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McDonald's is America's ultimate fast-food chain — the home of the ubiquitous Big Mac and McNuggets. But like any other business, it had humble beginnings. We made a timeline below to highlight some of the most crucia...

Amid political uncertainty and concerns about the Federal Reserve's policy it may seem paradoxical but analysts are advising loading up on US stocks That proverbial wall of worry? With the election approaching, the Feder...

Critics of AT&T's $80 billion acquisition of Time Warner are already asking how much this deal will cost their customers. Typically, consumers of mega mergers pay more for their TV and Internet packages, though the playe...

AT&T Inc. has reached an agreement to buy Time Warner Inc. for $85.4 billion in a deal that would transform the phone company into a media giant.

Getty Images/Justin Sullivan It's happening. AT&T announced late Saturday night that it has agreed a deal to buy Time Warner for $107.50 per share, with Time Warner shareholders getting $53.75 per share in cash and $53...

A small town in Ireland is continuing to give Apple a huge headache. The Californian tech giant wants to build an €850 million (£757 million) data centre just outside Athenry, in County Galway, on the west coast of Ir...

With the increased importance of data management, data protection, and analytical competency, CEOs are trying a number of different methods to help their firms navigate the challenges. A common approach is to add a new p...

@chickfila on Instagram Restaurant chains are finally realizing that it pays to be polite. Last year, Chick-fil-A beat out all other fast-food chains in the US in terms of per unit sales, averaging nearly $4 million in ...

Iraq, the second-biggest Opec producer, is pumping close to record levels, adding to a glut of crude that caused prices to tumble over the last two years

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The week ahead in stocks: AT&T and Time Warner make an $85 billion deal, Apple expected to launch new Mac computers, and everyone (well, almost) shares quarterly results

Flickr/oknidius McDonald's franchisees claim the fast-food chain's sales turnaround is slowing down. The company is lapping last year's launch of all-day breakfast, which helped boost same-store sales by as much as 5.7% ...

If your home needs more atmosphere, try a music-making cloud. The Making Weather is a floating audiovisual, interactive sculpture disguised as a cumulus cloud. It lights up in time with the music, and floats one to two i...

Samantha Lee / Business Insider If you’re a bank, the idea sounds crazy. Why pay someone to hold your cash? In 1983, when Frederic Mishkin started writing "The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets," his se...

Big health-care insurance firms are struggling to find a profit in this low-interest-rate environment, which is a cause for concern for opponents of the doctor-assisted suicide movement that is gaining momentum in the US...

Dear John: You recently said Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve head, commented that "even the economists are puzzled" as to why the economy is running cold. Maybe I'm simple, but if you take the bulk of the jobs away fro...

Thomson Reuters The modern smartphone is a remarkable device. A single device that fits in your pocket can do all the tasks that once required cameras, camcorders, GPS devices, watches, alarm clocks, calculators, and eve...

How do you get $669 billion in one room? Ask Jes Staley. The Barclays chief executive was seen wining and dining some of the world's biggest hedge funds -- all in an effort to wrest business from an unlikely nemesis: Gol...

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According to the National Women's Business Council, women-owned businesses increased 26.8% from 2007. If women can master the issue of scale, a lot of people--including investors--stand to win big.

Mikhail Selgis/Kawaielli The INSIDER Summary: • Cosplaying — the art of creating costumes and role playing — has always been popular among fantasy communities.• We rounded up the best "Game of Thrones" cosplayers...