrooms. Everyone from the Washington Post to CNN to the Wall Str...

Capping a spate of strong I.P.O. this week, Workday, the software company, opened 72 percent above its offering price of $28 in its debut on Friday, on heavy trading volume.

Why has it taken regulators years to bring an action against JP Morgan and the other banks whose mortgage-backed securities machine blew a hole in our economy we’re still trying to patch? Since the market collapse...

Stocks closed Friday flat after revenue from Wells Fargo disappointed investors, offsetting a jump in consumer sentiment to a five-year high.

Obama Vs. Romney on taxes, dividends and investment gains.

"Risk management is the new asset allocation," the wise veteran money manager Bob Smith said to me yesterday over lunch. He means that today it is essential to "avoid the downside in a deflationary economy with the preva...

There’s been little love lost between General Electric (GE) investors and GE Capital Corp., the financial unit that wiped out a huge chunk of the industrial conglomerate’s value in post-9/11 years. Calls fo...

Before e-commerce grew into retail’s top buzz word and changed the way consumers shop and brands advertise, there was the catalog. And now it's back.

Bad customer service when we're eating out is always a drag. But nothing beats driving away with your bag from a fast-food pickup window and discovering when you get home that your order is wrong.

One of the reasons I love sports is because of the life lessons that readily present themselves under all sorts of pressure-packed scenarios, and how these lessons can be applied to the business world.