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Walt Disney's (DIS) theme parks in California and Florida are so popular - prepare to pay more if you go when everyone else wants to.          

First, the kitchen sink stopped up. And when that happened, Doreen's family began washing dishes in the bathtub. Then food scraps clogged the tub, too, which meant that everyone had to bathe with water boiled in the kitc...

Disclosure: I own shares of AUY and GG After being out of favor for three years, gold is shining again, gaining close to $200 in the last month alone. Technical analysts are very excited with this big jump in the price o...

The discovery of a toxic chemical in the Hoosick Falls, N.Y., water supply has alarmed residents, some of whom are critical of officials' response.

China's government stripped a prominent and outspoken businessman of his social media accounts after he issued a rare direct challenge to President Xi Jinping over the loyalties of state-controlled news media.

Jacking up the price of downloadable content could turn into a new form of marketing. Fallout 4’s season pass for all of its upcoming add-ons is the top-selling product on the Steam digital-distribution platform today,...

Getty It's a wrap on the 2016 Oscars, but it's never too soon to think about next year. Just ask the Oscar producers themselves.  Chris Rock redeemed his less-than-stellar first Oscar hosting gig in 2005 with a strong p...

Dustin Curtis has made a bold promise that his blogging platform and content will remain available on the web “forever.” Svbtle’s chief executive hoped that this guarantee would demonstrate its commitment to the on...

Since 2001, 250 low- or modest-income Lenfest Scholars have started college. All but two have graduated or are on track to do so. More than 50 have attended Ivy League institutions and earned advanced degrees. Nationally...

Here’s an excuse to play Half-Life 2 again. Gaming hardware and peripheral maker Razer announced today that several SteamVR games, including popular hits like Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, are now available to play ...

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.

In her new book, Practical Perfection, author Kelly Exeter defines overwhelm as the experience of passion and productivity, but in the absence of priorities. So what causes us to become overwhelmed? Exeter suggests three...

China’s Mobvista has agreed to acquire mobile ad monetization firm NativeX for $25 million in cash. The deal signals further consolidation in the mobile market for advertising aimed at acquiring new users for games and...

In Southern Africa, the big action in impact investing is in South Africa. But even in that country, there are a great many challenges, according to a new report.

For many people a “rule” is a four-letter-word that conjures up rebellious, negative feelings of constraint. This is especially true for entrepreneurs who, by their very nature, tend to break the mold. It seems backw...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's public vehicle, up almost 40% in recent weeks, looks overvalued.

The Nymi Band promises continuous authentication based on electrocardiogram data--but it doesn't eliminate passwords, has a password override, and can be configured to work without ECG information at all.

A new report shows just how big alternative crowd-funding has become and what it means to UK startups, SMEs and investors.

Data intelligence startup Terbium Labs announced today that it staged a $6.4 million series A investment led by .406 Ventures. The Baltimore-based startup said it’ll use the investment to fuel enterprise sales of its i...

Does tokenization prompt unhealthy competition within minorities?

The odds are you’ve never heard of William L. McKnight.

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