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The world's markets are about to get calmer -- and Wall Street could end up worse off for it. Big investment banks could see revenue fall by as much as...

Credit Suisse sees the upcoming analyst day at Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) to be an important catalyst for the stock. The sell-side research firm believes that stabilizing operations, efficient cost management, ca...

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A five-year legal battle over claims that Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt and other Silicon Valley execs conspired to keep their employees from being poached has ended. A federal judge has...

We are a world obsessed with pork. Crispy bacon, fatty pork belly, artisanal sausages, juicy chops, we want it all. Chefs love pork, too. They practically worship it. But rarely in a restaurant do you find whole suckli...

Windows 10 is already looking like it's going to be a big hit with businesses. Of the 75 million machines that downloaded Windows 10 in its first month, enterprise users made up about 2%, or 1.5 million, according to ...

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently circulated a "Transforming World Atlas" that investigates some of the big demographic and economic trends that define the world. One of the many charts and maps in the note was this...

Malls across America are dying. One photographer, Johnny Joo, visited the defunct Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio. In the winter, the mall was covered in snow. But now, the foliage has taken over the former retail ha...

MKM Partners has reiterated a Buy rating on LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) stock along with the 12-month target price of $282, as they believe that the scattered investor concerns following second-quarter earnings is creating...

Despite the devastation Hurricane Katrina caused 10 years ago, the huge disaster that hit New Orleans brought a silver lining. With a giant microscope on the area, young people were drawn to New Orleans and the surroundi...

US unemployment rate falls to 7-year low, yet modest hiring clouds picture for Fed rate hike

Cantor Fitzgerald analysts Laura Champine and Jason Smith have cut their price target on Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) from $36 to $35 in a research note today. The analysts are of the opinion that the company's only well-performin...

Slowdowns in Russia and China have put energy deals between the countries in question, affecting the once-vaunted relationship between the two leaders.

A new iPhone feature--expected to be announced next week--could give your phone a very different feel. When Apple introduces its newest iPhones on September 9, the company may reveal a new trick that could forever change...

According to TechCrunch, Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FB) instant messaging service, Whatsapp, has crossed 900 million active users (MAU). Whatsapp CEO and co-founder Jan Koum, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, posted the upd...

Facebook has announced a new project in collaboration with Summit Schools that will see the tech giant create software that combines technology with classroom experience. Summit Public Schools' tendency to rely on techno...

Mixed jobs report doesn't provide any definitive clues on what Fed will do on interest rates.          

The Federal Reserve shouldn't raise interest rates until the economy satisfies four conditions of a healthy economy, writes Tim Mullaney.

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Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on Friday during an appearance on Fox News that serial killers got better treatment by the American justice system than the Kentucky county clerk ...

WhatsApp today passed 900 million monthly active users, according to founder Jan Koum. The popular mobile messaging app most recently hit the 800 million monthly active user milestone in April. Koum tagged Facebook found...