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Dennis Thornton 41 years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, and more photos of the conflict are emerging every year. Many of the best-known photos of the war were taken not by those who served, but by the pho...

Just like any other business, ophthalmology practices have been impacted by the changing marketing landscape, pushing them to embrace new, less traditional methods of connecting with their patients on a broader front.

Crude oil prices rose this week as production has been disrupted globally in Canada and Africa, boosting a surge of interest from investors as futures prices tend to surpass the stocks of energy companies. During the pas...

Delegation is important, but it's even more critical to do it properly.

When employees sing your praises online, good things happen.

Good morning! The Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 3 of the NBA Finals, beating the Golden State Warriors, 120-90. Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Thursday. LeBron James unleashed the dunk of the Finals. T...

We compared the sizes of some of the most famous — and some of the largest — flying machines in the world. Though the Space Shuttle Orbiter and Concorde may be a bit larger than you'd expect, they're all dwarfed by t...

Whether you're throwing a corporate event or building a virtual reality game, creating an immersive experience is no easy feat. I spoke to writers, game designers, immersive theater producers, and others on the forefront...

Shutterstock/Lev Kropotov Many of the world's most interesting cities are located right on the water. Chicago Line Cruises recently compiled a list of the top 25 waterfront cities in the world, using Mercer's Quality ...

The 2014 Toastmaters International world champion of public speaking Dananjaya Hettiarachchi reveals how he prepares for his award-winning presentations.  Produced by Justin Gmoser and Richard Feloni.  Follow BI Video...

Don't say something generic like "I'm a hard worker."

There’s nothing like some bad weather in South America to get the markets humming. Due to potential crop damage, Sugar, Soybeans and Coffee have shown tremendous gains in the last few months. Soybeans are particularly ...

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The Top 1% have enjoyed a big income boost over the past few decades, while other Americans experienced much smaller gains.

REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Every day Shirly Delgado makes a choice — whether to do without breakfast, lunch, or dinner. One of them has to go if she wants her three children to eat three times a day. "I delay breakf...

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in four weeks, averaging 3.60 percent, down from 3.66 percent. That’s a big drop. A year ago at this time, the average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan was 4.04 percent, according to...

The popular ride-booking service and two French executives must pay almost a combined $500,000 for breaking the country's tough transport rules.

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque There is so much going on in the world these days it’s sometimes possible to focus on the ephemeral and the inconsequential rather than the long-term structural changes that are likely to shape t...

FirstMerit reached out to a foreign bank last fall in an effort to negotiate a sale, but the Ohio company eventually agreed to sell itself to Huntington Bancshares for $3.4 billion.

Unemployment in the U.S. has steadily improved over the past six and a half years.          

More homeowners are trapped by underwater mortgages in the Chicago area than in almost any other major metropolitan area in the country, two new studies show. One study, released Thursday by housing research data firm Co...

The fast-casual chain could see negative comps through early 2017 and is facing higher labor costs.