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We recently highlighted Sagmeister & Walsh, a design boutique in New York, in a gallery of crazy, beautiful ad agency staff photos. Their image was arguably the most unforgettable of the set, because the entire staff -- ...

Theresa Mintle takes over Aug. 5 but is already trying to align efforts of area's business groupsTheresa Mintle doesn't officially take over as chief executive of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce until Aug. 5, but she...

A secret affair with the potential to rock the Government was revealed last night, leaving David Cameron "stunned". The identities of those involved cannot be revealed for legal reasons, but is said that the relationship...

Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended...

The New York Times C.J. Chivers is in Syria and he's stumbled upon an age-old tactic that's having a devastating effect on Syrian rebel forces. Called "spiked ammunition," it features a concoction of powder inside a bull...

For the past few months there has been some major focus on the whole "Women: Can They Have it All?" question. From Anne-Marie Slaughter to Leaning In to Marissa Mayer being criticized for building a nursery at Yahoo, the...

Last week was a largely positive one for the economy, as consumer confidence soared and home prices rose. This week brings fresh data on jobs, the health of manufacturing, and consumer credit. The Federal Reserve also re...

Basic Instinct star Michael Douglas revealed that his throat cancer was apparently caused by performing oral sex. In a surprisingly frank interview with the Guardian, the Hollywood actor, now winning plaudits in the Libe...

Tablets have killed the netbook market and are fast transforming the traditional PC. Apple's iPad gets most of the credit for that, but the tablet computer was not Steve Jobs' idea. Tablets actually began decades before ...

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Investors have ignored poor economic news as stocks have risen, leaving markets now vulnerable to unsettling volatility and potential losses, an organization...

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India's GDP climbed 4.8% year-over-year in the January-March quarter. This was the slowest pace of growth in a decade. For the fiscal year ending March 31, growth was 5%, down from 6.2% the previous year. Economic growth...

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Repeat business is a harbinger of success in any industry, and the auto business is no exception. Here's the 10 vehicles that bring the highest percentage of buyers back into dealers' showrooms.

The number of people applying to U.S. law schools dropped nationwide for the third year in a row, prompting some law schools to slash the size of their entering classes. As of May 17, about 55,760 people had applied to A...

Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" has become the latest example of the Hollywood watchers miscalculating audience interest.

Apple's Pandora-killer cometh -- finally?

The passing of John Bierwirth, who led the Grumman Corporation in the seventies and eighties inspired me to fire up the wayback machine. Mr. Bierwirth did not show up in any published tax decisions, but there is an inter...

Guest Post Skip Fleshman is a partner at Asset Management Ventures, an early investor in HealthTap, Lark, Skybox Imaging, and Ooma. Follow him at @AssetMV and @SkipFleshman. Venture capitalists hate investing in hardware...

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