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Leave it to the man to be the ultimate buzzkill. A vigilant Reddit user recently posted an image of a towering 9-patty sandwich spotted at a Wendy's in Brandon, a city in Manitoba, Canada. Huffpo set out to investigate t...

Lululemon CEO Christine Day just announced that the brand plans to open standalone stores for men. The brand has offered men's clothing for several years, but faces a challenge in getting the male contingent in stores be...

What the heck is this freaking thing, posted to Reddit by user Diabolicism yesterday, who claims the animal was seen in New Jersey? If you said crazy devil Chupacabra or the Jersey devil you would be... completely wrong....

One of the forces that helped develop Goya Foods into America's top Hispanic food company, Joseph Unanue, died Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. He was...

The wait is over for the iPhone version of Microsoft's Office software.

Sergey Aleynikov took computer code with him when he left Goldman Sachs for a new firm. But what exactly did he take, and why?

The Russian Duma unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that prohibits the distribution of homosexual "propaganda" to minors. Holding gay pride events, speaking in defense of gay rights, or equating gay and heterosexual r...

Dad was never one for gifts given on made-up holidays that are focused mostly on kicking up retail sales, but he did look forward to Father's Day because it meant a lengthy chat. Invariably, with me, that included a brie...

Manufacturers boosted production in May for the first time in three months, signaling the worst of the industrial slump is over.

São Paulo has seen a fourth night of protests after an increase in bus and subway fares, and the BBC reports that things are starting to get violent. The price rise itself may seem relatively insignificant -- an increas...

The American Medical Association may throw its clout behind sales and advertising bans of ?high-energy/stimulant drinks? to young people under age 18, pending more scientific study about health risks.

A spokesperson for former UK prime minister Tony Blair has denied rumors that his client is having an affair with Wendi Deng, the Chinese-American business woman at the start of divorce proceedings with media mogul Ruper...

The director of the One Fund Boston -- the world's "foremost expert on victim compensation" -- said donations have been pouring in at a pace...

Tips for those who have bad credit -- or no credit.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc.'s profit sank nearly 63 percent in the fourth quarter as feed costs rose and its exports to China and Russia declined.

The pharmaceutical company, which sells a treatment for immune-related ailments at $28,000 a vial, bought a much cheaper alternative of the drug.

Metals prices ended higher Friday, while crude oil jumped to its highest level since January.

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Because mortgage rates are still near long-term lows, and because prices fell so much after the housing bubble burst and remain low relative to rents even after recent price increases, buying is still much cheaper than r...

While everyone focuses on the plight of unpaid interns, MBA interns are making out nicely. The average hourly pay for MBAs is $22.97 an hour, and that gets significantly higher for top schools. John Byrne at Poets & Quan...

A woman attending game one of the Stanley Cup Finals with her daughter was hit in the face by a puck. Fox 32 News in Chicago posted the tweet below which shows the fan recovering in the hospital. According to the CBS Chi...

On Thursday, Japan plunged over 6%. On Friday, Japan had a very weak comeback, with the Nikkei gaining less than 2%. This weak bounce came after minutes from a May Bank of Japan meeting, which indicated that a member opp...