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Talk about a tease. Adore Me, the lingerie e-tailor billing itself as the next Victoria's Secret, is opening its first pop-up shop -- but the big event is only for the press and a few select customers, The Post's Lisa Fi...

Google's £130m UK tax settlement was "not a glorious moment" for the government, Business Secretary Sajid Javid acknowledges.

Have you wondered when interest rates are going to rise? Were you aware that certain interest rates are a good indicator for the economy? If you are an investor, retiree, if you have an adjustable-rate loan, or just want...

In some cases, the agency said, unscrupulous tax preparers tell clients to pay the penalties for not having health insurance directly to them, and then keep the money.

Computerized trading systems, even those labeled 'Artificial Intelligence," are doomed to disappoint. The good news is their popularity is producing good investment opportunities for others.

President Obama just unveiled his “Computer Science for All Initiative.” Following up on the State of the Union Address, in which he announced his intention to offer “every student the hands-on computer science and...

Twitter/Ingvar Kamprad Swedish business magnate Ingvar Kamprad has been at the helm of IKEA, one of the world's largest furniture stores and most beloved brands, for more than 70 years. With a net worth of $39.3 billio...

The Federal Reserve's first rate hike in nearly a decade came in December with a sigh of relief, or at least exhaustion, after months of speculation over the move. Since then the economy has not been showing encouragin...

American Enterprise Institute US real GDP growth was just 0.7% annualized in the fourth quarter, a weak way to end 2015. Never like to see the Zero Handle. Not that it was such a great full year, either. The American eco...

A $750,000 bid at the Naples Winter Wine Festival won a California insurance executive a new Rolls-Royce luxury convertible. …

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This morning's release on the apartment vacancy rate and median asking rents was a true "Holy Cr*p!" moment.  To cut to the chase, the median asking rent for an apartment in the US jumped by over 5% in the 4th Quarter a...

Wall Street and the surrounding financial district in lower Manhattan are a center of world commerce. But the streets beneath bankers' feet are rich with their own history and secrets. We took a trip downtown to take a l...

Is it time for investors to hang up the shopping bag or hang out and see what happens?

Udemy Relationship expert Blaire Allison was ecstatic when she was recruited to cohost a Florida radio dating show and answer callers’ questions as “The Love Guru.” She’d aced the first round of interviews and ev...

A growing number of self-reliant Americans have started one-person businesses in recent years to make a living. But minority and women business owners who opt for self-employment aren't faring as well as they might be, ...

Alexander Salvador/YouTube screenshot Hundreds of people spotted a fireball streaking through the sky at about 6:16 p.m. Saturday evening, ABC news reports. The meteor was primarily visible in New Jersey and Pennsylvania...

Yahoo must present a dramatic restructuring plan for its core business when it reports results Tuesday.

Economic and corporate news expected from Monday, February 1 to Friday, February 5

Some really big stupid things need to stop

GUEST: Back in 2008, augmented reality (AR) could do no wrong. There was unbelievable hype around the technology and a growing amount of interest from just about every brand, company, and investor. Fast-forward three yea...

Golf games are usually a standard kind of sports title on a new video game platform. But it only works so well when you’re pretending to swing at a ball with a 16-button controller. But in virtual reality, you can get ...