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Ever feel like you suffer from PTSD because of the stress of the recession and what it did to your business? Then this is likely to be the year you've been waiting for: the one where you make up for lost time.

According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa's economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to ...

Guest:Most startups fail. And if you're a do-good startup, it's even harder. Here's how to maximize your chances of success.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Valentine's Day this year falls on a weekend, making it a good time for a romantic couple's getaway. Looking for a less traditional Valentine's Day? How about rappelling down an 18-story (170 foot...

Today, we live in an age of platforms, in which open and accessible has replaced closed and proprietary.

Oil spiked on Friday, but it may be too early to call the bottom.

This past week, as the Russian ruble weakened again and the rating agency Standard & Poor lowered the country’s sovereign credit rating status to “junk,” the Russian government unveiled a 2.3 trillion ruble ($35 bi...

Morgan Stanley is out with its latest "Best Ideas" list for North America. Apple, which reported monster quarterly earnings on Tuesday with 74.4 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter, is one of the nine on this list...

Increasing varieties of digital payment options are expanding when and how much people are encouraged to tip.

The Willy Wonka creator's tragic reasons for urging parents to vaccinate.

Filling up at the gas station has been a much more pleasant experience for Americans since last fall. Regular gas is now less than $2 a gallon in many states,

Psychelia Terry, was an entrepreneur with a dream of starting an intimate apparel company for women with curves.   In 2009, she acted on her desire and launched Urban Intimates, offering affordable and luxury lingerie,...

As small businesses anxiously await the FAA's rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), many are fearful that the rules may force them to leave the market or abandon plans to enter the market.  Colin Snow, a dr...

Though gold and silver have rallied in recent months, the "smart money" is betting that they will fall again.

January is usually a slow month for U.S. auto sales, partly because of the weather and partly because of year-end discounts in December.

The Public Interest has been tarnished, stained and harmed and it is time for a course correction of oversight, accurate data, investigations and enforcement of the laws. It is time to not only re-evaluate the public pol...

(Reuters) - The auto industry's air bag troubles deepened on Saturday as U.S. federal safety regulators said three big automakers will recall about 2.1 million older vehicles to fix defects that could cause air bags to d...

The Greek government has refused to accept any more loans to meet future debt obligations, claiming that as Greece is insolvent, lending it more money simply makes matters worse. This move seems to have caught everyone b...

Like it or not, if you're a small business owner you will have to compete against big box merchants. Whether it's Walmart, Target, Macy's, Bed, Bath and Beyond or Ikea, you're store is bound to battle retailers larger th...

The vast majority of investors should not give bitcoin the time of day, writes Jeff Reeves.

Michael Casey and Paul Vigna's book on bitcoin and digital currencies is out this month.

Russia's economy minister said Saturday that the country's gross domestic product is expected to shrink by 3% in 2015 with oil prices at $50 a barrel and an estimated capital outflow at $115 billion.