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Most Americans are looking forward to having a little more cash in their pockets, thanks to the new economic policy and tax cuts promised by President Trump's administration. Good economic policy, such as lowering corpor...

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Thomson Reuters Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros on Thursday reiterated his belief that President-elect Donald Trump is "an imposter and con man and a would-be dictator." Soros, 86, said at the World Economic ...

Last year's major headlines ranged from surprising to scary, but they are only headlines. Market returns and volatility told a very different story. There are four important lessons to learn from from the headlines and m...

JOHN C. KOSTELNICK (DATA), GSFC/NASA (VISUALIZATION) The last time Earth's thermostat was cranked as high as it is today, sea levels were high enough to completely drown New Orleans (had it existed at the time), new rese...

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Mortgage rates were down this week, averaging 4.09 percent for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, down from 4.12 percent last week. Last year at this time, the rate was 3.81 percent, according to Freddie Mac. Redfin What’s go...

Here's how to make sure your employees are genuinely happy, which will help you to retain your most valuable employees.

AP The White House is worth $397.9 million, according to the real-estate listings firm Zillow. The home of every US president except George Washington gained 15% in value during President Barack Obama's eight years in of...

Rising interest rates spell fatter returns on credit cards for banks this year -- but not for customers trying to save for a rainy day. Americans have entered 2017 groaning under $992.4 billion in credit card debt. Follo...

Analysts tend to focus on the default risk of China's huge debt burden. Default risk can be overcome by the Chinese government socializing the debt burden. The real risk lies in the unproductive use of debt which will af...

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Hedge funds are piling into the same bets ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. There are "extreme market positions in all asset classes," according to Societe Generale. It said...

Airbus recently filed a patent for a sleeping box system for its A350 and A380 aircrafts. The 31" x 31" beds would feature all the amenities of anairplane seat, but in a reclining bed. However, if you get cramped, a stan...

Ed Zurga/Getty Images Kansas City Royals starting pitcher was killed early Sunday morning during a car crash in his native Dominican Republic, according to several reports. Ventura's agent confirmed the news to Jesse San...

A prominent Key West artist and a veteran event planner will team up to produce the annual 10-day Fantasy Fest this October, having struck a deal with the nonprofit that …

Business Insider For the past few weeks, Facebook has been showing off its virtual reality Oculus Rift technology in various pop-up storesaround the country. Istumbled across one at the Denver International Airport and g...

The economic plan President Trump released during his campaign promised 25 million "new" jobs over the next decade, both an admirable goal and a pie-in-the-sky campaign promise that many economists think is somewhere on ...

Last week R.K. asked me a very important question regarding jobless Americans. He wondered since the unemployed and underemployed rates in the US appear to be hovering around 20 percent, how do these people survive? It w...

The Richardson children tell their father about their lives 15 minutes at a time. They've shared stories of college visits and job offers and dance recitals: everything Robert Richardson has …

This week's question: Job growth in Miami was slow this year, compared to other areas of Florida, thanks to a recession in Latin America and Zika. What do you expect …

For a limited time only, IHOP offers all you can eat pancakes at participating locations. Two of our reporters stopped by a Manhattan location to see how many pancakes they could eat in one sitting. Follow BI Video: On T...