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It happens much more often than we'd like. But why? A couple of scientists have formulated theories about why you feel like you're falling and then suddenly wake up. Here's what they think is going on. Produced By Matt J...

Apple's tablets are getting smaller and its phones are getting bigger.

The stock market sank in early trading Friday after Visa and Amazon posted weaker results than Wall Street expected. If the declines continue, the market would erase almost all of its gains from earlier in the week.

Several hotels in the French capital are conducting a potentially risky experiment, asking guests to decide what they're willing to pay.

Investors are going wild for El Pollo Loco, a chicken restaurant chain that debuted on the public market Friday. The company's shares surged an eye-popping 55% from its IPO price of $15 on the first day of trading. So w...

El Pollo Loco, the fast-food chain known for Mexican-style grilled chicken, found a sizzling reception on Wall Street for its initial public offering.

A new robotics startup is betting their low-cost telepresence robots will be a big hit. This article contains an interview with Justin Van of Inbot. Read Full Story

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Lettie Teague explores the wine region of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California to gauge its worthiness as an oenophile destination worthy of association with Napa Valley.

(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday chopped its 2014 forecast for global economic growth to take into account weakness early in the year in the United States and China, the world's two biggest economi...

In her book, "The MBA Bubble," Mariana Zanetti, an MBA graduate of IE Business School in Spain, argues that getting an MBA is a waste of time and money. The following has been excerpted from the book with her permissio...

Documents, documents and documents andndash; and face time ndash; win a client's confidence.

The off-price chain has built a fantastically loyal following. How have they done it? We got inside the playbook of parent company TJX.

One of the most disappointing figures from Apple’s June quarter earnings was its slowing iPad sales. Apple sold 13.3 million iPads last quarter, which is down 9% year-over-year, and slightly below Wall Street’s forec...

Barclays' legal argument, in its motion to dismiss "dark pool" fraud charges filed by New York's attorney general, may come back to haunt it.

(Reuters) - Less than a week before Argentina could default on its sovereign bonds, the government and holdout creditors have yet to meet face-to-face despite an urgent plea from the U.S. court-appointed mediator on Thur...

At age 36, King has no MBA (in fact no degree at all) and has made his fortune from the ground up. Twice. With full candor, he shares his top strategies for success with other emerging entrepreneurs.

Russia's consumer protection agency has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court seeking to ban some of McDonald's Corp.'s burgers along with its milk shakes and ice cream, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.

Sanofi SA (ADR) (SNY) wishes to divest its portfolio of old drugs whose patents have expired or are due to expire. As per a document circulated by the CGT labor union, the Paris-based pharmaceutical company plans to dive...

This day in 1959 saw the first hovercraft cross the English Channel. By 1968, regular services were taking passengers and cars across in 35 minutes. The post 25 July 1959: First hovercraft crosses the English Channel was...

Two financial rivals disagreed over the capital needs of the banking sector of Cyprus in 2013, but only one analysis was made public.

Fox is only prepared to raise its offer for Time Warner to $90-$95 per share, sources familiar with Fox's thinking told the Wall Street Journal this week. Fox is also not willing to significantly increase the cash percen...