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Two of the passengers listed on the manifest for the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared were not actually on board, according to Reuters, and both had had their passports stolen. Luigi Maraldi, a 37-year-old Italia...

It may sound like a plot from "The Twilight Zone," but a psychology graduate student at the University of Ottawa says she can voluntarily enter an out-of-body experience. This was a lucky break for scientists, who were a...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's hearing from business owners across the country who are voluntarily paying their workers more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. In his weekly radio and In...

The Vietnamese government says it has spotted two large oil slicks off the southern coast of the country that are believed to be from the Malaysia Airlines 777 that disappeared from radar yesterday. The slicks are betwee...

AMC released gorgeous ad posters for the final season of “Mad Men.”  The elaborate psychedelic key art for season 7 is from Milton Glaser, the graphic designer behind the ever popular I ♥ NY logo.  If you’re l...

The share price of Nike Inc (NKE) was up 1.5% yesterday following the announcement of quarterly results by Foot Locker (FL). The latter's stock was up 8.8% after beating estimates. The beat bolstered the confidence of Ni...

MarketWatch charts what would happen if the S&P 500 follows past bull-market streaks into a sixth year.

Why is medical identity theft one of the most common forms of identity theft and growing?

That "swoosh" you just heard is the sound of Foot Locker's results blowing past Wall Street's forecasts. Fueled by brisk sales of Nike sneakers, the red-hot retailer reported a sizzling...

The hunt for the founder of bitcoin turned into a cyberspace cat-and-mouse game, as would-be sleuths competed with pranksters in an effort to identify the mysterious inventor.

China went into an unexpected trade deficit of $22.98 billion in February, official figures showed Saturday. The figure compared with a surplus of $14.8 billion in the same month last year, and a median forecast of an $1...

Bank of America is offering you the chance to pay a fee for a service you may not know you already have. The bank on Thursday launched a new kind of account, known as the "SafeBalance" account, which costs $4.95 a month ...

A judge ruled against RBC Capital Markets in a suit challenging the bank's advice in the buyout of ambulance operator Rural/Metro, a decision likely to rattle Wall Street and empower shareholders suing over deals.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison -- with a more lenient visitor policy.     

One of the most anticipated sessions at SXSW Interactive this year features publishing innovator and sovrn Executive Chairman John Battelle in conversation with Google's Sundar Pichai. Here, Battelle talks about the dyna...

Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison -- with a more lenient visitor policy.

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth.

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth.

Where will businesses most readily thrive in 2025? Here are the 16 fastest-rising cities for business competitiveness forecast for 12 years from now. In the States, Miami is the fastest grower, gaining 10 places in the s...

AUSTIN, Texas — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange warned a crowd of attendees at SXSW today about the growing threat of police states in many of the world’s most powerful countries. Assange, who has been living in the...

While it's fashionable to build corporate incubators, there's little evidence that they deliver more than "innovation theater." Big companies just aren't set up for real innovation and agility.     

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took the stage at the South by Southwest interactive show just moments ago to chat about his upcoming new show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which will premiere on Fox this week to...