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This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St. The United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent crime rate has fallen by nearly 52%. Since 2...

A request by Greece to raise an extra $5 billion in short-term debt was immediately rejected by the European Central Bank. Eurozone finance ministers will meet Wednesday in the hope of moving closer to a deal.

We already know that lots of people adore different animal species interacting with each other. So it's no surprise that the new ad for Google's Android, "Friends Furever," has gotten more than 2 million views since it w...

Food delivery startups are getting to be quite familiar, but what if you want some liquor to make the evening just right? In Baltimore Maryland you can now use alcohol delivery apps to have alcohol delivered right to you...

Shell companies are used to shield the identities of buyers in the competition to secure condos at the Time Warner Center and other high-end buildings. This is the first installment in a five-part series.

A pilot and his wife used their iPads to fly about 80 miles in the dark and land safely without landing gear at the Rapid City Regional Airport after the…

RadioShack filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection and had a deal on selling its 2,400 stores in place. Sprint Corp would operate as many as 1,750 of the stores.

Consumers increased their borrowing in December, with credit cards rising at the fastest pace in eight months.

Goldman Sachs told investors in a research report on Saturday, that it had raised the price target on Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) stock from $95 to $96. The revision follows strong third-quarter (3Q) financial ...

China's Sunshine Insurance Group has agreed to acquire the Baccarat Hotel in Manhattan for more than $2 million a room, a record valuation.

The service said its revenues were up 4.3 percent in the quarter that ended Dec. 31 and that failure to pay into a retirement health fund led to the loss.

Some believe the current exuberance surrounding the craft beer industry is creating a bubble of expansion that will pop and leave behind losers to be picked up on the cheap.

Lois Braverman, chief executive of the Ackerman Institute for the Family, talks about how growing up believing that her way of doing things was the right way helped her make decisions and takes risks.

It appears that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is aggressively lobbying its way across different state governments within the US for the facilitation of its direct sales business model. Connecticut is the latest in this ...

The JBL Cinema SB350 produces a wide soundstage and packs a mighty wallop for maximum home theater fun, but it can sound harsh with music.

Most successful bloggers are not only great storytellers. They know the best and most effective tools of the trade too. In collaboration with James Richman of 1stWebDesigner, we've asked some of the most influential blog...

The executive behind Cablevision's spinoffs of AMC Networks and Madison Square Garden is poised for even more spins. That's the take-away from Gregg Seibert's promotion Friday to vice chairman of...

LOS ANGELES

Rejecting an unusual email campaign fomented by a top bank officer, regulators decided to hold a public hearing later this month in Los Angeles on the planned $3.4-billion takeover of OneWest Bank in Pasadena.

This article originally appeared on artnet News. by Sarah Cascone A new record price for an artwork, nearly $300 million, may have been achieved with the sale of a Paul Gauguin canvas by a Swiss collector. The buyer is r...

Alarmed by the vast breach of consumer privacy, federal and state officials have launched investigations into the cyberattack at insurance giant Anthem Inc. that involved up to 80 million Americans.

BRUSSELS (AP) - The finance ministers of the 19-country eurozone are to hold a special meeting next Wednesday to discuss Greece's debts, a day ahead of a summit of European Union leaders. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of...