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Everybody has a story but few are as painful and triumphant as Ramona Pierson's. Pierson is the CEO of a stealth startup, Pierson Labs. She is also, quite possibly, the most inspiring tech founder in the Valley today. An...

The intent here was to just take a quick look at the warm, fuzzy, and softer sides of this year's Masters Championship.

The company has recently had a hard time standing out amid the clutter, bringing out fewer ads that are widely deemed cool.

Larry Ellison, is one of the most outrageous, outspoken personalities in the tech industry. And he has been for years. He's held the CEO role at Oracle since 1977. That makes him the longest-running tech CEO in Silicon V...

When we look into the future of the financial advisory industry, we see a thriving and successful community of firms that delivers tremendous value to clients and makes sound management decisions.

A squad of volunteers sat down Sunday at UNC-Chapel Hill to beef up North Carolina's presence on Wikipedia, adding and altering entries about the state's distinctive black culture.

Saturday Night Live took on the gun control compromise reached by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), mocking the deal on background checks as a milquetoast bill that doesn't actually achieve much. "Is ...

As a long-time fan of professional wrestling I've come to see how much of mortgage servicing resembles what goes on in the ring. Like wrestling the servicing business is full of "works," "gimmicks," "heels and baby faces...

Masked, armed teachers revolt against Mexican president's reforms in test of his wider agenda ATLIACA, Mexico (AP) -- Easter vacation was over, but there wasn't a teacher in sight at the boarding school for indigenous ch...

This week brought several big headlines in extreme weather news: The first forecast for the 2013 hurricane season was released. "Sandy" was retired from the...

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield walks us through how he sleeps in space.

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The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.

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After all the grave concerns of the past 12 months, this is starting to look like a Teflon stock market.

Few of us are comfortable with uncertainty in any form, least of all when the status of our health is branded with the scarlet question mark. A new study set to publish this week in the journal JAMA suggests that fear of...

With innovative restaurants, sophisticated hotels, and a booming art scene, Shanghai is undergoing one of the most rapid expansions in the East. More from Travel + Leisure: Best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S.> World's S...

Streaming music startup Songza has raised $3.82 million in new funding, according to a new filing with the SEC.

After wild swings during the past week, prices for virtual currency Bitcoin appear to have finally stabilized at about $100 per Bitcoin on top exchange Mt. Gox.

Guest Post Getting two sides of a market together requires an initial (preferably face-to-face) spark, followed by a unique combination of hack and hustle.