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Societe Generale is out with its latest quarterly chart of "swan" risks. "Black swans" characterize unforeseen and unlikely events that have the potential to rock the economy and financial markets. While the sharp slowdo...

Why bother paying rent when you can shower, eat, work-out, do laundry and sleep at your office? Google perks are so good, some employees say they've spent weeks living on campus to avoid paying rent, according to a Quora...

Apple announced two large new iPhones today, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Which one should you buy? Here are the differences that could determine your decision. The iPhone 6 is $100 cheaper than the iPhone 6 Plus ...

The Silicon Valley veteran outlines the "Inventure Cycle," or how to turn an idea into actual business.

Daniel K. Tarullo, the Fed governor who oversees regulatory policies, signaled the central bank's plan to propose special capital requirements for the largest banks that will be even higher than those demanded under inte...

The widow of the biggest beneficiary of the Madoff Ponzi scheme is now running The JPB Foundation, one of the nation's largest grant-making institutions with more than $2 billion in assets.

Want to feel happy? Most gurus will tell you that the secret to happiness is cultivating a sense of gratitude. But gratitude alone is not enough for an entrepreneur to make it to the top.

Great businesses, in the final analysis, are built by passion. Strategies can come and go, but the mission of the enterprise is fundamental to directing action.

As Congress returned to work this week, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew sent an urgent reminder to lawmakers: It is "imperative" they act now to reduce the number of corporations relocating overseas to avoid paying U.S. ...

On September 5, a NATO-chartered plane carrying over 100 U.S. personnel was forced to land in Bandar Abbas, an Iranian city on the northern shore of the Straight of Hormuz. For several hours, scores of Americans connecte...

Nestlé India recently released a rap video featuring none other than animated super babies extolling the virtues of breastfeeding. This charming video has already captured almost 2 million views on YouTube and each of t...

Twenty-somethings have a tendency to think that they need their lives figured out by 30, which can cause panic if their 30th birthday rolls around and their greatest aspirations seem far out of reach. But there are plent...

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma seeks to allay concerns about the company's structure and expansion strategy amid a push to convince investors to buy shares in its potentially $24 billion initial public offering, The Wall ...

If you are buying a new iPhone, don't use it in bed -- and not just because nighttime smartphone use messes up your sleep cycle. The blue light from personal electronic devices has also been linked to serious physical an...

On September 8, 2014, Exelis, Inc. (XLS, $18.13, Market Capitalization: $3.4 billion) announced that its board of directors approved the spin-off of Vectrus, Inc (VEC) and declared the details and timeline of the transac...

Shares fell on fears that heavy penalties or cancellations could sharply raise the cost of production and affect profits

Regardless of whether a new iPhone will be a game-changer for Apple, the device has the potential to juice the second-largest economy on Earth, or so say economists at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.

The push for net neutrality has a new high-profile backer in Congress: Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi. The San Francisco rep is officially urging the Federal Communications Commission to take the controversial s...

More people are living solo, by choice or otherwise. Here's how a slew of smart companies are creating new products specifically for that demographic.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: WGL) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.76), with ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "I hate it when the CFO resigns," Jim Cramer explained on CNBC's "Cramer's Stop Trading" segment. And that's exactly what happened with Avon Products' CFO Kimberly Ross, who will become the CFO at...

Jaguar claims narrow, 11 cu. ft. cargo space can hold 2 adult golf bags. We test the claim.