Business News

A few months ago I posted about research which suggested that making well-timed threats is a highly successful negotiation strategy, because it demonstrates poise and control. Indeed, business wisdom dictates that we sho...

We may never know for certain what killed two giant oarfish in Southern California within a week of each other. But one scientist suggests that an unusual ocean current may have brought the deep-water creatures toward sh...

A Colonel serving as the commanding officer of Security Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. was relieved Friday after he allegedly fired his pistol accidentally inside of his office, Hope Hodge Seck of Marine Co...

Forget all the headlines about eye-watering pollution in Beijing and Shanghai -- the Middle Kingdom's latest tourism slogan invites visitors to "Beautiful China."

In what is becoming an annual rite of fall, tablet makers are rushing to release a fresh selection of devices this month in time for the competitive holiday-shopping season.

We look for Campbell Soup's re-shaped growth path to include a focus on strengthening its core businesses, increasing new product contributions, expanding its presence in packaged fresh food, and expanding in the interna...

BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil extended losses below $100 a barrel Tuesday ahead of the U.S. employment report for September.     

People often question my investment savvy when I discuss purchasing Detroit property, investing in Detroit companies, and backing Detroit-bred entrepreneurs. These naysayers always bring up the "uncertainty" factor. How ...

While some spend their teenage years concentrating on classes, first loves and pimples, a few young minds are focused on their bottom lines and growing businesses.

Netflix comes off of earlier highs to trade lower as investors sold to pocket profits while Apple also slides into negative territory after a nine-day winning streak.

Vulture released its now annual list of the most valuable movie stars in Hollywood on Tuesday morning, and Robert Downey, Jr. took the No. 1 spot for a second straight year. The list, which combined numbers for the actor...

Analysts expect higher profit for Coca-Cola Enterprises when the company reports its third quarter results on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 80 cents a share, reflecting a ris...

The Justice Department plans to use its tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase as a blueprint for reaching similar deals with other banks in probes related to bad mortgages and the 2008 financial crisis, a ...

All Isabella "Bella" Weems really wanted was a used car. That desire set in motion a chain of events that led to the Arizona teenager spearheading what is now a multi-million dollar enterprise that she may someday contro...

I've talked a lot about economic contingency plans--what you'll do if a recession hits, for example. Let's now talk about goals for those contingency plans.

Got a question for Seth ? Use the chat feature above to get it answered live.

I recently had a conversation with Mark Pastin, an award-winning ethics thought leader, ethics consultant, and keynote speaker, to find out how his world of ethical problem solving for organizations and governments in...

Small and medium-sized businesses across the United States are increasingly relying on new technology solutions to strengthen their product development, marketing, and customer engagement activities. Technology adoption ...

Anyone who has been around Wall Street long enough cannot help but be concerned about the blowing of a new bubble. The S&P500 (NYSE:SPY) is hitting one new high after another; NASDAQ (NASDAQ:QQQ)  is racing towards the ...

Stress is the very impetus for productivity, the reason we set and meet deadlines, the push we need to think and grow bigger, even when times are tough. But while some stress is vital, too much is toxic. And, left unchec...

As a business professor, I'm often asked about what it means to lead right now. The first thing that comes to mind is that leadership now means dealing with many stakeholders in the business: with NGOs that are becoming ...

Making the transition to mobile is fraught with risks. Just look at the implosion at Zynga. The company's shares are off 60% from its IPO, which hit the market back in December 2011.