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More than 500 years after it sank, the wreckage of Christopher Columbus' famous ship, the Santa Maria, might be sitting on at the bottom of the ocean near Haiti, The Independent reports. Archaeological researchers were a...

In 2010, Amazon bought Quidsi — the e-commerce company responsible for Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com, and other sites — for $450 million.  Quidsi's founders, Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara, made a killing, but the sal...

Claims that McDonald's uses "pink slime" as meat fillers are making the rounds again on social media. "McDonald's hamburgers are only 15% real beef," reads one widely-shared photo attributed to RawForBeauty.com. "The ot...

Not all credit cards are created equal. Different types can help you meet different financial goals at various stages of your life, from the first days of college to the golden years and retirement. Here's a selection of...

The pungent aroma of chiles has set off a dispute in Irwindale, where officials are considering whether to declare the hot sauce factory a public nuisance.

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Saga, the provider of insurance and services for the over-50s, is floating on the stock market. So should you buy in, or steer well clear? Ed Bowsher investigates. The post Should you buy shares in Saga? was first publis...

It might not come as a huge surprise, but the wealthiest ZIP code in the country belongs to a peaceful little town in the Silicon Valley.  The ZIP is 94027, which is the ZIP code for Atherton, California; it has a popul...

The rush to claim choice domain names is beginning anew. Now, if the .com you wanted is not available, you have even more places to hang out a shingle in cyberspace: .xxx, .finance, .london, .foo, and now .xyz. It all ....

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam made a curious move just days after the NFL Draft, declaring that Johnny Manziel is not the team's starting quarterback and that he wants the Heisman Trophy winner to start acting "lik...

(Kitco News) - The rally in U.S. equity markets could leave investors indifferent to gold as the yellow metal remains range bound, said analysts.

The most-successful brands and marketers don't focus on what consumers need; they focus on what consumers want. They need a credit card; they want an American Express Black card. They need a cellphone; they want the yet-...

The technical backdrop for U.S. stocks continues to strengthen. Consider that the S&P 500 Index and the Dow industrials have both reached uncharted territory -- all-time highs -- and the incremental follow-through from c...

A small drone built at the University of North Texas could eventually be the key to improved communications at a major disaster.

Raising capital for an early-stage startup is stressful. These 7 questions can help you navigate the process and vet potential investors before they commit.

Younger voters would face higher retirement ages but all Americans could join federal retirement accounts in a plan proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio in his latest in a series of national policy prescriptions.

Small business owners are keeping a cautious approach to running their companies even as they grow more optimistic.

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it may consider opening a sales office in China to provide more support to local advertisers who use the website to reach customers overseas.

The U.S. treasury secretary pressed China on Tuesday to ease politically sensitive exchange rate controls and lower barriers to foreign investment.

China’s giant e-commerce leader Alibaba Group is coming into focus this month for the first time for many investors outside of the country in connection with its potentially record-breaking U.S. IPO.   One of the mos...

The "prescription" for success seems simplistic, but it's not a simple problem.

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