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Mr. Hoffman developed the government’s Energy Star program and helped shape a treaty to protect the ozone layer.

Visit the website of nearly any franchise chain, and you'll get the same message: We want you to buy a franchise!

Lance Armstrong may be at the bottom of his uphill battle against doping charges after his biggest sponsor, Nike, announced that it was severing its 16-year relationship with the cycling star as he announced he was stepp...

Despite a drop in earnings, the health care products giant raised its 2012 outlook.

Cracker Barrel’s new ad campaign highlights cheese competitions that the brand has won.

I am not watching the debates.  Instead I have been entranced by this video of two ladies who are on the ballot in enough states to be elected President and Vice President of the United States.  They are being arre...

NEW YORK — Big diamonds sparkled during Christie’s sale of Magnificent Jewels in New York on Tuesday. Leading the way was a pear-shaped D color flawless diamond of 50.52 cts., which sold for $9.5 million, o...

(Reuters) - New Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Officer Mike Corbat set up interim reporting lines for his executive ranks on Wednesday, a day after he was named to the top job at the New York-based global bank.

BOSTON (Reuters) - A flagging world economy took a toll on much of Corporate America in the third quarter, leading the likes of eBay Inc, American Express, IBM and Textron Inc to miss Wall Street's sales targets or warn ...

Online retailer and auction site eBay reports a rise in quarterly sales and profits, as more people used the site and its payment service PayPal.

Eurozone aims to tighten up supervision of banks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the first big hedge funds to try to profit from a rebound in the U.S. housing market by investing in foreclosed homes is looking to cash out, even as other institutional investors are still ge...

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hit rival Mitt Romney hard on women's issues as he headed back on the campaign trail on Wednesday after a spirited debate performance that re-energized his bid for a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A White House-ordered review of security risks posed by suppliers to U.S. telecommunications companies found no clear evidence that Huawei Technologies Ltd had spied for China, two people famili...

When you pull up to that gas pump and nearly faint from how much it costs you to fill 'er up, you may be tempted blame the government for not doing enough to keep a lid on prices. Resist the temptation.

Stocks closed Wednesday flat, as investors digested solid U.S. housing starts and weak results from tech bellwethers pressured the Dow.

Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation may require a substantial rebranding and even a name change because the 16-year-old group is so closely tied to the identity of its disgraced founder.

When it comes to the presidential candidates' pensions, size matters in more ways than one. Retirement packages sparked one of a series of confrontations during the Tuesday debate between President Obama and Republican c...

Amid strong unmet demand for low-end homes, China's developers are moving to serve that market, even as the government cools the overheated luxury-home market.

The FTSE 100 supermarket group was among the blue-chip risers today.

Seafood raised on pig feces and crawling with flies is being sold to U.S. consumers, according to Bloomberg Markets. The magazine says it is common practice in some parts of Asia, such as Vietnam, to feed fish pig waste.

Unemployment fell by 50,000 to 2.53 million between June and August, official figures show, as the number of people in work hits a record high.