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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) said it will reduce customers' waiting time at checkout lines by staffing all its cash registers.

Manhattan federal judge Thomas Griesa -- arguably the most hated man in Argentina right now -- is adding to his list of detractors. Griesa's unorthodox order in the debt dispute...

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is down 15% year-to-date, and is trading around $333. Bidness Etc believes the current scenario presents a great opportunity to buy into the e-commerce giant at a discount. The company has a marke...

By building a business around its customers rather than it's products, Wells Fargo enabled them to spend less time wrestling with banking services and more time running their operations.

Why didn't Coke go all the way? That's the big question everybody is asking about the Atlanta-based soft drink giant's news that it would acquire a 17% stake in Monster Beverage in an asset swap, after years of speculati...

After an underwhelming initial foray into making its own video programming, Amazon has poured even more money into the effort.

A barista rebellion is still percolating at Starbucks. Workers said Friday they remain unsatisfied with the coffee chain's work-scheduling policies, even after the company announced changes following negative press atten...

Though the published homeownership rate for young adults is still falling, true homeownership among young adults started rising in 2013. Adjusted for longer-term demographic shifts, young-adult homeownership is now at pr...

(Reuters) - Shake Shack, the fast-food restaurant chain famous for its hamburgers and milkshakes, is preparing to go public, seeking to tap stock market demand for popular casual dining companies, according to people fam...

Forty-five years ago this weekend, Jefferson Airplane lead singer Grace Slick peered out at a half-million rock fans in Bethel, NY, with bloodshot eyes. “Morning, people,” she yelped into the microphone. “You’ve ...

Chinese regulators target Qualcomm in anti-monopoly investigation, fire economist from advising panel after being revealed to have helped the company defend itself. Economist tells a different story, however.

SmartThings is now part of Samsung as the smart home wars begins to take heat. Samsung will now compete directly with Google Nest and Insteon to become the go-to smart home hub provider.

Landing your first "real," post-college job as a 20-something can be exiting and scary.  You finally get the chance to prove yourself, but there's more room than ever to mess up. Lauren Berger, founder and CEO of Intern...

By Jonathan Roisman, NextAdvisor.com Have you ever thought of how an excellent credit score may impact your life? It's no secret that there are a number of benefits to having a high score. Simply put, it can affect many ...

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is dealing with a flood of public sentiment surrounding net neutrality. After its website crashed in July following last-second comments that overwhelmed the system, the age...

The hedge funds benefiting from the turnaround at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer still like the movie business, but an increasing number of them like the idea of cashing out even more. "We are...

Lehman Brothers just breathed a $4.6 billion death rattle. The bank's last-in-line creditors are set to get 17 cents on the dollar for their claims six years after Lehman collapsed....

Prime Healthcare Services Inc., a hospital chain that has come under fire for billing and patient privacy issues, is facing opposition over its potential acquisition of six California hospitals, including two medical cen...

California added more than 27,000 jobs in July, marking another month of continued employment growth outpacing the nation.

The move by the Agriculture Department is part of an effort to regulate puppy mills that began last year with rules requiring licenses for some breeders.

As I discussed last Thursday, the AAII ?bullish percentage jumped from 30.89% to 39.81% last week, while the number of bears dropped sharply from 38.23% to 26.96%.? I pointed out that ?the reversal in sentiment is consis...

Two former employees of a Las Vegas water park have been arrested on suspicion they stole $116,000 from the amusement park.