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Even the Amazing Spider-Man can be a victim of bullying. In an interview with The Guardian, Andrew Garfield — the actor who plays Spider-Man in the upcoming "Amazing Spider-Man 2" — explains he was bullied as a chi...

Stocks did a U-turn on Tuesday after disappointing reads on builder sentiment and manufacturing in the New York region offset upbeat earnings from Dow components Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson.

The FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list began in 1950 after a news reporter asked the bureau for the names of the "toughest guys" it wanted to capture. The resulting story generated so much publicity, J. Edgar Hoover, th...

There's a lot you can do with a 3D printer. Now add "building a house in a day" to the list. Make that 10 houses. The WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co. has printed 10 homes in 24 hours out of recycled materials. ...

A massive private island in the Bahamas — which comes with its own airport code and 2,700-foot landing strip — will be auctioned off next month in New York City. Innocence Island, part of the exclusive Exuma chain in...

Sponsored Post: The U.S.-born Leonard has a unique perspective on Singapore's burgeoning tech startup sector -- and how Singapore can play a role in the global economy.

Silicon Valley is awash with extravagant workplaces but Facebook's is low key and village-like. The main part of campus was built to resemble downtown Palo Alto. With 1 million-square-feet of space, the campus is spaciou...

More than 50 Russian soldiers parachuted onto drifting Arctic ice near the North Pole last week in a first-ever training exercise, Russia Beyond The Headlines reports. The Russian paratroopers parachuted along with airdr...

One of the biggest problems brick-and-mortar retailers face these days is that many consumers prefer the convenience of shopping online.  Now, the French shopping mall owner Klépierre is prototyping an impressive new ...

By Debra Donston-Miller If there is any task more difficult than letting an employee go, it just might be giving an employee a promotion. Why? Because when you promote someone, there are sure to be plenty of other people...

By no means reduce the amount you save while depending on the returns from 2013 and other bull years repeating or continuing upward.

The famous author plots out three most compelling story arcs.

Japan's struggles make clear that global financial markets are overly focused on what central banks are doing and not enough on what really ails the world economy.

Lower-than-expected health insurance premiums will save the federal government $104 billion in subsidies over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office says.WASHINGTON — Lower-than-expected health insurance prem...

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is renovating its high-wattage building in Times Square as it leverages its growing New York City presence to attract more corporate clients and recruit more high-tech talent.

Alibaba, the enormous Chinese e-commerce company, is about to file for an IPO in the U.S.  But one of the most crucial time periods in the company's history came in the early 2000s, when the still-new Alibaba battled o...

They’re not here yet, but in less than two years, U.S. buyers will have a choice of at least three plug-in hybrid SUV models to choose from. Now, we’ve driven a prototype version of one of them: the BMW X5 ...

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Bank of America, Google, International Business Machines, and American Express.

Britain's family-owned businesses are growing very rapidly

The Galaxy S5, Samsung's new flagship smartphone, costs about $256 to build according to a teardown analysis by market research firm IHS.

(Reuters) - Mark Karpeles, the founder of Mt. Gox, said he would not come to the United States to answer questions about the Japanese bitcoin exchange's U.S. bankruptcy case, Mt. Gox lawyers told a federal judge on Monda...

Retail sales in March grew at the fastest pace in a year and a half, exceeding expectations and bolstering hopes that the economy would continue to gain momentum.Americans rushed out to shop as frigid weather lifted in M...