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"Hi Brian, Hope you're doing well. I am halfway through my internship and, frankly, I am not enjoying it. Our firm is only working with its portfolio companies and I'm mostly doing market research and thinking about part...

You could say the biggest "toy store" in Franklin County is tucked away in an office building, with most of its stock in boxes neatly stacked on metal filing shelves. But these toys are (mostly) not for children. And own...

A armed 14-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer early Sunday morning in the South Bronx, the New York Post reports. Two cops who had just graduated from the police academy were patrolling the neighborhood...

Unfunded pensions, ratings downgrades, murder rate make city an unappealing investment, experts sayChicago is receiving the type of notoriety no city would want. And its reputation is undermining investments individuals ...

Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry, who early Saturday signed a deal to buy The Boston Globe from The New York Times Co., prevailed over a half-dozen rival bidders for two main reasons: He was rooted in Boston and had...

Just 27 percent of adults in North Carolina hold a bachelor's or more advanced degree. There's no single way to boost educational attainment, but there's one barrier that's been getting...

Google's second-generation tiny tablet, the Nexus 7, is the best device in the category you can buy thanks to its super-sharp screen and rock-bottom price. Check out our full review of the Nexus 7 here, and watch a video...

Americans are driving 5 percent less than they did in 2004. Here are some reasons why, based on research from the Curbing Cars journalism project.

Public hearings will begin this week on tax increases proposed by 46 cities, school districts and other entities in Utah.

(Reuters) - Investors poured a record $40.3 billion into U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-trade funds in July, after largely ignoring equities in June, research provider TrimTabs Investment Research said on Sunday.

Aficionados long ago dubbed Blue Moon an impostor cooked up by a megabrewer to exploit the explosive growth of artisanal beer. In recent months, small beermakers have stepped up their attacks. But MillerCoors is fighting...

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area Rapid Transit managers and union leaders are returning to the bargaining table Sunday in hopes of heading off a strike...

"Starship Troopers" has pretty much everything you want from a satirical science-fiction action flick. There's the over-the-top action, with guns that hold seemingly infinite ammo. There's the incredibly cheesy dialogue,...

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A post office is to be named for the late Nick Bacon, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during combat in Vietnam.

The July jobs report was broadly disappointing, which offset some of the enthusiasm that came in the wake of the bullish June jobs report. One trend that has emerged has been the rise of part-time (i.e. those working les...

As earnings and stocks prices head into record territory, one question keeps rising to the surface: Are corporate fundamentals growing fast enough to support higher stocks?

What will Thad do? It's the biggest question in Mississippi politics, heading into the 2014 federal elections.

Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, The NFC East has been the most successful division, winning 20 NFC Championships and 12 Super Bowls. It is also the only division in which all four teams are in top ten media markets. As a ...

Apple is for freedom, Google is not, according to talk show host.