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Let's face it: It's a little embarrassing to pull out your phone at the restaurant for some sixth grade math. America's tipping system is far from perfect, but the fact is, if you eat out and someone serves you, you need...

Have you ever had the experience of finding a problem insoluble, giving up, and then having the answer come back to you when you were not thinking about it and least expected it? Henri Poincaré, the great French mathema...

People looking to get a job at Google might first want to spend a few years as a teacher. A company spokesperson tells Business Insider that there are currently more than 100 people at Google who previously did Teach fo...

News outlets like CNN and ABC News might have the biggest audiences, but they're not the most trusted in America. The most trusted news outlets in America, according to a new study from Pew Research Center, are actually ...

GT Advanced Technologies Inc (GTATQ) shares almost doubled in value today following news of an expected settlement in the ongoing legal battle between Apple Inc. (AAPL) and the synthetic Sapphire-glass manufacturer. The ...

Many investors swore off investing at after Black Monday. What a mistake that was          

Is worrying a productive survival instinct, or slowing down your creative process? Do a worry inventory with these tips. Anx-i-ety. Just sounding out the word simulates that closing of the throat, that belly-churn of unc...

City Observatory released a report Monday about how college-educated young people are flocking to cities instead of suburbs. Well-educated young adults are 126% more likely to move to a city after college than they wer...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer says he thoughtaApple'sa call after its fourth-quarter earnings report was "incredible." Cramer notes the significance of the tech giant's announcement thataits average sell...

Forget all the crazy offices designed to make employees more creative. In reality, you only need a few simple things for everyone to get the most out of their workplace. Creative industries are often at the forefront of ...

Towards a unified theory of why orange cats rule (for now.) Hit movie Gone Girl has marquee names: director David Fincher, actor Ben Affleck and a music score by Trent Reznor. Read Full Story

Find out how to set up your Apple iPhone to be your new digital wallet.

In 2009, Sofie Amalie Klougart traveled to Mombasa, Kenya with the nonprofit ActionAid. Her day job was to document ActionAid's numerous efforts to alleviate poverty in the country. Fascinated by the country, Klougart ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Americans are expected to spend over $600 billion this holiday season. So it's important to have a credit card that offers cash back, low interest rates and other features.a "There are lot of good...

Meet Erica Jackson. She's a single mother trying to raise her adorable son in southern California. Not only does she struggle to provide for her son, but she's concerned about her future. Like Erica, there are 2.3 millio...

Many investors swore off investing at after Black Monday. What a mistake that was          

Shareholders of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASD: PTEN) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the February 2015 covered call at the $26 strike and collect the premium bas...

Apple Pay is one of the best examples of leveraging existing hardware with newer, better software.

Everyone hates performance reviews, but if you want your company to be a success, you better give yourself one.

In the wake of hacks agains Target, Home Depot and JPMorgan, analysts say companies' boards need to be more vigilant on cybersecurity

It’s often been said the baseball playoffs are a matter of chance, an essentially random group of events from which nothing predictive can be derived. In a sport where 162 games composes an acceptable sample to determi...

From children's apparel and jewelry designers to specialty snacks makers and IT services providers, here are the top women-led companies on this years' Inc. 5000.