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We just got accustomed to the bizarrely unnecessary, yet incredibly profitable, sexy Halloween costume market — shilling everything from sexy Oscar the Grouch to barely there Chewbacca. Christmas is revealing cost...

FIVE years on from the start of the financial crisis, the global economy is enduring a feeble convalescence. The euro zone’s debt crisis became less acute in 2012, thanks largely to the promise by Mario Draghi, th...

Yesterday we wrote about the significance of the Durable Goods Orders number, and how the fact that businesses were re-accelerating their purchases of investment equipment was a strong sign that pre-Cliff uncertainty par...

Nintendo of America recommends you update the Wii U before giving it as a gift.

While Hurricane Sandy caused massive devastation throughout the east coast and especially in areas like the Rockaways, in the aftermath, communities have responded in incredible ways. Grassroots organization have brought...

The Xavier men's basketball team is the latest to show support for the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting. Today they wore special Sandy Hook basketball jerseys during their game against Wofford. According to t...

Movies like "Batman Begins," "Jurassic Park" and "Mean Girls" enthralled audiences worldwide and gained huge fan followings.  But they also have notable plot holes. While most movies are supposed to be fantasies, some...

Yes, Virginia, you can build a profitable, thriving business on open-source software. Here's how.

The global chief executive of iProspect, a digital marketing agency, says he found early in his career that it’s important to value the time of your colleagues.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in central Pennsylvania are trying to determine why a man fatally shot three people along a rural road before being killed in a gunfight with police. Police were still trying ...

At first, you'll be mystified by the 20 most-liked Facebook photos posted by advertisers during 2012. The giants of Facebook advertising -- Walmart, Amazon, Target, Samsung, etc. -- are completely absent. In their place ...

Jerry Seinfeld and Billy Crystal joined Jimmy Fallon for an abbreviated remake of the iconic skit "Who's on First?" originally performed by Bud Abbot and Lou Costello in the 1930s. Here's the video (via Late Night with J...

The Wall Street Journal's Patrick O'Connor and Peter Nicholas are out today with a detailed breakdown of how negotiations to avert the year-end fiscal cliff broke down this week. The Journal's account paints a pict...

Phil Rinaldi looked out the window of a company car at the sprawling oil refinery that straddles the Schuykill River. The property covers an area nearly twice the size of New York City’s Central Park, and it is ho...

The chief executive of XOJet describes the unexpected job that led him to many years of working in the technology field.

Eight relocations in 25 years go with the territory for a rising hotel executive.

President Barack Obama thanks U.S. troops in weekly message as he travels to Hawaii for his annual Christmas break, while Republican House Speaker John Boehner holds out hope for a fiscal cliff deal.

A small tax increase on just about everyone, if tied to a future pairing of taxes and spending cuts, might start to change America’s fiscal policy for the better.

In cities, smart-parking technology is designed to help solve traffic problems and make it easier to find available spaces. But the systems are still in the early stages.

(Reuters) - The trustee for the failed MF Global Inc on Saturday announced two key agreements that are expected to accelerate cash payouts to clients and creditors of the failed futures brokerage.

A reader responds to “How to Attack the Gender Wage Gap? Speak Up” (Dec. 16).

Fiscal cliff blamed for slack holiday sales so far as the U.S. moves into heaviest shopping weekend of the year ahead of Christmas.