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In honor of America's 238th birthday, we collected the finest aphorisms to come from the Oval Office. They include life lessons from George Washington, leadership advice from Thomas Jefferson, and reflections on success...

The first officially recognized version of the American flag, from 1776,  had 13 stars — in a circle.  Although even before the U.S. became an autonomous nation, Americans had a banner to display their patriotism. Si...

Soccer fans don't just buy jerseys and shoes when the World Cup comes around. They buy balls. This chart from Bloomberg LP Chief Economist Michael McDonough tracks China export volume for footballs (soccer balls), basket...

With the World Cup kicking off on Thursday, we will once again be reintroduced to Brazil's uncommon tradition in which many of the players are known simply by their first name, a variation of their first name, or a nickn...

T-Mobile President and CEO John Legere says that the FTC's allegations are "unfounded and without merit," and that the commission should be focusing on holding accountable the bogus third party providers.

This post on crowdfunding success tips answers the following questions for people or businesses thinking about using crowdfunding to raise funding:

The stock market has rallied this year on hope that economic growth would finally accelerate beyond its sluggish pace.

Five years after the recession, the job market is finally hitting stride as small businesses add workers and local governments restore battered payrolls.

BMW has been the premium car investor’s favorite for some time, but Mercedes-Benz’s popular new products and its improved efficiency at making them has put the three-pointed star back in the race.

The Legislature went home for a month Thursday, but not before handing aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corp. a controversial $420-million tax break.

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Ms. Loomis, 85, is retiring from Fortune magazine to a world of bridge playing and -- you guessed it -- continuing to edit her old friend's writing.

CEO Greg Wasson of the giant Walgreen drugstore chain may be thinking of other things than patriotism this 4th of July. He confirmed last month that, to save on taxes, he and his Board of Directors may be renouncing the ...

Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) has announced an ambitious goal to hire more veterans for its growing workforce. To move forward with the effort, the Palo Alto-based carmaker is partnering up with several veterans groups, as i...

Free things are great, and they’re even better when they save you, your startup, and your investors a boatload of money and drama. And lucky for you, startup accelerator program 500 Startups is releasing one of those m...

Guest Post: Great Firewall filtering means non-Chinese sites are even slower than mainland-based sites. On top of that, 38 percent of China's Internet users only access the Internet on a mobile device.

Because wasn't founding the United States of America the ultimate startup endeavor?

Despite being the go-to search engine for all kinds of sexual content, Google has decided to disallow sexually explicit material from ads created by the porn industry.

Americans Thinking of Leaving the U.S. For a Tax Haven Should Eye Puerto Rico, Which Doesn't Involve Expatriating But Has Many Tax Benefits.

Guest Post: New domains are beginning to roll out to the general public. And Google, which applied for ownership of 101 of these new domains such as .car, .eat, and .google, is getting into the domain registration busine...

Runa Capital, a Moscow-based global tech-focused venture capital firm, announced yesterday the first closing of its new fund, Runa Capital II. With a target size of $200 million, the firm will continue investing in tech-...

The man known for the chainsaw bayonet teams up with Guerrilla Games cofounder.