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It's a tough world out there for people hoping to retire. An employer-sponsored plan such as a 401(k) is a huge help, but bad plans can make it harder for people to retire than it should be. Some of the bells and whistle...

Shawn Achor is chief of Good Think Inc., a positive psychology consulting firm.     

TV network CBS and cable provider Time Warner Cable have ended their payment dispute and expect programming to resume in millions of homes Monday night.

The agreement restores CBS and its related channels, like Showtime to millions of cable subscribers largely in three major cities, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.     

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her husband, Zack Brogue, have bought a $30 million Tudor-style mansion in San Francisco, according to rumors in the city's real estate circles. If the rumors are true, her new neighbors will ...

California is the home of venture capitalists, who bet their own money.  New York is the home of bankers, who bet other people's money.

(NEW YORK) -- TV network CBS and cable provider Time Warner Cable have ended their payment dispute and expect programming to resume in millions of homes Monday night. The agreement ends a monthlong blackout of CBS and CB...

The Obama administration, which has a week of political fighting ahead, faces a tough battle to build support for military strikes against the Syrian regime.

A veteran police officer has been hired to lead anti-fraud efforts at the $28 billion state insurance fund for injured workers.

Yang Yuanqing will share $3.25M from his bonus with some 10,000 staffers.

Editor's Note: Andy Bryant is the Executive Director of the Segal Family Foundation.

France released an intelligence report on Monday alleging chemical weapons use by Syria's regime that dovetailed with similar U.S. claims, as President Bashar Assad warned that any military strike against his country wou...

Most people probably wouldn't even realize if Sinclair Broadcasting was in their living room. It's no Facebook, after all. Or Netflix, for that matter. In a world of fast-rising new-media companies, it has old-fashioned ...

  At a recent demo day of an incubator / accelerator, the show of entrepreneurial prowess could not be better. Founder after founder walked up on stage, in 2.5 minutes and 5 slides, described how their startup will chan...

What's good for Facebook groups is good for Facebook, too. And you might find yourself walking out of the "house" a bit less frequently, but when you do you might have more important to say. Or something more important t...

According to the late comedian George Carlin, "Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit." I have shared this statement with thousands of employees in many different co...

Streaming live on Forbes, Birds Barbershop Co-founder Jayson Rapaport will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Tuesday, September 3rd. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council's #StartupLab initiati...

AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFFREY WALKER AND JENNIFER MCCREA Jeffrey Walker is the co-author and co-founder of the Generosity Network. For twenty five years Jeff was CEO and Co-Founder of CCMP Capital, the $12 billion successor...

This coastal Spanish region boasts a long history of female winemakers. Part of a series on women and winemaking

Getting through college and landing a successful career in a fulfilling and good-paying job is a dream for every young individual. For some the dream comes true, as they quickly find such a job. For others, a successful ...

In my last post I wrote about some of the tech CEOs I most admire. While the CEOs of Lending Club, Crowdtilt, Uber and Fab are uniquely different individuals who have realized success in very different ways, they each sh...

I recently spoke with Jeffrey Gitomer, who is the world's top sales trainer and a bestselling author. His books, which include the classics The Little Red Book of Selling and The Sales Bible, have sold more than 4 millio...