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Want people to know that you're rich? Go and buy the Linksys AC3200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi EA9200 Router. CNET editor Dong Ngo didn't buy it, but that's only because he's better than rich. Really!

Seven in ten people aren't happy in their jobs. You can do something about that--right now.

Carl Icahn looks to be hedging his bets on Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal. The billionaire investor is mulling providing a bridge loan to the owner of the Taj to...

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Google's mystery barges that were said to be showrooms for Google Glass were reportedly abandoned because of fire safety concerns raised by the Coast Guard. Google sold one of the barges for scrap metal in August, with t...

Solid job growth in October, the ninth straight month with more than 200,000 new jobs created, and a drop in the unemployment rate to a new six-year low of 5.8% showed that the labor market is strengthening.

Ed Park, a novelist who shaped Amazon's sole literary fiction imprint with his taste and connections, is leaving, raising questions about the program's future.

As the number of drivers told to immediately replace airbags continued to climb today, members of Congress called for a criminal investigation into Takata Industries, the Japanese manufacturer of the defective airbag par...

In an effort to boost its slowing economy, China approved 693.3 billion yuan ($113.24 billion) worth of infrastructure projects in recent weeks, Reuters reported, citing accounts by state media outlets. The projects will...

An embezzler who served time in federal prison was arrested Friday in a scheme to steal at least $8.5 million from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to finance a lavish lifestyle, the…

The company announced it would take charges of more than $2.7 billion because of weakening demand for its rigs.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held his first public Q&A on Thursday, covering a range of topics including why he always wears a gray shirt, 'The Social Network' movie and whether Facebook is losing its cool factor or not.

Consumer credit in the U.S. climbed in September, as Americans increased borrowing for student and auto loans. Credit grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.9 percent, up from August's revised 5.2 percent growth,...

Wall Street will get a glimpse next week into the mindset of the U.S. consumer ahead of the holiday shopping season. Retail sales figures for October are slated to be released, along with corporate earnings from discount...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it would hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act in a case that could destroy Obamacare. But the plaintiffs may have a tough time succeeding on the legal merits of t...

In 1942, after a coalition of Allied forces successfully triumphed in the Battle of Egypt, Winston Churchill famously said, "Now is not the end. It is not the beginning of the end. But it is the end of the beginning."

Matt Taibbi, the notoriously hard-hitting journalist known for his work with Rolling Stone, published a searing article on Thursday revealing what he calls "one of the biggest cases of white-collar crime in American hist...

The Verona, Wisconsin-based EHR giant will soon begin hosting the electronic health records systems of its hospital and medical group clients in the large new data center on its campus in Verona, Wisconsin.

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With the release of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iOS 8, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has introduced advanced video-recording capabilities to its smartphones. This allows video recording in full HD at an impressive rate of 60 f...

Barron's senior editor Jack Hough previews the tensions brewing in the telecom industry, how to plan for a 30-year retirement and more on the News Hub with Sara Murray. Photo: iStock/RapidEye.