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The largest private US employer will give health benefits to same-sex partners.

1) Inflation-adjusted spending per capita is falling at its fastest rate in 40 years, and 2) healthcare spending projections are falling fast too

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. Lessons In Investing From Keynes (25iq) In a new post, Tren Griffin of 25iq, points out 12 things ...

The Syrian Electronic Army, the hackers who claimed to have hacked the New York Times' website on Tuesday are also saying that they hacked Twitter....

A new financial center planned for Beijing aims to defy doubters on the sustainability of China's real-estate boom and the stability of its overstretched banks.

Avago Technologies Inc. shares surged in the extended session Tuesday after the chip maker's fiscal fourth-quarter sales outlook exceeded Wall Street estimates.

Russian police seized a painting that portrayed Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev in woman's underwear during raids last night, according to Reuters. The painting, named "Travesty," was made by artist Konstantin Altuni...

Western sanctions have hit many sectors of Iran's economy, including industries producing steel and other metals

Burger King says it will start offering a "French Fry Burger" for a buck, as it looks to fend off McDonald's aggressive push for its Dollar Menu.

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The Missouri Attorney General's office is suing Walgreen Co. for allegedly overcharging customers and using false advertising.

(NEW YORK) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will extend its health care benefits to its U.S. workers' domestic partners, including those of the same sex, starting Jan. 1. The nation's largest private employer, which has been a ta...

AMR's record monthly profit cuts against its justification for merging with US Airways to create the world's largest airline.The parent company of American Airlines reported a $292-million profit for July, a monthly reco...

Facebook executives Sandberg, Ebersman sell some company stock. Sector loses ground as fear over the crisis in Syria weigh on investors' minds.

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Goldman lost tens of millions of dollars after a computer glitch led to a flood of erroneous options trades last week: sources

Considering how unpleasant commercial air travel tends to be these days, it's easy to forget how amazing modern jets really are. In case you forgot that a metal tube hurtling through the air at hundreds of miles an hour,...

Perhaps the greatest potential for popular smartphone or tablet software and services is not in household appliances like TVs and refrigerators, or in wearable devices like wrist watches, but in cars. To state the obviou...

Worried about your retirement savings? If so, well, that's normal. Few people worry early enough, so the fact that you're even thinking about it now is a good sign.

This article is by Jeetendr Sehdev, a celebrity branding expert and author of the upcoming book, "Superstar: The Art & Science of Celebrity Branding." Follow him on Twitter @jeetendrsehdev.

It seems that it's OK to take someone's lens on their world, their culture, and replace it entirely with something utterly and culturally different and in some cases, alien, to them as long as you're not using science.

Some in Washington see the coming confluence of fiscal deadlines as an opportunity to reach the long-awaited Grand Fiscal Bargain. More see it as an opportunity for a headline-generating brawl that will allow them to avo...