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Next summer, Warner Bros. is releasing anticipated antihero film "Suicide Squad." The movie, based on the comic book series of the same name, follows a group of anti-heroes and villains who work for the government. One o...

A few days ago Walmart, America's largest employer, announced that it will raise wages for half a million workers. For many of those workers the gains will be small, but the announcement is nonetheless a very big deal, f...

Although hard work always pays off, it's important to work smart as well as hard. Here are four things anyone can learn that make the top sales people stand out.

In Warren Buffett's 2014 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, the Oracle of Omaha looks back at his 50 years at company. He recalls an event that he characterized as "a monumentally stupid decision." Believe it or ...

Stuart Gulliver, the boss of HSBC, grumbles that publicly owned businesses are now being held to a higher standard of behaviour than bishops. A more apt comparison might be medieval monks, given the self-flagellation tha...

Although the worst days of the home-foreclosure crisis may be behind us, the epochal wave of lost homes isn't over, and appears to be swelling once again. It's heartening to know that the past year saw a decline in the n...

In this excerpt from "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror," co-authors Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan explain how ISIS funds its nascent caliphate. ISIS has married its authoritarian governance with a remarkably successfu...

With a top speed of 267 mph, the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest production supercar in the world. When launched in 2005, Bugatti executives stated that no more than 450 Veyrons would ever be built, and the red and black c...

Domestic politics, rule of law fuel Singapore casino restrictions, justified or not.

People may be quoting the character Spock, but he had nothing on what Nimoy learned in his own life.

I just witnessed a human tragedy that taught me the true meaning of the old maxim.

The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua phone has the sleek look of its flagship brethren, as well as a waterproof design, but it comes with a much more affordable price tag.

U.S. stock futures rose Monday, while Asian stock markets were mostly higher.          

Shares in China were higher on Monday after the mainland's central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates at the weekend for the second time since November.

Gannett reveals print company corporate structure after investor Carl Icahn demands changes          

Simple, easy, and definitely effective -- because science says so.

The Islamic State threatened to kill Dorsey and other Twitter executives for blocking its social media accounts.

The tech giant has confirmed its plans to roll out a small-scale experimental service.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the clinical and commercial development of new products, has been rejected by the US Food and Drug Administration for t...

When Caitlin McNeill and her friends couldn’t agree upon the color of a dress, she posted the innocuous photo, seeking the opinions of her Tumblr-sphere, but she never imagined what would happen next.

Can an oil company really make acquisitions at the tippy top of the market and still somehow make money after the oil price falls by half?

The international financial markets are expected to be a key driver in the uptake of Spanish prime residential property during 2015, according to a new analysis. The latest market reports from Lucas Fox International Pro...