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In a campaign that's been short of positivity from all sides, at least Sky News is throwing some humour into the mix with its latest send-up. Set to Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get It On," the Sky News General Affectio...

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" introduces us to two new characters, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.  In the comics, the twin brother and sister duo (Wanda and Pietro Maximoff) are part of a large group of mutants in the "...

Actress Blake Lively is perhaps most well known for her starring role on "Gossip Girl" or her marriage to Ryan Reynolds, with whom she just had a baby, but the 27-year-old insists she is an entrepreneur and businesswoman...

Soup dumplings are a Chinese dish that combine two excellent foods -- soup and dumplings -- into one. The pillowy rounds resemble the ordinary dumpling in appearance, but in addition to a meat or veggie filling, they're ...

The top 10 countries as ranked by GDP growth and how to invest in them through the most liquid corresponding exchange-traded funds.

There are more than a million business books in print, and thousands more published every year. But what if, for some reason, you were only allowed to read nine books about managing people? (Why nine and not 10? I’ll e...

In Forbes' list of The World's Billionaires, one unexpected face crops up -- the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage. Sadly, Farage has not become a Greek shipping magnate overnight (as far as we know), nor is he s...

Do either of the following scenarios sound familiar? You started out in education, but gradually moved into the marketing industry where you've worked for the past 15 years. At this point in your career you want to retur...

Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today. 1. Elon Musk unveiled "Tesla Energy" on Thursday night. Tesla Energy is a range of eco-friendly batteries for homes, businesses, and uti...

SeaWorld -- whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by an orca at its Orlando, Fla. park -- has now been cited for not adequately protecting its killer-whale trainers at...

Warning: If you haven't seen "Avengers: Age of Ultron" there are spoilers ahead! Halfway through "Avengers: Age of Ultron," when it looks like The Avengers have their backs against the wall, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr....

California's low-wage workers are older and more educated than they were three decades ago -- but they earn less, according to new research from UC Berkeley.

My friend's nephew is out of college and tackling a big challenge: how to find the right career. College grads everywhere finish their formal education with plenty of classroom knowledge, but no practical experience of t...

You might not think so, looking at glitzy, million-dollar auctions on cable TV, but classic car restoration is in danger of becoming a lost art, according to David Madeira, president and CEO of Tacoma, Washington-based A...

The electric car maker pushes into a new market -- stationary power batteries.          

The Dow dropped 220 points Friday, erasing all its gains in 2015.

Elon Musk's new battery packs are a threat to utilities, but also represent an opportunity to maintain relevance.

Wonder what it's really like to strike it rich? Billionaire Ken Fisher shares insights only the top of the self-made wealthy experience.

The European economy is showing life, and columnist John Prestbo points out ETFs that stand to benefit.

We just tried the company's new hologram gadget HoloLens. It was a demonstration that was equal parts really awesome and really weird. We were struck right away by how different this device is from Google Glass. HoloLens...

Eddie Lampert was busy again on Thursday selling off more pieces of his shrinking Sears Holdings empire -- inking a deal to hand over nine stores as part of a...

Japan's core consumer inflation edged up slightly in March as oil costs stabilised but analysts expect prices to slide in coming months, keeping alive expectations that the central bank will expand monetary stimulus late...