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Six months after his dad's brokerage collapsed in scandal, Russell Wasendorf Jr. is struggling to move on. He relocated to Florida, where he is looking for work as a consultant and mulling a move to Australia.

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The real star of the Alabama-Notre Dame BCS National Championship game tonight wasn't quarterback A.J. McCarron. It was his 23-year-old, pageant-winning girlfriend, Katherine Webb. Webb was formerly Miss Alabama. Up unti...

There's a tiny booth outside the CES press room -- not even on the show floor, mind you -- for something called Qi. You've probably never heard of Qi. But if you buy a new smartphone this year, you'll probably end up usi...

Your boss, clients, investors, or constituents need to see that you care. When things go badly, they want someone who jumps to action. They want to feel that you care more deeply about the problem than they do. They want...

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Wittlebee, the hip L.A. subscription apparel club for kids, has just hooked up with Threadless to get you exclusive access to new T-shirt designs for your young 'uns. And as we all know, your worth as a parent will be .....

Social media is different than static media, in that social media is a two-way, dynamic communication that builds relationship and engagement. The key word here...

Three times tougher than Gorilla Glass 2, the new version will show fewer scratches and be less likely to shatter than other types of glass.

Alcoa reported a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with analysts' expectations, as cost cuts helped offset a drop in realized aluminum prices.

Morrisville Mayor Jackie Holcombe wants outdoor-goods retailer Gander Mountain to stop selling semi-automatic rifles at its local store in the wake of last month's massacre in Newtown, Conn.

The most striking characteristic of serial killer Orville Lynn Majors is his ability to manipulate everyone around him, according to a Quora user who says he did time in Majors' prison. [NOTE: The Quora post is anonymous...

A plane carrying fashion Italian fashion boss Vittorio Missoni went missing in an area known as the "new Bermuda Triangle." The private plane, which carried Missoni, his wife, another couple, and two crew members, disapp...

A proposal to name the airport of England's second-largest city after Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne is being considered by Birmingham's City Council. The idea was put forward by Jim Simpson of Big Bear Music, who was ...

Apple is developing a cheaper iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reports. Here's how it would save money to make the phone profitable: The cheaper phone could resemble the standard iPhone, with a different, less-expensive b...

Despite complaints from the neighbors, Today Show anchor Matt Lauer and his wife Annette have started construction on a 30-acre horse farm they are building in Water Mill. The pair closed on the $3 million property in Oc...

This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. Apple announced yesterday that downloads in the A...

Technically speaking, the U.S. markets have started the year on a strong note: E

"Political risk has entered our vocabulary," writes Ian Bremmer pointing to the fiscal cliff, the eurozone crisis, and the turmoil in the Middle East. Every year, Bremmer, the head of Eurasia Group, publishes a list of t...

Byron Wallace has built a successful business in Warlock's Tattoo and Body Piercing, a shop on Raleigh's Western Boulevard that has thrived because of his dedication, commitment to customers and...

(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc reported a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with analysts' expectations, as cost cuts helped offset a drop in realized aluminum prices.

Kickstarter, the site that lets people crowdfund for their creative projects, has released its 2012 year in review. The numbers are impressive. It raised $319 million from over 2 million donors, but that's just scratches...