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In less than six months a nation that criminally charges anyone who speaks about homosexuality will host the Winter Olympics. Sochi, Russia, the subtropical host city for 2014 winter event will host thousands of athletes...

If you're looking for evidence of a "Great Rotation" out of bond funds and into equity funds this year, look no further than private clients of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, one of Wall Street's biggest retail brokerage...

Entrepreneur Ma Jiajia describes the challenges of opening a sex shop in China, where sex is not a common topic of conversation.

Stocks are falling in midday trading on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its first weekly loss since June.

Shares of BlackBerry rise on news that it's considering going private, while Priceline.com also posts gains on upbeat results. But Nvidia's stock retreats after reporting a drop in profit and revenue.

Americans may be able to get high on marijuana for their health in nearly half the country, but that doesn't mean they're safe from the long arm of the law.

Has the bull market in emerging-market debt run its course? The post Emerging-market bonds running out of steam was first published on MoneyWeek.

Florida economists are drawing up forecasts for how much money the state is expected to collect in taxes over the next few years.

A Native American tribe and a conservation group have filed a joint suit in federal court to halt a massive shipment of oil field equipment that was traveling late Thursday through a federally protected river corridor in...

"Breaking Bad" week is in full swing. After nearly a year's hiatus, meth kingpin Walter White (Bryan Cranston) makes his big return to AMC Sunday night. If you haven't noticed, we're huge fans. To get pumped for the seri...

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Fewer admins mean fewer people that could possibly abuse classified data.

Going private could give BlackBerry the breathing room it needs to recover.

Florida has received a $1.08 million federal grant to study the state's vulnerability to sinkholes.

Investors around the world are expected to react positively to signs that the world's second-largest economy is stablising. Jennifer Rankin

BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil rebounded Friday following a sharp sell-off sparked by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon start withdrawing its unprecedented monetary stimulus.

Bruno Iksil, the former trader known as the "London whale," is unlikely to face charges related to bets that backfired into losses of more than $6 billion for J.P. Morgan.

Amid criticism from the state insurance commissioner and some children's advocates, California's health insurance exchange is moving ahead with a controversial approach to children's dental coverage for next year while v...

Two summers ago, Jon McKay landed one of the tech industry's top-flight internships: a three-month gig at Microsoft, working on the Internet Explorer web browser. "They give you all these perks, excellent pay," he said, ...

(NEW YORK) -- A federal administrative panel has issued an import ban on some Samsung devices on grounds they violate two of Apple's patents. The U.S. International Trade Commission issued its ruling late Friday. The ITC...

A new Chinese policy meant to reduce egregious flights delays will likely waste fuel and potentially create a safety risk, and is a sign of how the country is struggling to handle the booming growth of its aviation marke...

Careers site Glassdoor conducted a report titled the Top 25 Most Difficult Companies to Interview. Tech companies make up almost half the list.