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Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey debuted in theaters December 14th, shattering box-office records with a $37.5 million global take its opening Friday.

Today we visited a startup based in New York City called Quirky. It's founded by Ben Kaufman, a young entrepreneur who wants to help everyone with a good idea see their inventions get sold to the masses. The first year, ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange regulator has removed the $1 billion limit for foreign sovereign wealth funds, central banks and monetary authorities buying Chinese assets through the Qualified Institutiona...

Indiana lost their first game of the season, losing to unranked in-state rival Butler in overtime. And the game-winning basket with less than three seconds remaining came from an unlikely player. After having two starter...

As law-enforcement authorities on Saturday continued their investigation of the second-worst mass shooting in U.S. history, residents in Newtown, Conn., grieved.

Although economic growth has been subpar this year, stock returns have been healthy. It’s another sign of how the economy can have nothing to do with market performance.

Dear hotels, drugstores and credit card companies: Fix just a few problems, and you’ll stop making the Haggler’s life so unbearable.

UPDATE: Authorities have released the full list of the 26 victims of Friday's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the AP reports. All six adult victims were women, while 12 of the child victims were girls and 8 were...

Social media emphasize the here and now. But some new services comb through your digital history to send daily reminders of your previous postings — happy or otherwise.

It’s time to erase the notion that the tax break for charitable giving benefits the rich at society’s expense.

Taxpayers get sanctioned for agruing frivolous positions in Tax Court.  Apparently there are no penalties for Senators proposing frivolous amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.  If there were I'm think that Senat...

The first details of the child victims of America's worst mass school shooting are beginning to emerge. Ana Marquez-Greene, the daughter of the jazz musician Jimmy Greene; Grace McDonnell; and Jesse Lewis were all six-ye...

The Labor Department has proposed a rule that could help participants in some frozen 401(k) plans gain quicker access to their money.

As a reminder that the stock market is largely driven by fundamentals (rather than headlines of Fed action) we like to look at the S&P 500 vs. weekly initial jobless claims, which is one of the best real-time measures of...

Karl Heiselman, the head of Wolff Olins, a brand consulting firm, says job candidates’ sincerity about their goals can be more important than whether they are an exact fit for the position.

The New York Giants have announced that they will honor the students and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as the community of Newtown, Connecticut with a decal on the back of their helmets during tomorrow...

United Airlines pilots have agreed to a new joint union contract, bringing the airline closer to finalizing its merger with Continental.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece could generate budget revenues amounting to 5 percent of national output annually if it reforms tax collection and clamps down on tax cheats, the European Union's tax chief told a Greek newspape...

The C.E.O. of a security services company says membership in the Boy Scouts taught him much about reaching progressively higher levels of achievement.

Google Trends doesn't lie. It predicts the Xbox 720 will beat the PlayStation 4.

Ever since the iPad Mini launched, Apple watchers wondered how long it would take for the Mini to cannibalize the iPad's sales. Not long, as various figures are showing.

In his national address late Friday, President Obama promised "meaningful action" in the wake of the Newton school shooting. The statement left many wondering whether that would entail a push for new gun-control laws. If...