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"If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less...

These three strategies can help you stick to a productive routine without getting stuck in a rut.

Fans at last week's "Star Wars Celebration" in Anaheim, California, were able to get a good look at the next generation of Stormtroopers from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" up close and personal. However, if you were at ...

Performance reviews twice a year do little to help people improve. Here's how to give constant feedback and and still get things done. It's been printed in enough management articles that it's probably implanted in your ...

Most of the articles you’ll read about Facebook marketing discuss how to increase engagement, traffic and sales via a business Page. While we don’t have current data on the number of businesses that have a Facebook P...

Lightsabers. Hoverboards. Cloaking devices. The Iron Man suit. All of these would be awesome if we could pull them out of their science fiction universes and into the real world. But Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of StarTalk...

Most travel magazines are like clichéd old tourist postcards. Not the new Afar. If most travel magazines are like a tired "Wish You Were Here" postcard, the new Afar is like ripping a bespoke, hand-lettered sign off of ...

After reports that a "Full House" reboot may be coming to Netflix earlier this month, John Stamos made it official Monday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." According to Stamos, the new season will be a partial reunion, but m...

Back in the 1920s, only 5% of Americans lived alone. In 1970, it was still less than 6%. By 2013, it was 23%. Not getting married is even more widespread. Over 50% of American adults are now single, compared with 37% in...

BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Put down the 10-K filings and the stock screeners. It's time to take a break from the traditional methods of generating investment ideas. Instead, let the crowd do it for you. From hedge funds ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Investing in pot stocks may seem like a good bet given the push to legalize the drug across the country and new commercial activity from dozens of companies creating new marijuana products. But...

Hello! Here's what you need to know for Tuesday. 1. The captain and an crew member of a migrant boat that capsized in the Mediterranean, claiming hundreds of lives, were arrested in Italy on human-trafficking charges. ...

Blue Bell is recalling all of its products on the market after two samplings of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeriosis.

For people who don't have the space for a washer and dryer, or for those who lack access to private laundry facilities, one tiny machine is stepping up in a big way. Meet the Drumi, a sustainable, miniature washing machi...

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Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of social media consultancy VaynerMedia, talks about what it takes to manage a team, social media influencers, and more.

Sometimes, reframing a problem is the best way out of the woods and into clearer, more creative thinking.

Over the last half-century in America, it's become acceptable, then increasingly common, then entirely unremarkable, to live alone. Women who once lived with their families until their wedding day now live alone. Men del...

Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today. 1. There is already a brilliant parody of the latest Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty" ad. Comedy website Funny or Die switch the focus of...

Henry M. Paulson, Treasury secretary during the 2008 financial crisis, warns China in a new book that it will undoubtedly have to "face a reckoning."

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail, recently sent a video message to Apple employees to discuss details regarding the launch of the Apple Watch and the new MacBook. French Apple blog Mac4ever obtain...