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We've all heard the stereotype of the friendly Midwesterner, or the neurotic New Yorker. They're stereotypes, yes, but it turns out there may be some truth to them. Personality and career assessment site Truity surveyed...

Happiness is hard to find for many people. There are several inherent traits that happy people have, but is it possible to teach yourself to embrace and adopt them? It all starts with knowing the secrets of happiness.

Bluebird Bio Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) released its earnings for the fourth-quarter of fiscal 2014 (4QFY14) on Wednesday, missing the consensus earnings estimate but beating the consensus revenue estimate. Adjusted loss per sha...

Porn stars have begun selling 10-second porn videos on Snapchat using the app's new payment feature, Snapcash. The feature, which launched in November, allows users to send each other money instantly within the app using...

A mansion built to be a Zen-like paradise, aptly named "Nirvana," just listed in Palm Beach county, Florida for $25 million. Located in Manalapan, Florida, the house was built to be an "oceanfront haven." Zen and Buddhi...

In his letter to the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF outlining the reform proposals of the new government in Athens, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis raised an interesting concept -- a Guaranteed Basic In...

Fourteen NATO countries have so far announced their defense budgets for 2015. Of those fourteen, only the US and Estonia have passed the 2% of GDP threshold that every NATO nation pledged to have as their goal for milita...

The release of one of the most anticipated devices of 2015, the Apple Watch, isnandrsquo;t too far away now, and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is stepping up its advertising game as we edge closer and closer to April. But why...

The chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to forgo a £1m allowance in 2015.

Morgan Stanley agrees to pay $2.6 billion to settle U.S. claims stemming from the sale of mortgage bonds.

Google may be announcing a mobile payments API (application program interface) called Android Pay at Google's I/O conference in May, sources tell Ars Technica.  Companies could use Android Pay to power their in-store or...

Controversial nutritional supplements seller Herbalife reported fourth quarter earnings results that beat analysts' expectations.  For the fourth quarter, adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.41 versus analysts' e...

GamesBeat got the game working on Android phones, and here's how you can do it, too.

Amazon has fortified its executive ranks with the addition of Jay Carney, former White House press secretary, who reports to work on Monday as senior vice president for Worldwide Corporate Affairs, including public relat...

"Yay, another meeting!" said no one ever. Here's how to keep your meetings pain-free.

This column has looked frequently at the struggles facing Standard Chartered - see here and here - and its problems have led to the departure of CEO Peter Sands, who will leave in June (followed, a year later, by chairma...

Using our gadgets at night can wreak havoc on our sleep and health. Two experts reveal how to change that. If you're like most people, you probably snuggle up to your smartphone, tablet, or e-reader in bed before turning...

All the latest economic and financial news, including developments around Greece's bailout extension and Royal Bank of Scotland's latest loss The Agenda: tensions in Athens RBS posts another loss... ...and plans substant...

Shares of shipping companies were trading higher after reports that govt is considering a Rs10,000 crore shipbuilding fund in the Union budget

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Many analysts have suggested JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE:JPM) to split up into smaller entities, as the bank faces increased scrutiny due to its size and complexity. As financial watchdogs tirelessly hunt down the too b...

A former architect of UK banking reform is to be the new boss of the FTSE-100 lender Standard Chartered, Sky News learns.