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Investors in Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) saw new options begin trading today, for the August 22nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the WAG options chain for the new August ...

Whether it's handbags or anything else, all markets can become detached from reality, says Merryn Somerset Webb. The post The economics of handbags was first published on MoneyWeek.

The Isa's new incarnation, the Nisa, is a big improvement. Used wisely, it will shield even more of your money from the taxman. Ed Bowsher explains why and what you should put in it. The post A guide to the all-new Nisa ...

The days around July 4th are some of the peak travel dates of the year for domestic flights in the U.S. This weekend, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is going to be busier than usual, screening bags in an ...

It seems logical that if you go to a great school, you work hard, and you stay positive, you'll become successful. But the truth is that life is a whole lot more complicated than that. Taking a well-tread path to success...

When a young Jamie Dimon started his banking career in the early 1980s -- after Sandy Weill wooed him to join American Express to have "more fun"-- he was fond...

Wedding season is upon us, and with it come tales of extravagant, multimillion-dollar celebrity marriages. Wealthy tech executives are no exception to the rule. From top-secret ceremonies on private islands to wild entra...

(Reuters) - Ousted American Apparel Inc Chief Executive Officer Dov Charney has handed over his entire stake and voting rights in the struggling retailer to Standard General LP, enabling the fund to negotiate directly wi...

While most of her peers were scoring goals or shooting hoops, Molly Smith could be found shooting targets with her favorite .38 revolver. Smith just graduated from Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in Sa...

A couple of days ago, my friend Philippe tried to pull off a barefaced lie to me with such stunning conviction that, had I not been in possession of an impeccable memory, I’d have been duped. “Wow,” I dryly observe...

The economic relationship between China and South Korea looks like it couldn't be better as Xi Jinping arrives in Seoul Thursday for his first presidential visit to the Korean Peninsula.

While the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has been a high-scoring tournament, teams that have given up possession and focused on defending and counter-attacking have been the most efficient, to the detriment of attacking soccer...

While China and India have increasingly become hotspots for venture capital, Russia has also seen a lot of activity. Russian investor Yuri Milner’s DST Global closed its fourth fund earlier this week, and now Runa Capi...

Japan says it will lift some sanctions on North Korea in return for Pyongyang's decision to open an investigation into the fate of Japanese citizens it abducted decades ago.

SEOUL – American and Japanese officials may well have looked on in discomfort as Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye held a summit here that is emblematic of the increasingly cozy rela...

Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity fell by Rs100 each to Rs28,400 and Rs28,200 per 10 grams, respectively

Millionaires. Centimillionaires. Billionaires. Every one of them gathered together in the desert at the ?Entrepreneur Of The Year? gala hosted by Ernst & Young and sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation For Entrepreneurshi...

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a summit meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday at Seoul, hoping to strengthen commercial and diplomatic ties. Meanwhile, Japan eases sanction against North Kor...

High school interns made this game -- which is already in the App Store's top 10.

A small team of developers in Kiev are beta-testing their iBeacon restaurant app as war rages to the east.

How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat's 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in San Francisco. There are only a few tickets left! The...

Running a startup or small business today typically entails monumental workloads, so we forgive companies that forget to tweet at their followers every day. But Audrey Melnik won't, because her service makes it stupidly�...