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The carrier has added 4G LTE-capable small cell sites to all 11 of Metra¿s commuter routes.

On Tuesday, some of the people involved in newly reinvigorated anti-government protests in Kiev this weekend received a strange text message, according to Andrew Kramer of the New York Times: “Dear subscriber, you are ...

The virtual currency's novelty--and sudden popularity--has left tax authorities scrambling to catch up.

We are entering the late stages of smartphone adoption across the globe.  Going forward, future shipments growth will come from emerging markets like China, India, and their surrounding regions.  There are still a mult...

Storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead makes a living following the worst storms in America, from snarling tornadoes chewing up the Kansas farmland to supercell thunderstorms massing over the Dakotas. A Nebraska-na...

With 2013 earnings proving to be another disappointment Tuesday, CEO Ginni Rometty is taking responsibility and forgoing a bonus.

While the search for a new CEO to lead the company is still underway, the focus in this earnings announcement will be on declining global PC sales and Microsoft's strategy to bolster its revenues through the sale of smar...

A visible increase in the size of actively-managed as well as high-risk investment options, which hold higher revenue potential, among other factors have led us to raise our price estimate for BlackRock's stock from $296...

To deal with the uncertain macro-environment, Motorola has been looking to improve margins by reducing costs and driving efficiency through operations. As a result, the company expects to improve 2013 operating margins b...

Natural gas prices for New York City and the mid-Atlantic states have soared to record highs on Tuesday, as a snowstorm brought freezing temperatures to the Northeast U.S.

The digital currency bitcoin is no more. At least, not in Finland, where it is now officially a digital commodity -- not a currency. "Considering the definition of an official currency as set out in law, it's not that. I...

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BlackBerry is having a big day. Its stock is up about 8% on news that the U.S. Department of Defense approved the use of 80,000 BlackBerry devices. Since BlackBerry phones have failed to resonate with normal consumers,...

Pittsfield-based Berkshire Bank, which bills itself as "America's most exciting bank," could be bringing some banking excitement to central New York state. That's because the bank's parent company, Berkshire Hills Bancor...

Payroll Taxes Are Up in 2014, and That Means Your Paycheck Just Got Smaller.

A winter storm of controversy churned through the normally placid uplands of professional philanthropy this week, pitting academic vs. academic and creating a running battle over just how much Americans gave away to char...

Serial entrepreneur Constantin Bisanz wants to bring the "health coach" perks that Hollywood stars have to a wider market. Step one: Powdered green juice.

When it comes to 401(k) plans, determining whether they can work in building your nest egg comes down to a handful of questions.

NSE is the second exchange to launch interest rate futures (IRFs) following MCX-SX's launch of this revamped hedging tool on Monday

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. day in the US. This article was inspired, in part, by his efforts in giving the world so much hope and optimism. He gave his supporters exactly the kind of leadership they needed to m...

Editor's Note: Jenny Bowen, founder and CEO of Half the Sky, is the author of Wish You Happy Forever, which chronicles her personal and professional journey to transform Chinese orphanages--and the lives of the neglecte...