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AP/Jessica Hill With the final round of the presidential race almost certain to pit Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in contest for the ultimate prize, arm-chair analysts and other peanut gallery stalwarts are now spec...

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Donald Trump is great for gold. Or, at least, the possibility of his winning the presidential election in November is, according to Greg Collett, the World Gold Council's director of investment pr...

Alicia Glenn For most people, landing an internship at Google seems unattainable. I mean, who actually gets to work at Google? That one genius kid from high school that you never talked to … but perhaps should have bef...

Reuters Oil prices have rebounded over the past few months. Both West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude are currently around $49 per barrel, well above their lows below $30 per barrel earlier this year. However, that do...

Members of the military have a special language that is very much their own. Here's a cheat sheet on what some of their coolest phrases mean.  Produced by Eames Yates. Original reporting by Jeremy Bender. Special thanks...

For years, the number 13 has been considered a lucky number in Greece. You could, for instance, become rich by guessing right the outcomes of all 13 picks in the popular PROPO sports game.

While many Americans do not get paid vacation, those who do don't take advantage of it

China Daily/Reuters Air pollution in urban areas is getting worse. Between 2008 and 2013, global urban air pollution levels rose by 8%.  Some 80% of all urban areas have air pollution levels above what's considered...

When private equity firms work to boost profits at portfolio companies, they often focus on growing revenue. But particularly when working with legacy companies, controlling operational expenses is an equally essential �...

Apple budgeted $1 million for the staircases of its new San Francisco flagship Apple Store, reports Curbed, using data from BuildZoom. The data shows that Apple expected to spend $23.6 million building and renovating t...

Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney's near 7-minute supercut entitled "100 Years/100 Shots" showcases the most memorable frames of the last 100 years of cinema. "While many of these shots are the most recognizable in film hist...

Looking for tech deals for Memorial Day? Walmart's got more than a handful you can check out for the biggest savings in gadgets and electronics.

If we do what social anxiety tells us, we miss so many opportunities for enjoyment and career growth. Here are some tips for succeeding alongside this common fear!

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Multiple factors appear to be behind Donald Trump's surge in recent national polls, pulling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee into a dead heat with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Cli...

Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images I trekked more than 1,000 miles across Mississippi with Mic's video team to talk to people about the digital divide in the state.  During the trip, I visited the Stone Elementary School in...

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he's naming University of South Dakota student Conrad Adam to the state Board of Regents. …

As services like Twitter have become critical infrastructure for people to communicate and share ideas, maintaining security and uptime is essential. But these companies can’t do it themselves and some have turned to b...

The costs of running an airline include crash insurance and spare plane parts, but there are still ways to turn profit. Illustrated by Rob Donnelly.

Reuters Walmart and McDonald's, two of the biggest and oldest brands in the US, have for years faced widespread complaints about poor customer service. Now both companies are investing billions of dollars in wage increa...

Readers respond to "The Feel-Good Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy" (May 22).

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach You've got to feel for John Cryan. The CEO of Deutsche Bank inherited a gargantuan task.  The bank had to assure the market it could pay the coupon on its bonds not that long ago, a remarkable p...

'Alice Through the Looking Glass' is apparently a classic "No one wanted a sequel" franchise continuation.