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Australia's new government prepared to take control of the nation Sunday, with Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott vowing to immediately scrap a hated tax on carbon polluters and implement a controversial plan to stop asylu...

“THE INTERNSHIP”, a film about two middle-aged no-hopers who land work experience at Google, is a dire offering even by the standards of Hollywood summer comedies. But it does get one thing right: that it is rather a...

Media and entertainment company Time Warner Inc. plans to move its retired workers off its health plan and provide money to them to purchase coverage on private exchanges at the…

Media and entertainment company Time Warner Inc. plans to move its retired workers off its health plan and provide money to them to purchase coverage on private exchanges at the beginning of next year.

German news weekly Der Spiegel reports that the U.S. National Security Agency can access users' data on all major smartphones.

Developers have announced detailed plans for a 1,700-acre master-planned community at the site of the old Geneva Steel Mill in Utah County that is projected to have 26,000 residents.

A Lake Tahoe resort once owned by Frank Sinatra and frequented by his Rat Pack buddies is about to undergo a major makeover.

A $134 property tax bill was all it took for an elderly Vietnam veteran to lose his home to foreclosure in Northeast Washington, D.C. two years ago. An investigation conducted by Michael Sallah, Debbie Cenziper, and Stev...

A Lake Tahoe resort once owned by Frank Sinatra and frequented by his Rat Pack buddies is about to undergo a major makeover.

We don't know what's worse: An IRS-sponsored parody of "The Apprentice" (complete with fake Donald Trump), or the production value of said parody given that it cost the government agency $10,000 to make. The four-minute ...

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Inc. is reportedly in talks to be bought by Los Angeles-based asset manager Ares Management LLP and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for more than $6 billion.

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills today, but it wasn't the methodical blowout that everyone expected. New England needed a last-second field goal to win 23-21. The high-flying offense that we're used to loo...

For rich people seeking new places to put their money, maybe one more fun than mutual funds and less risky than tech startups, one asset class is beating out all the rest: Classic cars. Real estate firm Knight Frank put ...

Sometimes I think the IRS gets it flat out wrong when it denies exempt status.  I'm going to call the group that got denied in PLR 201335025, the Ale-Free Dungeon (AFD).  It looked to me like the source of the problem ...

As as an entrepreneur I almost never vacation. On the rare occasions I do step away from the office for more than a weekend I'd love to say I leave the Apple products at home and lose myself in the wilderness but I'd be...

Families can use Dynasty Trusts -- if properly drafted -- to provide asset protection for successive generations.

What if Microsoft selects Elop as the successor to Ballmer? He may be the best-suited person for the job and a renewed interest in investing in Microsoft.

The Impact Engine, a social enterprise accelerator in Chicago, is launching its second session--with some changes.

I recently wrote about Yahoo! and specifically its CEO's efforts to revitalize the laggard Internet brand, a brand that started life alongside Altavista, another once-dominant Web brand whose fate Yahoo! hopes not to ...

Drive, dedication, professionalism, special teams and the ability to roll with the occasional oddball request.

So far 2013 has been a big year for readers and technology. We’ve seen startups like Memphis’ ScrewPulp offering a new kind of self publishing platform. We saw Amazon’s Jeff Bezos add the digital download to tradit...

When the Chicago Bulls ruled the court in the 1990's they had two big weapons: Michael Jordan, and an extremely solid team behind him, because basketball is a team sport.  Two weeks ago VMware hit the court with their n...