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Thanks to new development projects and a workforce flooded with millennials who'd rather rent than buy, major US cities are seeing increases in rent prices.  In its National Rent Report, residential real estate rental ...

Artist 'ThatNordicGuy' combines the photos of A-list celebrities into stunning portraits with the features of both. He seeks out celebrities with a common theme, who have played in the same movie or similar roles. You ca...

We all reach critical points in our lives where our mental toughness is tested. It might be a toxic friend or colleague, a dead-end job, or a struggling relationship.

Chinese leaders struggle to balance growth and reform plans as economy cools

After Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) entered the smartwatch industry earlier this year via its Apple Watch, it was quickly followed by companies such as Motorola, and most notably its fiercest competitor Samsung Electronics Co...

Even the wealthiest, most successful people are prone to making money mistakes. Billionaire and investor Mark Cuban misused his credit cards at a young age, while personal finance guru Suze Orman once found herself deep ...

Wall Street's top swamis don't like what they see in their crystal ball. The global drubbing in stock markets -- which has trimmed the Dow Jones industrial average by 9.4...

Black Lives Matter, the grassroots organization formed in the fallout of the 2012 Trayvon Martin killing, has unveiled a detailed policy platform aimed at ending police violence.   The platform, dubbed "Campaign Zero", ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- China's latest move to cut interest rates may be more about supporting the country's fragile economy than helping to support Chinese stocks, according to IHS Director of Sovereign Risk Jan Rando...

Yesterday, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) announced the launch of a new call-to-action option, Donate Now. The social networking giant has enabled the donation feature on both advertisements and Pages. Non-profit groups and c...

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GeekWire reports Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is about to launch a new program, which will offer deliveries to customers as fast as Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) service. The retail giant's new program, "available to...

Dismaland, the new show by acclaimed street artist Banksy, opened in Weston-super-Mare — near Bristol, England — on Friday and already there's plenty of memorabilia from the show for sale on eBay. A search for Dismal...

US consumer confidence shows sharp rebound in August to highest reading in 7 months

PARIS (AP) -- The home-sharing company Airbnb has agreed to put a small tourist tax on rental apartments in Paris -- following a request by Paris authorities. In a statement Tuesday, Airbnb said it would collect 0.83 eur...

Monday was ugly. After stocks saw their worst week in four years, markets started Monday deep in the red with the Dow plummeting 1,089 points before recovering some of its losses. All the major US indexes fell over 3% ...

Confidence in housing may be taking a hard hit from swings in the U.S. stock market and uncertainty over interest rates.

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Flying on private jets has always seemed like a fabulous way to travel. With the lack of overbearing security, absence of long lines to board the plane, ultra comfy seats and private cabin - it...

Crashing oil prices will hit India's energy security efforts, and impact Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadmap for the country to reduce dependence on oil imports by 10 percent in the next few years, local newspa...

Breakfast with Benjamin DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks that as painful as it's been over the past week, the markets still need a thorough housecleaning.

A frenzied sell-off in international financial markets Monday heightened anxiety about the global economy, sending officials at central banks around the world looking urgently for ways to ease the latest bout of shocks a...