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McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald has been a symbol of the fast food brand since the 1960s. Yet he's never seen eating or holding McDonald's signature sandwich, the Big Mac, in advertising anymore. Join the conversation ...

Today Google took a step to counter online porn. Google’s AdWords team sent an email to advertisers reminding them that it had previously decided to make changes to its policy pretty much barring porn ads, and that in ...

Pepper is a humanoid robot that can read and respond to human emotions, learning its behavior over time. It will be sold in Japan next year starting February for $1,900.

Sheryl Sandberg has been selling large chunks of her Facebook stock, including cashing out of over $18 million worth on Thursday, according to a form filed with the SEC. Since February, she's sold over $152 million worth...

The U.S. economy has finally regained the jobs lost to the Great Recession. But go easy on the hallelujahs. The comeback is far from complete.

Much of what Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer alleges in his lawsuits against four big banks for their mortgage and foreclosure practices debatable.

(Reuters) - Hedge fund billionaire Carl Icahn became the largest shareholder in Family Dollar Stores Inc after reporting a 9.39 percent stake in the company on Friday, and said he may seek representation on its board.

Southern California fell harder in the recession than the rest of the country and took longer to recover, but now the region's job gains are outpacing the national employment upswing.

Many businesses are already adapting to deal with climate change, ensuring their businesses can grow and profit amid sustainability challenges.

Six and half years later, nearly everything about the job market is different.

Haley Bitterman is working against the clock. The director of operations for the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group hopes to have a management team in place at the former Brennan's restaurant on Royal Street within the next ...

Frustrated with rising prices? Check. Keep getting hit with more fees and charges? Check. You're paying for more channels than you'd ever want to watch? Check. These are just a handful of the most common complaints consu...

Walmart is still run like a family-owned store -- when it comes to board governance, that is. The retail giant on Friday named the son-in-law of Chairman Rob Walton as...

The state government of Virginia ordered Uber and Lyft to stop its current operations until the companies have complied with state laws. Will the app-based, for-hire car companies comply?

Sweetgreen is a fast-growing salad chain with some serious support from tech.  In December, the chain received $22 million in funding from Revolution Growth, an investment fund from AOL cofounder Steve Case and fellow f...

General Motors is recalling vehicles because a warning chime is inoperative and because air bags may not deploy in a crash.

Facing rising gas prices, stagnant fares and competition from ride-sharing services like UberX, taxi drivers are organizing for better conditions.

Wal-Mart hosted its annual shareholder meeting Friday morning, a confab more like a star-studded corporate pep rally than an investor event. Pharrell Williams started the meeting by singing "Happy" at 7 a.m. central time...

A logo can make or break it for a startup. It's the first thing that catches your eye in the App Store, on Twitter, and on a website. When you're just getting off the ground, you need a logo that quickly and creatively p...

Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), who unsuccessfully campaigned for U.S. Senate in 2012, compared the economic situation in the U.S. to Nazi Germany on Saturday.

The 146th Belmont will go off in one hour; a look at where the odds stand.

Teaching coding languages and skills is a critical need in today's technology-infused society, but we're falling behind in the talent wars. Even though programming jobs are some of the best paying in the world, the gap o...