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One of the main draws to New York Comic Con is the costumes those inventive cosplayers put together. Many went all out to show off their best homemade creations last weekend in New York City at the Javits Convention Cent...

Click for sound. [Warning: This video contains strong language.]     Costumes – some more elaborate than others – were everywhere you look at New York Comic Con (NYCC). Thousands of people descended on the Javits C...

A 1.8-million-year-old skull unearthed in Dmansis, Georgia, represents the most complete early Homo skull ever found, a team of scientists reported Thursday in the journal Science.  The skull, referred to as "Skull 5," ...

This summer the world was horrified after reports that "at least" one million cockroaches had escaped from a farm in Jiangsu, China. While the mental image of one million cockroaches was disturbing enough, the bigger que...

WASHINGTON

Robert Barchi, president of Rutgers University in New Jeresey, was awarded a $90,000 bonus this month, but he doesn't plan to keep a dime of it. Barchi currently holds a $650,000 annual base salary, the Star-Ledger repor...

Many former athletes struggle with weight gain after their playing careers end.This is especially true among football players. However, some ex-players are able to buck the trend and actually lose a ton of weight. In eac...

Yesterday, eBay had some scary things to say about the outlook for consumer spending in its conference call on Q3 earnings results. "The reality is the thing that's caused the most angst is what we believe is a dramatica...

VEVEY, Switzerland

Colin Powell once said that "capital is a coward," and the data shows that foreign private investment generally waits a decade before re-entering post-conflict countries. Yet the world can't wait that long.  This blog p...

Given the fiscal chasm between the House and Senate budgets, a big deal in three months is far beyond reach. But policymakers might actually get to yes on a mini-deal. Here's how.

We asked the leaders of the 2013 FORBES Best Small Companies list what mechanisms they have in place to keep employees focused and engaged. What works and what doesn't? Read their solutions... in their own words.

In short, companies can assess the investment in leadership development most readily through measurable improvements afterwards in the way leaders lead. That improvement should be apparent to subordinates, peers and boss...

The idea of stand-up meetings isn't new; a colleague was advocating them over 15 years ago. Yet I've seen some recent articles about using stand-up meetings as an easy solution to make your meetings more productive.

Colin Powell once said that "capital is a coward," and the data shows that foreign private investment generally waits a decade before re-entering post-conflict countries. Yet the world can't wait that long.  This blog p...

At its core, data-driven marketing centers on one thing and one thing only: propelling value by engaging customers more effectively. That may sound straightforward at first, but I can assure you, the task is anything but...

CMOs had a chance to get up close and personal with the visionaries at some of the tech world's most exciting companies at the latest Forbes CMO Network Excursion to Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers' Menlo Park, Calf., off...

For some time, celebrities have been leveraging their online influence to promote brands: a tweet about this car or that brand of jewelry can win them a lucrative payday. But it's been harder for "citizen influencers" - ...

JPMorgan's new policies are more about generating fees than they are about capital control.

Silk Road competitor Black Market Reloaded was shut down after a hacker revealed the site's code online.

Wherever you may stand on the climate change debate (cue the angry comments!), it's undeniable that Mother Nature has grown a bit unpredictable in exacting her revenge for hairspray and Styrofoam. Superstorms in New Jers...

If you would make an exception for the exceptional, consider treating the item as a reward to be earned rather than a policy to guard against.