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Google and Facebook were facing off for ad dollars here this week, with both companies operating out of huge beachside booths to pitch marketers on their offerings. Google is the...

When Rodney Wayne Weidenbenner went to sleep on March 11, 2014, every penny he had left in the world was in four Wells Fargo accounts. When he woke up, the...

Greece wants change, but if it exits the euro it could show Europe is less unified and more fragile than its leaders want us to think.

Right now commercial spaceflight is a dream, but SpaceX is close to making it reality. In the not-too-distant-future we could see multiple rocket launches a day instead of once or twice a month. *This video originally ap...

Whether you want to call it a bubble or not, the tech industry is booming. At last count there were 114 privately-held companies with valuations of $1 billion or more -- often called unicorns. Some, such as Uber and Air...

What does it say about Apple and its executives that Taylor Swift, in a social media post, was able to make it reverse its decision not to pay artists for...

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A buzzy new women's networking group from Down Under is launching in the US, targeting women on Wall Street, entrepreneurs, techies and self-starters among its members. Business Chicks is Australia's...

The countdown to financial Armageddon is on -- there are just over 50 nail-biting trading days until Sept. 17 and perhaps the Fed's first rate increase since 2006, which could...

If it seems like summer days are lasting longer than ever, it may not be your imagination. The last day of this month will last exactly one second longer, a...

CNN observed an "unnerving" sight in London yesterday and took to the air to warn viewers about it. International assignment editor Lucy Pawle called in to report her concerns after spotting a crude attempt to mimic an "...

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.

Fiat Chrysler says about five dozen of the 2015 models require modifications and should not be driven.

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We cannot rest on the validation of our early victories without stopping to recalibrate. This kind of discipline can be difficult for the often ADD breed of entrepreneurs. For those that want to be serial entrepreneurs, ...

Last week's moves by the PBOC--and the market's response--underline not just investors' dependency on signals from a central bank that often fails to clarify its intentions but also how hard it is for China's leaders to ...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras triggered a last-minute scramble by slamming a draft bailout proposal. Then he defiantly addressed his nation and accused European officials of forcing his country to close its banks.

Economists cannot think of a time when a developed country with an open economy dropped out of a shared currency and set up a new one, and many worry that path would be dangerous one.

GUEST: There I was. In my bathtub, under the shower-head, crouched in tears as hot water poured over me, telling myself I was a complete failure as an entrepreneur and as a person.

As Greece's financial crisis worsens and the possibility of a Tuesday default on its international debt grows greater, Greece's banks will remain closed Monday, according to media reports citing the chief executive of th...

The second inmate who escaped from a maximum-security prison was shot and captured by police on Sunday, putting an incredibly dangerous criminal back in police custody. David Sweat, 35, was serving a life sentence for ki...