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Olympic bobsledder Lolo Jones is trying on the suit that the U.S. team will wear in Sochi on Wednesday, and it is skin tight. The suit was designed by Under Armour — which made similar aerodynamic suits for the speedsk...

As activist hedge funds step up their hunt for new targets, companies are bolstering their defenses.

A few inches of snow in Atlanta have led to gridlock, hundreds of accidents, and a baby born on the side of a highway in the past 24 hours.  The City knew the storm was coming, and has a new fleet of snowplows and vehic...

CrossFit gets mixed reviews from outsiders, but entrepreneurs secretly love it -- and that makes perfect sense.

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. LIZ ANN SONDERS: We Could See A 10% Correction, But The Bull Market Isn't Over (Investment News) S...

In the State of the Union address tonight, President Obama is going to call for a national minimum wage of $10.10. Then in their response the Republicans will say that'd be a huge disaster that would make the Washington ...

A new launchpad for startups doing something other than mobile, social media or ecommerce opens in San Francisco, thanks to Liam Casey of PCH International, straight from Shenzhen, China.

(Reuters) - Fannie Mae , the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it plans to sell $500 million of benchmark bills on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama vows aggressive action on helping the U.S. economy, saying he'll bypass Congress on key issues including creating a new retirement-savings program and raising the minimum wage for workers on new fe...

There are two reports out now, one from Reuters and one from China Daily, that Lenovo is going to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2 billion to $3 billion. If the reports are true, this would be a huge writedown fo...

A memorable performance or a big win at the Grammy Awards can lead to a large sales boost for artists. Early data show that Daft Punk, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar were among the biggest financial winners from music's...

Where do you draw the line between digital memorial and digital immortality? Eterni.me, a startup launching out of MIT's Entrepreneurship Development Program, claims it will bridge the divide with AI and the most persona...

This year was always going to be about the central banks and their interest rate decisions. So far, no asset class can be disappointed, because tagging along with central bank decisions is volatility, a word that could n...

Currently, the company gets around 85% of its revenues from the US government, including around 61% from the Department of Defense (DoD). We figure in coming years, this high share of international orders in its backlog ...

Customers of three large retailers are at risk for credit card fraud.     

Where does value-added segmentation end and harmful discrimination begin?

Gold futures look to end to a two-day losing stretch as focus turns to what the Federal Reserve will say about the U.S. economy.

The Bitcoin community faces a major publicity crisis this week with the arrest of BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem on charges of money laundering for users of the digital black market known as Silk Road. Shrem, though only ...

The name identifies Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa and Indonesia as economies too dependent on skittish foreign investment to finance their growth ambitions.     

Nestled on Ko Chang island, this three-building villa offers a sweeping view of the Gulf of Thailand.

Divorce rates are climbing, and according to a new study, it could be because couples can finally afford to pull the plug on their marriage thanks to the rebounding economy. University of Maryland sociologist Philip N. C...

President Barack Obama and his handlers spent months signaling that the president intends to use his "pen" and his "phone" to implement a "Year of Action," and that if Congress doesn't like it, it can pucker up for his d...