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Businesses in the New York region began to assess the full scope of the damage from Hurricane Sandy, President Obama’s re-election caught some on Wall Street by surprise and retailers made plans to open on Thanksg...

Many C.E.O.’s lament that recent college graduates lack specific, technical skills, but these employers should realize that a broad education has benefits, too.

After devoting much of his early life to hockey, the C.E.O. of Brooks Sports says he needed to pivot and put his energy into business.

A reader responds to “A Capitalist’s Dilemma, Whoever Wins on Tuesday” (Nov. 4).

A customer turned to the Haggler after prepaying for cellphone minutes — without knowing that there was a 90-day deadline for using them.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp, the world's biggest gold producer, said on Saturday it had halted earth-moving works at its Pascua Lama mine on the Chile-Argentina border following concerns about the health of wo...

The threat of automatic spending cuts and tax increases on Jan. 1 could force a genuinely bipartisan solution to the country’s budget problems.

From 1998 to 2001, Kozmo.com offered free delivery within an hour. Now, some online merchants and their delivery partners are inching back toward that vision.

Biometric data-gathering — from palm scans to facial-recognition software — is all the rage. But consumer advocates worry that the public may be losing privacy.

Oliver Luckett and his social media start-up, theAudience, offer celebrities a chance to build armies of fans across the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus.

In the wake of the hurricane, Congress could take steps to make it faster and less expensive for municipalities to borrow money.

Where do you go when you need a used jet engine, 36,140 lbs of aluminum shavings, or a pack of 731 belts? To the government...

I've been mulling over this description of a U.S. businessman's experiences in China with corporate espionage ever since it ran in the NYTimes. There's no question that American companies today are under surveillance: I'...

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan appears likely to declare the country’s intent to join an ambitious pan-Pacific free trade agreement.

LONDON -- A European official says her staff members were hacked when they joined her for a conference on Internet security in Azerbaijan. European Commission...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's No.2 mobile phone company MegaFon is likely to go ahead with its planned London IPO this year after receiving the unofficial green light from UK regulators, sources familiar with the situation...

The best weapon against climate change: cost-benefit analysis.

Dani Pedrosa may have missed out on the MotoGP world title yet again, but the Spanish motorcycle star is determined to finish the 2012 season on a high note at one of his favorite tracks on Sunday.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative prime minister and the leader of the opposition aim to agree measures on Monday to stop banks evicting homeowners after a woman's suicide before her property was repossessed caused...

(Reuters) - IBM, which is being sued by chemicals manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials for fraud and breach of contract in connection with a software project, said the accusations were blown out of proportion and t...

It’s post-election, nearly year-end, and taxes are on everyone's mind. You may not be able to do much about the fiscal cliff or other imponderables. But you can fix your will and trust or just make a gift by...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - A light 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled southeastern Kentucky on Saturday at 12:08 p.m. ET (1708 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey reported....