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The interview process shouldn't be a one-way street.

Kenyan businessman Naushad Merali has retired as chairman of Bharti Airtel's Kenyan operations.

(Reuters) - Four major Silicon Valley companies have formally agreed to pay $324.5 million to settle claims brought by employees accusing them of colluding not to poach each other's talent.

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the three most powerful people in state government, had a rather novel excuse when the New York Times dug up evidence of him fighting attempts to build low income housing ...

For the last 7 years, photographer Richard Renaldi has gone to various parts of America to take portraits of strangers that make them look like friends, family members, or even lovers. The point of the project, Renaldi s...

The 2014 edition of the Berlin Air Show took place this week at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, with festivities both in the air and on the ground. First held in 1909, the air show proclaims itself to be the longest-running s...

Financial Times economics editor Chris Giles says French economist Thomas Piketty's best-selling "Capitalism in the 21st Century," about rising inequality in the West, contains serious errors that undermine his conclusio...

Not too long ago, credit card companies could jack up your interest rate or change your payment due date without warning, a tactic that, not surprisingly, led to late payments. And if you paid late or exceeded your credi...

The World Trade Organization upheld the European Union's ban on the import of seal pelts, oil and meat on moral grounds.

WASHINGTON -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns the two dominant lenders in the mobile home business -- 21st Mortgage Corp., and Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Co. Buffett's companies on Thursday man...

Guest Post: Whether you run your own company or work for a great one, it's important to always challenge the status quo and pursue constant improvement. Never let "that's just how we've always done it" be a phrase that's...

Time signed a lease with Brookfield Office Properties Inc. to take 700,000 square feet of space at 225 Liberty St., which is part of the complex formerly known as the World Financial Center.

Many people in the technology licensing field paid close attention to the experiment conducted by Penn State University when they licensed 59 portfolios of patents through an online auction during a two week period in ea...

U.S. stocks are attempting to break above their key resistance levels after last week's failed breakout.

More bad news hit the struggling e-commerce startup Fab last night: The company sent an email telling many of its employees not to show up to work today, likely ahead of the extreme New York City layoffs rumored last wee...

(Reuters) - Coca Cola is expected to launch a new product - "glacéau smartwater" - in Britain, aimed at the country's 1.4 billion pound ($2.4 billion) bottled water market, a decade after its Dasani brand failed in the ...

India's overnight interbank borrowing rate has slid to 7.1% from 9% at the end of last month

Entrepreneurs and wealthy families are beating private-equity firms in Europe at their own game--leveraged buyouts.

The Michigan State House on Thursday agreed to contribute nearly $200 million in state money for a deal to spare Detroit's retirees from larger pension cuts.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum aims to woo foreign investment, but the event is under a cloud this year as Russia stands on the verge of recession.

Ahead of the Tape: Builders responded to the housing bust by building far fewer homes. But it appears they weren't conservative enough.

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, showing a 0.3% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO) and Cameron International (NYSE: CAM) are two of the day's laggards, show...