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For reference, when thinking about changing U.S. demographics, here's a great survey and tool put together by Pew on the size and geography of the U.S. Hispanic population. First, 1980 ... .. and now the present day: Joi...

The national average price of gasoline is at its lowest level in at least two years. "As the Labor Day weekend approaches, the U.S. national average retail price for regular gasoline has fallen 13 cents per gallon below ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she'll press for progress on financial regulation at next week's summit of global economic powers, which comes ahead of Sept. 22 elections in which she's...

It has just been announced by The White House that Obama will be delivering a Rose Garden statement on the situation in Syria at 1:15 PM ET. This follows a stern statement yesterday from Secretary of State John Kerry abo...

WASHINGTON

Juanita Abernathy watched from her Atlanta home as civil rights and political figures, old and new, led the nation's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington last week. There were speeches, recept...

Men love high-performance cars with sexy styling, according to San Diego-based research firm Strategic Vision - not exactly news, but it helps explain why men love Tesla electric vehicles.

(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is recalling about 370,000 model year 2005 to 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car sedans in the United States and Canada to fix a steering shaft issue, the compa...

Employees walked out of about 1,000 restaurant. Many earn the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum wage. They're demanding $15 an hour instead, contending, as one Los Angeles striker told The Times' Steven Greenhouse, that "peo...

What makes private funds, such as a hedge fund or a private equity fund, "private"?

Amazon famously started life in the "no-taxes ever" column. More recently, the Bezos-driven behemoth emerged from its chrysalis with a pair of sales tax wings. Starting September 1st, Amazon adds two states, Virginia and...

Sure, Cannes is the spring and summer Mediterranean playground for celebs and the fabulously wealthy. Five-deck yachts line the marina's priciest slips, penthouse hotel rooms on the bay can cost up to $18,000 per night, ...

The average car or truck on the road today has been around longer than the Obama presidency, a statistic that has auto dealers and manufacturers drooling over all that pent-up demand.

Some said it would never happen. They were wrong. The U.S. and Swiss reached a deal that punishes Swiss banks and paves the way for even more transparency. See DOJ: United States and Switzerland Issue Joint Statement Reg...

It's been fun blogging for Forbes, but my interests in the U.S. criminal justice system have branched out, and I'm inclined to take my prison coverage beyond discussion of spending and investment. For those reasons, I'm ...

August auto sales look to be the highest for a single month since 2006, further putting the Great Recession in the U.S. auto industry's rearview mirror.

Cloud computing means more than cheaper and more well-run IT resources. It means a new way of doing business.

Disappointed by job opportunities in corporate America--even though you put in the time to earn an MBA, law degree or other key credential...or racked up years of experience that don't seem to count anymore?

CVS has been getting ridiculed lately in the social stratosphere around their ridiculously long receipts. In fact, the Boston Globe did an expose on this topic in their, "Long CVS receipts spark social media sensation." ...

Shortages of injected chemotherapy drugs are getting worse, despite legislation passed a year ago. This legislation increased the power of the Food and Drug Administration over the pharmaceutical supply chain. To relieve...

For the past fifty years, kids have fantasized about a cool watch they could communicate with, but now that the technology is within reach, smartwatch companies seem focused on the parents. Here's why they're ignoring a ...

If you haven't heard of Tessemae's All Natural yet, Greg Vetter is confident that the company's name will be on your lips - literally - within the next year.