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The payments industry had a huge year in 2014 and it's showing no sign of slowing down. On the one hand tech giants like Amazon and Apple released new products that affirmed their long-term payments ambitions (Apple Pay ...

Before 2008, Apple's App Store didn't exist. Today, it's bigger business than Hollywood. That's the claim made by analyst Horace Dediu, who's compared figures from the two industries. He's pointed out that the amount pai...

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg has made it her personal mission to get more women connected to the Internet in developing countries.

In 2014, 72.2 million international visitors came to the US, according to US Travel Association, and that number is expected to hit 88.3 million in four years. A huge portion of that growth will come from China, which ...

  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- For income-seeking investors, it's a tricky time. Plummeting oil prices are pushing many energy companies toward a breaking point (Lightstream Resources  and Linn Energy  have already moved t...

It has been cited that the failure rate of business partnerships is as high as 80 percent -- remarkably higher than the average divorce rate. If things go south with a partnership, it is often even called a "business div...

I live in the heart of Silicon Valley and am still dependent on a piece of plastic I have to carry around with me everywhere. From gas to groceries, I pay with my credit card. With the introduction of Apple Play only six...

Supermarket price wars mean that milk is getting cheaper. That's good news for consumers, but not for Britain's embattled dairy farmers, says Simon Wilson. The post The real cost of a pint of milk was first published on ...

Callum Negus-Fancey has no regrets over his decision to drop out of school and start an events management company. The post Callum Negus-Fancey: ‘Put people and talent first’ was first published on MoneyWeek.

Fred Todd and to co-conspirators bilked their victims out of millions of dollars by promising early access to Facebook IPO shares. Now they're all going to prison.

The target price for Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) stock has been revised by Goldman Sachs analyst Robert P Jones. The analyst has increased Rite Aid stock's target price from $8 to $9 and has maintained a Buy rating f...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is continuing its push to become the world's most popular tech brand. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have propelled sales of its smartphone line to a historic record. Analysts expect Apple will announce...

Find out how this woman Koel Thomae built one of the most successful brands in America.

With the European Central Bank and other central banks pursuing expansionary monetary policies, the prospects for economic growth in 2015 and beyond are better than they look to the pessimists, writes Jeffrey D. Sachs.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of City National Corp. are climbing higher by 19.08% to $88.80 in pre-market trading on Thursday morning, following the company's announcement that it has agreed to be acquired by Royal Ban...

Silver, who has been speaker since 1994, has been under scrutiny from federal prosecutors in relation to the source of his six-figure income.

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) mid frequency airwaves auction is about to end, with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) expected to be the biggest spender. However, with bidding reaching unprecedented le...

Exelon's proposed $6.4 billion takeover of Pepco Holdings, which would create a single dominant electricity provider in the Mid-Atlantic, could lead to higher rates for millions of Pepco customers, according to a report ...

For the alleged mastermind behind the online drug emporium Silk Road, what began as an "economic experiment" soon turned into something much more -- at least, that's what prosecutors argued Wednesday at his trial.  Ross...

Barclays is planning to fight New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after he accused the British bank of misrepresenting its equity trading activities to clients in an amended complaint filed against the firm.

J.C. Penney plans to bring back its "Big Book" catalog after five years, finding through analysis that online sales were partly driven by what the shoppers first saw in print.

The fictional world of "Harry Potter" has made a profound impact on human rights in Muggle society. And it used chocolate to do it. Warner Bros., who owns the merchandising rights of the famed book and film series, annou...