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Eating fatty fish in pregnancy may be linked to a higher cognition, and fewer autism-spectrum traits, in the child.

(Reuters) - Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said it would cut about 3,000 jobs within its medical devices division, or between 4 percent and 6 percent of the unit's global workforce, over the next two years.

Twenty years ago, James Prosek--then a junior at Yale University--published his first book, Trout: An Illustrated History, and became an immediate star. He attracted a legion of literary and heralded admirers, like Tom B...

Scott Wintrow/Stringer/Getty Images Lucid dreams are when you know you're dreaming and you can consciously control events as they unfold: it's like being the director and star of your own Hollywood movie. It's estimated ...

Morgan Stanley posted a near $908 million profit in a tough fourth quarter, as the nation's second largest standalone investment bank dramatically cut pay to offset muted fixed income trading and investment banking resul...

A wave of selling has taken Europe's corporate-bond market to levels typically seen during recessions, another indication that the turmoil in global markets could spread into the wider economy.

Three branches being closed and 39 branches are being franchised off to private companies Changes announced on Tuesday by the Post Office will lead to three branches being closed and 39 branches being franchised off to p...

The current Federal Reserve stance is deadly dangerous

Venture capitalists invested $128 billion worldwide in 2015, up 44 percent from $89 billion 2014 and the a biggest amount since the dotcom bubble year of 2000, according to the 2015 Venture Pulse Report by data analysis ...

The International Monetary Fund once again cut its outlook for the world economy, warning that economic turmoil in China and financial contagion throughout emerging markets threaten to curb global growth.

There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on December 9, Home Depot Inc's Director, Gerard J. Arpey, invested $134,130.00...

With its top-ranked mergers-and-acquisitions operation facing limited growth and debt trading under pressure from new regulations, Goldman Sachs has identified loans and bond underwriting as key profit sources.

European stocks are surging alongside other global equity markets, as slowing economic growth in China spurs speculation that Beijing will launch more stimulus measures.

A Chinese investment firm has launched a new500 million ($715 million) investment fund specifically for European startups. London-based Cocoon Networks is a spin-off from China Equity Group, one of the first investors in...

This week investors will try to divine what China's troubles mean for the U.S. economy and central-bank policy, as they contend with the worst yearly start on record for stocks.

Realstir.com, described as a hybrid of Zillow and Airbnb by Inman News, is in advanced discussions to add Realeflow's community of 30,000 real estate investors to its user base. The development is particularly important ...

A new generation of platforms is stepping up to help companies master communication.

The former Treasury Minister Lord Deighton is being sounded out to take over as Heathrow's chairman, Sky News understands.

When I think of all the mayhem that is currently Chinese markets, I picture the old Dutch proverb about the boy who sticks his finger in the leaking hole of a dam, only to be besieged by more holes bursting through. In m...

Government statisticians say Ireland's national debt has fallen below the symbolically important threshold of 100 percent of GDP for the first time since the country took an international bailout five years ago. ...

Bank of America reported a 9.8 percent rise in profit for the quarter, helped by lower expenses.

Oil prices could fall further this year as the market faces an "enormous strain" on its ability to absorb new supplies from producers such as Iran, the International Energy Agency said.