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Insurgents brought down an army helicopter over the northern city of Tikrit on Sunday as the military sent in tanks to try to dislodge them on second day of a major pushback against a Sunni militant takeover of large str...

Looking back on it now, the years leading up to the Lehman collapse seem like a dream. This was the era when: -- Your friend who had majored in English went to work for an investment bank. -- Your parents thought it woul...

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has blasted plans to raise by more than five times hotel taxes paid by tourists, saying the move would be dangerous for tourism and France's stumbling economy.

The World Cup's host nation is trying to make itself more hospitable to business, boost its economy.           

Because email is one of the predominant methods of professional communication, it's easy to fall behind and find yourself stuck with a cluttered or intimidatingly full inbox. Email can still be a major hassle even for pe...

There's a simple reason why the shock 2.9% plunge in first-quarter growth should largely be ignored: companies are hiring.

Pressure appears to be building within the Republican Party to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank rather than letting it expire Sept. 30, The Hill reported. Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.) and Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) ar...

Companies Clarabridge of Reston appointed Susan Ganeshan chief marketing officer. CPS Professional Services of Fairfax appointed Bob Kremer director of program support operations and Terry Peck director of performance ex...

Competition was the main theme of the Defense Department's second annual report on acquisition performance, released earlier this month. Declining budgets may be pushing defense contractors to look for work outside the g...

Some states are a bargain, but consumers in some states can expect to pay an extra couple of thousand dollars for costs you might not think of when you buy a car – state and local sales tax, registration fee and so-cal...

A victory for traditional American broadcasters in a copyright case does little to protect them from an Internet-powered onslaught.

Americans are leading industrialized nations around the globe when it comes to starting businesses, with nearly 13 percent of the U.S. working-age population--or approximately 25 million Americans--launching or running a...

The Winter Olympics pumped serious life into TV ad spending in the first quarter.           

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(Reuters) - Swiss private banking group Edmond de Rothschild has raised $530 million for its first Africa-focused fund, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Dov Charney has a few photos that he left behind at the offices of American Apparel -- and he wants them back. A lawyer for the retailer's ousted CEO has...

Late last year, the federal government allowed its emergency unemployment compensation benefits program to expire. This decision has left much of the nation's long-term unemployed without access to unemployment insurance...

Many economists have lowered their GDP growth forecasts for 2014.           

Energy stocks lead the market, while retailers suffer the most, writes Phil van Doorn.

Atlantic City revenue has plunged in recent years, due to 'casino saturation' on the East Coast.           

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Bitcoin is now a legal form of payment within the state of California thanks to a new bill signed into law yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown. It may seem a little strange that Bitcoin wasn’t already legal within the st...