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Emmy Preiss and Harriet Mills launched their Wine and Design franchising empire after a road trip to South Carolina that involved at least two bottles of wine and two great...

Beleaguered American Airlines, emerging from bankruptcy and into a forced merger, had to ground about 900 flights on Tuesday after its computer system broke down. With the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration,...

Hollywood A-Lister Matt Damon is selling his stunning Miami Beach mansion Marabella for $20 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The actor, who recently renewed his vows with wife Luciana Barroso in the Caribbe...

Funding for digital health startups skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2013, according to a newly released report.

In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King led a series of protests against segregation in Birmingham, Ala. Police fought back with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses and jailed King and hundreds of demonstrators. S...

When Facebook launched its Home skin of Android this past Friday, we wondered if Twitter -- another powerful social network -- might want in on the action. Twitter VP Michael Sippey said today that he wants to see a grea...

I am very disappointed by, but not surprised at, the latest transfer of weath to the bankers from everyone else. The most recent gold bear raid has vastly enriched the bullion bankers, once again, at the expense of every...

Yahoo's Internet advertising revenue crumbled further during the first three months of the year and overshadowed a surge in the company's earnings.The results released Tuesday seemed to dim some of the aura surrounding Y...

As the demand for low skilled manufacturing jobs decreases, and the demand for high skilled jobs increases, what should an employee such as one of the 104 laid off in the Flint, Michigan plan to do?

What could HP possibly do to make its Windows PCs seem more innovative than Apple Macs? Here's a start: let people control them by waving their hands around. HP just announced a deal with Leap Motion to do just that. Lea...

Companies that sell online advertising have begun releasing earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what...

The world's largest computer chip maker has been struggling in a market where people are doing more of their computing on tablets and smartphones.

.After years of debate in courthouses and the Capitol, a high-stakes tax battle between counties and online-travel companies could wind up in the Florida Supreme Court.

Highlights from the April 16 sale.

Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets. Here is a summary of recent earnings and...

Two hot-button political issues were tied to the Boston Marathon bombings on Tuesday, as both conservatives and liberals used the event to push their respective policy agendas. On the conservative side, several conserava...

The analysis comes from NATO's John Fithian after he was asked at a press meeting why Hollywood produces so many R-rated films -- despite the evidence he presented this morning showing that family friendly films typicall...

Companies providing gadgets, components, services and related software have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward phone and tablets and a...

Muse played at Madison Square Garden Monday night to a relatively packed house. The Boston Marathon Bombings might have had something to do with a little bit lower attendance than would be expected, but it was still a gr...

A look at health care giant Johnson & Johnson's first-quarter revenue by division and for selected products and categories:

Running shops quickly transformed from retail stores into community hubs in the aftermath of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, which killed three people and...

The markets recovered from yesterday losses with the help of some encouraging housing data and optimism on the earnings front.