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For the sixth year in a row, this European country was rated as having the world's most competitive economy.          

Ebay.com owned by Ebay Inc. (EBAY) has crashed yet again as reports come flooding in. This would mark the company's 12th major outage as technical woes continue to add up for the company.

This tropical African country is rated as the world's least competitive economy.          

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A 2010 study by former UK drug czar David Nutt found alcohol to be the most dangerous drug in the country. The research rated 20 drugs on how much harm each caused to users and to others when misused. This chart fr...

Google just signed its 17th project related to renewable electricity generation: it's putting $145 million into an 82 megawatt (MW) solar project being built by SunEdison.

Senior discounts won't stop this financial meltdown. New York City's richest retirees can't shake off the Great Recession -- they've cut spending to the bone, fearing another stock market crash,...

Debates over the supposed differences between men and women are a staple of pop culture.

Any one of these deadly sins can put a significant dent in your business. Collectively, they will take the wind from your sails. What are you doing to avoid these traits in your own current venture?

Cereal, that bedrock of the American breakfast, has lost some of its snap, crackle and pop.

Among the standout pieces are the ?Royal Star of Paris,? Le Collier Bleu de Reve, created with rare diamonds and gems, a trademark of the London-based jeweler.

The popular television series has spawned an apparel collection described in its advertising campaign as "fearless fashions for ladies who lead."

Hannah Storm hosted a special one-hour episode of "SportsCenter" called "The State of the NFL" and discussed how the league is dealing with domestic abuse in the wake of the Ray Rice case. Storm closed the show with a po...

What's the worst customer service mistake your company has made so far in 2014, the worst self-inflicted sabotage of the customer experience that you've been hoping to provide? I don't ask this to be a buzzkill, but beca...

Chinese companies competing with Apple don't be afraid of Apple's newest launches. They're not breakthroughs compared to what's happening in China's mobile market, Silicon Dragon VCs agree.

The transit authority's gift store has it all-- including shower curtains, iPad covers, and authentic Government Center signs selling for hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

If the CSA truly believes that artificial surfaces are acceptable for World Cups then in the interests of transparency they should announce now that their bid for 2026 will be based on stadiums having artificial surfaces...

NDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to Iowa for the first time since her 2008 presidential campaign, telling Democrats that voters face a choice between "the guardians of gridlock" and those who pu...

Justin Thomas won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Richard Sterne with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

Right now, the eyes of the world are on Scotland, which is voting in the coming week on whether to leave the UK. The referendum in Scotland is binding. If they vote YES, then Scotland will leave after a period of negotia...

Justin Thomas won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Richard Sterne with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff after…

A Nebraska businessman who built the regional grocery chain of B&R Stores died Saturday at the age of 92.