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Microsoft, Google, Verizon and Salesforce are currently rumored to be courting Twitter for a possible acquisition deal. Twitter stocks went up by some 20 percent after rumors of a buyout surfaced.

Richard Merage's hedge fund looks at companies through the lens of a business owner. Bullish on Sprint.

Apple and digital giants have developed potentially lifesaving technology to block texting while driving, but it's still not being deployed.

The FOMC announcement Wednesday means that all of us will be spared from Fed babble for a few months. I hope many investors took my advice and avoided the incessant discussion by hitting the mute button. The market did i...

Man AHL, a London-based quant hedge fund that manages about $19 billion, is trying to "demystify" how it makes money. The new video, which you can watch below, explains "breakout trading," one of the most popular systema...

Clinton and Trump both want to boost infrastructure spending. Jamie Cook, of CSFB, picks industry winners.

Getty/Scott Olson Snapchat's name has disappeared. On Friday the company announced in a Wall Street Journal article that it was changing its name to Snap Inc.  The name is more fitting since the company is now more than...

GUEST: It seems like the bifurcation between adtech and martech is finally getting the attention it deserves, and like so many complicated and nuanced topics, it is being grossly oversimplified in the press. In the relat...

Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's energy strategies are diametrically opposed, while Trump's oil markets strategy could actually roil markets if enacted.

The Fed meeting is over and earnings are still well ahead, meaning the spotlight this coming week may shine on politics as the U.S. election draws nearer.

Signature Estate Investment Advisors' Brian Holmes provides holistic financial planning, healthy returns.

Traditional auto parts companies will likely play a big role in autonomous car, and their stocks are dirt cheap.

It's really simple to build a projector for your smartphone to be able to project the same types of holograms seen in Star Wars and other movies. Here's how! The illusion is based on Pepper's Ghost, a theater effect dat...

Mutual funds have many different kinds of costs, many of which are unapparent to the untrained investor. Naturally, these costs can eat away at returns. So, what are these costs? And, how large are they?

In spite of what some people believe, customer service is getting better. Really! It’s just that customers are smarter than ever and know what great customer service is. After all, we teach them. Companies tout their a...

Experts say the key is communication.

Municipal bonds are popular with retirees because they provide tax-free income. Some pay secure yields above 6%, which translates to 10% tax-equivalent payouts to folks in high tax brackets.

(Reuters) – United Parcel Service’s launch this week of drone test flights simulating emergency medical-supply deliveries highlights a race for data to prove such deliveries can be performed safely. UPS’s medical e...

From data analysis to innovative wearables, new companies are working on solutions for Americans' sleep problems. From data analysis to innovative wearables, new companies are working on solutions for Americans' sleep pr...

Facebook insists it's no big deal that it inflated numbers on viewership of its video ads -- but some advertisers aren't buying it. Mark Zuckerberg's social-networking giant apologized Friday as it admitted that, for the...

A grand new infrastructure spending plan is designed to jump-start private investment as the economy emerges from recession.

Low rates, higher earnings, and seasonal strength could bode well for U.S. shares this fall.