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On 1/13/14, FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.'s 8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: FCH.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.50, payable on 1/31/14. As a percentage of FCH.PRC's rec...

In honor of our fifth consecutive year of compiling this video list, the bright minds behind TalentSmart have narrowed down 2013's five most memorable displays of emotional intelligence (EQ). Some are shining examples of...

Over the past few days I've been getting emails, instant messages, and texts from Wall Streeters mocking the Forbes 30 Under 3o in finance list. The messages look something like this (some of these have been edited for c...

LG's curved smartphone, the G Flex, is here on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 6-inch G Flex is LG's first-ever curved screen phone. It runs on Android and has a special plastic backing that ca...

Though Intel expects its 2013 revenue to be flat, it believes that industry conditions will improve in 2014, as consumers accept innovative form factors in ultrabooks, convertibles and detachables and the company expands...

We are selling ourselves short if we do not define ourselves as entrepreneurs. It's a mindset, not a business model.

Last night, while Meryl Streep took the stage at the National Board of Review Awards to honor Emma Thompson for her role in "Saving Mr. Banks," the actress blasted Walt Disney calling him a sexist, anti-semite. During h...

BEAUTY is big business in China. The country's cosmetics market is worth $26 billion a year, making it the third-biggest in the world. Euromonitor, a research firm, believes it will grow 8% each year from now to 2017.It ...

Sure, you know Starbucks, Wetzel's Pretzels, and White Castle. But here are ten appealing new restaurant ideas these and other established brands are rolling out.

Eighteen-year-old photojournalist Molhem Barakat was killed in a battle for control of Aleppo's al-Kindi Hospital on December 20th, 2013. The Syrian teenager had been photographing the war with equipment provided by Reu...

While most of the country endured the polar vortex this week, the annual tech vortex known 2014 Consumer Electronics Show took over Las Vegas.

This article is by Julie Parrish, senior VP and CMO, NetApp.

Can your genes make a difference to your career? The question is as old as the nature-versus-nurture debate. While there are distinct genetic combinations that can give you an advantage, we know there's no escaping Malco...

Japan's health ministry filed a criminal complaint on Thursday against Novartis AG.

The following post was published on the Knowledge@Wharton website on January 2, 2014.

Miley Cyrus is the new face of Marc Jacobs. Mozart died poor. Here's the takeaway for your own career.

In the battle over whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits, one of the Republican talking points is: Sure, we'll consider an extension, but it must be paid for. That's a fine idea. Here's another: In exactly th...

I recently completed teaching the second session of my Foundations of Business Strategy massively open online course (MOOC) through the Coursera platform and I continue to be amazed by the reach and impact of MOOCs. In t...

I am in the Yale University Art Gallery, a masterful museum that speaks to us through paintings representative of nearly every era.

We all have hobbies. Some people play golf. Some climb rocks. Some raise ferrets.

The goal of any business is to grow--expand your customer list, add new locations and staff, and ultimately, increase your income. While growth is great for your business, it could cause friction in your day-to-day opera...

By Dorie Clark