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No two emerging market economies are the same. Each country has varying growth prospects and risk profiles. Each country also has the potential to surprise in various ways. So, when investing in emerging markets, the bes...

The Home Depot is looking to hire 900 applicants in Miami, as part of a nationwide hunt for 80,000 new hires in preparation for spring, its busiest selling season.

When it comes to winning gold medals in Olympic competitions, no country brings home gold more often than the United States and it's not even close. In the 49 Summer and Winter Olympiads prior to Sochi, the United States...

Paula Deen’s television comeback will be financed with a hefty investment of $75 million to $100 million from Phoenix-based private equity firm Najafi Cos. In statement released Wednesday, the firm’s CEO Jaham Najafi...

Credit card payment volume growth was lukewarm in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2013.  Credit card volume — the value of purchases made with credit cards in aggregate — grew by 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to ...

The global Islamic finance industry is worth anywhere from $1 to $1.6 trillion dollars. Demands for sukuk issues alone are forecast to top $100 billion this year. Though Shariah-compliant banking has been spreading to We...

The following guest post is by Mamie Joeveer, an attorney specializing in First Amendment and Media Law and a former captain in the U.S. Marines.

President Barack Obama said in a statement late Wednesday night that he was "pleased" that both chambers of Congress had passed a "clean" debt-ceiling increase. Obama's statement came after a tenuous vote in the Senate, ...

When it comes to compensation, British bank Barclays gets mixed reviews. Its CEO, Antony Jenkins, has given up his bonus because of the bank's weak performance and legal issues. At the same time, the Barclays is laying o...

Is it possible to seamlessly marry work and travel?

Can a business selling high-priced artisan goods succeed -- and help revive U.S. industry too? Bobby Grajewski outlines three best practices.

PLANO, Texas (AP) -- J.C. Penney Chief Financial Officer Ken Hannah is leaving the department store operator.     

Unlike many other mid-cap schemes, M30 will avoid large-sized companies

Reports of the death of the brand have been greatly exaggerated.

Following the release of worse-than-expected retail sales data this morning, stocks are giving back some of the big gains of the past few days. The S&P 500 is 0.4% lower, trading at 1811, while the yield on the 10-year ...

German housing markets continue to show improvement with values up by 3% year on year in 2013 compared to 4.5% in the previous year, according to a new analysis. While price increases are quite high in some metropolitan ...

(Reuters) - Avon Products Inc said on Thursday it may cost as much as $132 million to settle a U.S. bribery investigation into the beauty products company's efforts to develop new markets overseas.

Entrepreneurs are known for our optimism. But, sometimes we're just plain lying to ourselves.

Secret is all the rage this week, and I can see the allure. But, it's a little sad to miss the opportunity for real connection.

Raising the minimum worth will ensure mutual funds attain a reasonable size to work towards financial inclusion, said the markets regulator in a statement

When nonprofits have to spend money to attract donors, they have less to spend on fulfilling their mission. Bloomerang solves that problem.

By Folker Wrage