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The Russian rouble has slumped to an 11-year low, as foreign capital flees the country. The post The rout of the rouble was first published on MoneyWeek.

Johnny Cupcakes founder Johnny Earle took the 'go big or go home' approach. Here's how he spent all the money he had to move into one of Boston's most prized retail spaces.

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RCS Capital Corp (RCAP)'s stock plunged more than 18% in trade yesterday, after it announced its latest quarterly results for the year. The brokerage company missed the Street's estimates for earnings by a huge margin, c...

(Reuters) - Shares of Virgin America Inc , a low-cost airline partly owned by Richard Branson, rose as much as 24.3 percent in their trading debut, valuing the company at about $1.24 billion.

Lava that emerged from a vent in June has entered Pahoa, the largest town in the Big Island's isolated and agricultural Puna district. Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow BI Video: On Fac...

Does it really take a few flaws to make a great entrepreneur, or are the rest of us just confused about what a perfect business person is all about? In the past I've written about the positive attributes of great entrepr...

Hundreds took part in a one-day strike in Washington as labor groups called on President Obama to prioritize federal contracting to employers that pay $15 an hour.

Retailer reports earnings per share of $1.15, or $3.71 billion.          

Unusual sentencing comes as judge expressed fears that Thomas Middelhoff might flee

There's no doubt that social media has changed the landscape for brands throughout the world. Never before has it been possible to form immediate connections and have real-time conversations with your customers on a glob...

The N.C. Mining and Energy Commission has begun debating possible changes to the state's proposed fracking rules based on public comments it has received in recent months.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will retire Feb. 1 after leading the agency for four years. He made the announcement Friday at a meeting of the Board of Postal Governors. The board named Postal Serv...

Ongoing sanctions against Russia by the US and the eurozone are harming both sides and go against international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin told TASS in an interview on Friday. These sanctions are "contrary ...

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Fears that the 18-country eurozone could be heading back into recession eased Friday with the news that it grew faster than expected in the third quarter, thanks to a better…

The arrangement helped lower taxes for the coffee company that created unfair advantages over other European Union countries, the bloc's antitrust regulator said.

(Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland Plc's securities unit will now exit its U.S. mortgage trading business after originally planning to shrink it by two-thirds. Exiting mortgage backed-security, commercial real estate and...

Good morning! Here are the big news stories having an impact ahead of markets opening in London and Paris.  French GDP Came In Slightly Better Than Expected. Europe's second biggest economy registered a 0.3% expansion i...

To cash in online you need to be a game-changer. When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, there was nothing like it. He is now worth $17.5 billion according to recent Forbes valuations. There are still fortunes to be made...

Entrepreneur Nick Unsworth was so compelled to build and sell a successful business by age 30, he tattooed the goal on his chest. Now he's helping other entrepreneurs and organizations to grow their businesses faster wit...

The Feds Are Filing More Criminal Charges in Offshore Account Cases. Neither advisers nor customers are safe.