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There's still lots of bad news coming out of Europe, but some bright spots are beginning to appear as well. These value-oriented fund managers are starting to become more optimistic.

All of them instill relatively little confidence among investors, to say the least.          

When Apple unveils its next iPhone, there’s one area that’s expected to get a significant change — its screen. Analysts and industry watchers expect the iPhone 6S will add Force Touch, which would users press the ...

West Coast activist Jeff Ubben is taking aim at credit card kingpin American Express -- the latest in a string of activist plays this week. Ubben’s ValueAct Capital of San...

Real human emotion is the intangible element that sparks our authentic connection to people, content and experiences.

Fundamentally altering the financial services industry and traditional banking methods, financial service technology (FinTech) companies are disrupting several existing sub-sectors of traditional lending markets.

Greece's debt crisis reached new heights last month as the government in Athens and the country's international creditors engaged in contentious negotiations over a third bailout in exchange for new austerity measures. S...

Through one lens, the study of philosophy is the purest intellectual quest there is. Through another, it's a punch line. (Q: How many philosophers does it take to change a light-bulb? A: Three: one to change the lightbu...

The holding company sells at a 35% discount to book value, and has been slow to monetize its water assets. Why that could change.

(Reuters) – Antitrust authorities in Europe failed to find evidence that Apple Inc’s deals with record labels and online music streaming services are blocking rivals’ access to its music streaming platform, Re/code...

Is Twitter's leadership crisis so desperate that it will be forced to settle for a part-time CEO? If so, shareholder Chris Sacca is totally OK with that. The California tech...

US crude oil closed below $44 per barrel for the first time since March 2014 on Friday, as rig count increases and dollar gains strength. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, the US benchmark for oil prices, closed 7...

The developer of computer mice is now attempting to move away from supplying PC makers and into branded peripherals.

Merger and acquisition activity is booming, and some executives may soon find themselves unemployed. Here are ways for high earners to maximize certain work-related benefits and avoid costly errors.

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's board is weighing a shakeup that could involve the exit of former Chief Executive Dick Costolo, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Economists are predicting that the Federal Reserve is all but sure to raise short-term interest rates next month.

A professor at the University of Maryland threw his class a curveball when he allowed them to each choose how many extra credit points they wanted to add to their final paper grade. Join the conversation about this story...

When is a student a student, or not a student, at a school? In Ohio, the answer to that question is very fluid.

DALLAS (AP) -- An unarmed college football player was shot dead at a suburban Dallas car dealership by a trainee police officer during a middle-of-the-night burglary call. The death of 19-year-old Christian Taylor has ra...

On May 14 a Bulgarian stock schemer is alleged to have moved the share price of consumer company Avon Products by making a false filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Three months later, nothing is stopping...

DETROIT (AP) -- Jose Iglesias says he's OK with his role in a dugout scrap Friday night in which he shoved Detroit Tigers teammate James McCann and threw his glove at him. Iglesias says over the course of 162 games, not ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Price and Troy Tulowitzki show up, and suddenly the Toronto Blue Jays start pulling off all sorts of fantastic feats. Like hitting a grand slam at Yankee Stadium, for once. Price pitched three-hit ...