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Advantage, Democrats -- unless the 248,000 new jobs in September suddenly force Republicans to go on the offensive. I will explain in a second what the Republicans' next move could...

The tougher stance by the Obama administration on international corporate mergers aimed mainly at side-stepping US taxes chalked up its first victim on Friday. Salix Pharmaceuticals said it is scrapping...

Sears Canada found itself in a situation similar to a foreclosed home in Ft Myers, Florida. Even at an auction, no one bid on it. The company was facing a dire situation on the eve of the 2014 holiday season, when out of...

Downtown Los Angeles, once disdained by Wall Street as a weak collection of office buildings with no pizazz, is drawing newfound fascination from New York firms, many of which are sinking money into the Southland's resur...

The U.S. unemployment rate slipped below 6% for the first time since the recession as hiring returned to a strong pace, lifting hopes for an economy that continues to show sluggish wage growth and persistent underemploym...

Lionel Messi's Tax Evasion Trial Looks Inevitable Now as a Spanish Court Rejects His Appeal. But is the Star Athlete Responsible for What his Advisers Did?

Companies like Allergan, Valeant, Salix, Actavis and Medtronic are riding a wave of cheap debt and pent-up demand in a slew of recent acquisitions or attempted acquisitions.

Working from home is fraught with distractions. Use these powerful Jedi mind tricks (and a little bit of the Force) to overcome obstacles to your productivity.

a a NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jobs. That's what we all care about. How to get a job, where to get a job, and if you're just coming out of college or out of work for some time, which industry has the best job opportunities?...

Apple cofounder Steve Jobs passed away on Oct. 5, 2011, due to complications stemming from his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56. The three-year anniversary that historic passing is this Sunday, so Tim Cook sent a...

When the lips are gone, the teeth will grow cold, as the ancient Chinese saying goes. If China and Hong Kong are like lips and teeth, their relationship can bear only a limited amount of strain before both will suffer. T...

Microsoft says Samsung Electronics has paid the software giant more than $1 billion as an annual fee to use Microsoft technology in Samsung phones. It's just one glimpse into a complex web of technology patents and accom...

Yahoo plans to reinvest a small portion of the cash it made from an early bet on Alibaba in another fast-growing startup: Snapchat. Yahoo would be part of a fundraising round slated to value Snapchat at $10 billion.

"Gone Girl" probably won't win an Oscar for Best Picture, though it's already getting buzz; it's too ridiculous and trashy for Academy voters. But David Fincher's new movie, which debuted last week at the New York Film ...

Officials say hackers with ties to the Russian government were involved in the JPMorgan attack

Google has replied to a $100 million lawsuit threat filed by popular female personalities who became victims of image hacking. A spokesperson from Google said that the photos have already been removed.

As the breadth and potential source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase became clearer, Washington officials urgently expressed concern about the potential for more serious attacks in the future.

New York's top financial watchdog is ringing the alarm for Wall Street after bank giant JPMorgan Chase revealed one of the largest security breaches in history. Benjamin Lawsky, the superintendent...

Guest Post: New startups are finding it difficult to differentiate from the swath of other companies unless they have something extremely novel.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it paused its “shot-clock” on the review of the proposed $45 billion merger between the two largest U.S. cable providers, Comcast Corp...

JPMorgan has said that information on 76 million households and 7 million small businesses may have been exposed in the data breach.

A court battle over taxes on a family's art collection may have created a template for other families looking to reduce the burden of taxes on their portfolios.