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United Steelworkers (USW) union represents over 30,000 oil workers across the US, and met with Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) representatives on Tuesday to resume talks over a three-year labor contract.

In a new approach to the problem of falls among older people, an exercise physiologist at Wichita State has introduced cognitive drills into the exercise classes at a senior center.

Nearly 58, a writer has largely ignored his cursory efforts to plan for retirement. But his ignorance keeps gnawing at him, and it's time to take a hard look at where he stands.

An undisclosed number of debt collectors working for the U.S. Department of Education misled borrowers in distress, obstructing some of them from making good on their debts and likely violating federal law, the Consumer ...

A demand by the Greek prime minister for wartime reparations from Germany intensified the rancor between the two nations.

Chicago billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, who has spent $75 million buying more than 35 Chicago-area properties, has paid $1.7 million to buy a home near Northwestern University in Evanston from former Illinois Attorney Gen...

The length of a sentence isn't what makes it hard to understand-- it's how long you have to wait for a phrase to be completed. When you're reading a sentence, you don't understand it word by word, but rather phrase by ph...

Univision's private equity owners have been talking about cashing out for years. Now they're exploring an IPO.

A clothing maker has placed a label on men's shirts with some sexist directions on how to care for the garment. Clean it using the proper water temperature and drying settings. Or just "give it to your woman" because "it...

At an American Express call center in Phoenix, a worker has been chewed out by one customer too many. In the past, she didn’t have any outlet for her stress and frustration, except maybe to grab a Snickers bar or a cig...

The investments will go toward bringing more blacks, women, and military veterans into the largely male-dominated technology industry.

Blythe Masters is now the chief executive of a bitcoin-related startup. The former global head of commodities at JP Morgan is now the CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, which "aims to be a venue for buyers and sellers of fin...

The next version of the iPhone will use the Force Touch technology Apple debuted in the MacBook Pro and Apple Watch yesterday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Force Touch lets the Watch or the trackpad on the new M...

"Central banks around the world have put together a lot of intricate policies," Jeffrey Gundlach said. "Ultimately, the tower will not be able to stand." That was the underlying theme of "Blockhead," the presentation Gun...

People are now competing in their 70s, 80s and 90s, some of them in sports not associated with retirement.

Using old-fashioned SEO strategies can not only be ineffective, it can actually hurt your rankings. But unless you're an SEO or content marketing professional, it can be hard to know which strategies are current and whic...

Like it or not, Apple's latest, premium-priced MacBook blazes a new trail that will likely spur further industry adoption and design trends. At $1299 for a 12-inch Intel Core M-powered machine that was designed with an a...

Twitter blew up with the satirical hashtag #RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery on Wednesday morning after a panel on MSNBC managed to blame rap music for a recent outburst of racism at the University of Oklahoma. The tweets, som...

Strip House Midtown and Blue Water Grill will offer a “Mad Men Dining Program” from March 23rd through March 29th in honor of AMC's iconic program beginning its final season. At both locations, guests will have...

The United Steelworkers (USW) union strike started on February 1 and is still going on despite several attempts by USW and Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) to break the deadlock. As reported by Fuel Fix, Fitch Ra...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "To make money in the markets, you have to think independently and be humble," writes Ray Dalio in a recent piece published by Institutional Investor. What he doesn't mention: He's heavily investi...

Company is trying to wrest company away from Valeant, which already has an agreement to buy Salix.