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Residential builders and remodelers make up one of the fastest-growing groups of privately held companies, according to industry data from Sageworks, a financial information company. But is the strong performance peaking...

The gap in pay between chief executives and rank-and-file employees has been growing steadily, and now regulators want companies to tell investors just how wide it is.

Nike Inc. founder Phil Knight pledged $500 million to Oregon Health and Science University in the form of a challenge he hopes will launch a $1 billion cancer research initiative.

More than 68 people are confirmed dead as of late Sunday in an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and an unknown number of hostages are still being held by al-Qaida-linked militants. Here's a look at some facts about Kenya:

I've just taken my Google Glass and set them aside--at least for now.

Mr. John Glover of the IRS General Counsel's office spoke about captive insurance arrangements Friday in San Francisco at a meeting of the American Bar Association's Tax Section, which was hosted by that Section's Insura...

The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the ...

Venezuela takes over a toilet paper plant, with its vice president saying the government won't "allow hoarding or failures in the production and distribution" of essential goods.

TOKYO -- Eiji Toyoda, who spearheaded Toyota Motor Corp.'s expansion in the United States as the automaker's longest-serving president, has died. He was 100.     

The Touch ID fingerprint scanner on Apple's new iPhone 5S appears to have been hacked. BuzzFeed points to a video from a European hacker group (embedded above) that shows a person tricking the sensor into accepting a pho...

The San Diego Chargers got the ball back this afternoon with 15 seconds left on the clock, trailing the Titans 20-17. Phillip Rivers got one pass off to Eddie Rivers, leaving 2 seconds left on the clock. So, the Chargers...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of regular gasoline in the U.S. has dropped 6 cents a gallon during the past two weeks.     

Ray Dalio manages the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. It has a tremendous track record, so when the man talks about markets, people usually listen. Beyond that, Dalio is known for having one of the mo...

A U.S. Virgin Islands official is urging Washington to reconsider a rate used in calculating the Caribbean territory's anticipated revenue from rum taxes.

Doug Millett, a former COO and partner at hedge fund Kynikos Associates, has succumbed to his battle with cancer. He passed away yesterday afternoon.  Kynikos founder and CEO Jim Chanos informed the rest of the fund in ...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -- A U.S. Virgin Islands official is urging Washington to reconsider a rate used in calculating the Caribbean territory's anticipated revenue from rum taxes.     

The Browns shocked everyone this week when they traded running back Trent Richardson to the Colts for a 2014 first round draft pick. But both Richardson and the Browns are having success so far this Sunday. The Browns be...

Dhar Law is a rare breed--a socially conscious law firm that's housing a co-working site for nonfprofits.

After a wait of almost 18 months, the acronym-friendly Jump-start Our Business Start-ups Act (or JOBS Act for short) will go into effect on Monday, September 23. When President Barack Obama originally signed the law in A...

The annual Business Innovation Factory event is so unique it is hard to describe. Much like the hit TV show Seinfeld, it is a conference about nothing and everything at the same time.  Nevertheless, it?s become a pilgri...

Providing customer service -- great customer service -- used to be a bit simpler.  Let me explain.

Bad habits are tough to break as you grow as a leader. As a young leader, I always felt I had to do everything in-house. Every penny mattered, so even if our attempt was half-assed, we were doing it ourselves. Realizing ...