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In a bold attempt to create a building that contains practically everything humans could need to survive, architects at Studio Cachoua Torres Camilletti designed a multi-multi-purpose skyscraper for Hong Kong. Called "R...

Photography is a powerful medium. It can expose truths and show emotions that words never could. It can turn a mirror to our deepest fears and give us hope for humanity. It can change the world. Since 1942 the Pulitzer ...

An inquiry by the attorney general's office found that minority shoppers were disproportionately followed and, sometimes, detained at Macy's flagship Herald Square store.

Hostess Brands said Wednesday that it will close its Schiller Park bakery, where Twinkies have been produced for 84 years, affecting about 400 employees.

Video-chatting startup Rabbit quietly relaunched yesterday as a browser-based video chat application, after a short-lived run as a Mac desktop app in 2013. The app is aimed at creating a completely new video-chatting exp...

China issues a dozen Japanese companies with the largest antitrust fine in recent history, though it gives two of the offenders a pass.

Citigroup is considering whether to pull out of retail banking in Japan, The Wall Street Journal reports, as the New York lender rethinks its global operations after a string of regulatory problems in the U.S. and abroad...

You would not necessarily guess before you take an HR position that a lot of the job involves educating people.

Many European stocks are undervalued just because they are European. Investors should look at these five European companies that will benefit from having great global brands, says Michael Brush.

New York City is the billionaire-breeding capital of the world, according to a new report from Spear's and WealthInsight. 52 billionaires have been born in the Big Apple, totaling 3.09% of all billionaires on the planet....

U.S. stocks are drifting in midday trading as traders wait for the latest news from the Federal Reserve.

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Are you a natural negotiator or a superb public speaker? Can you get along with almost anyone, anywhere? Do you typically succeed in leadership roles? If you said "yes" to any of the above, you may be able to cash in on ...

Sony has been rumored to be creating a phone made specifically for taking selfies, and this might be our first look. The photos, which were first leaked on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo, show a device that's desig...

Guest Post: The consumer privacy status quo is unsustainable. It's time to move from the "wild west" of data, where anything goes, to an arrangement that's more like the real world, where strong relationships are built o...

1 Be Approachable and Likable.  People want to work with those whom they like.  Therefore, the last thing you want to do is come across as rigid or overly demanding.  Go with the flow.

Earlier this month it was McDonald’s that was hurt by a wave a bad publicity in China in connection with the reported sale of out-of-date meat from U.S. supplier OSI.   Only a few weeks later,  another venerated U.S...

Multigold, a business controlled by jailed Chinese billionaire Wong Kwong Yu, will formally launch a retail chain that focuses on gold products next month, the China Business News newspaper reported yesterday.

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said on Tuesday her government will move to service its defaulted debt in the nation or allow bondholders to swap their bonds for new bonds governed...

I hope you're not reading this. That's because, this being mid-August, I hope as many people as possible are on vacation somewhere -- maybe someplace exotic, or maybe just a relaxing staycation at home. And if you are on...

New investor Chien Lee has hotel and junket experience that can help the Ho Tram Strip thrive.

The apparent death of photojournalist James Wright Foley underscores the risks that can accompany the craft.