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Tim Marshall, the author of "Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags" explains why American flags are reversed on military uniforms. Following is a transcript of the video. A lot of people ask, "why is the US fl...

State regulators felt they were strung along by the mortgage servicing giant Ocwen Financial after years of promises that were never fulfilled, resulting in successive enforcement actions against the company.

Ben Bernanke thinks Wall Street needs a civics lesson. The former Federal Reserve chairman scolded a roomful of hedge fund moguls and bankers on Wednesday for ignoring the dangers Washington politics can have on their po...

China's ecommerce giant Alibaba has found a way to leverage celebrity videos to boost sales on its shopping sites.

It’s the interplay between countries, capitalism, and purpose.

I have a love/hate relationship with watches. I go through months-long stretches where they gather dust in a drawer, as well as equally-long periods where I feel naked if I don't havea band snugly wrapped around my wrist...

Skye Gould/INSIDER The INSIDER Summary: Beauty is a big industry with hundreds of brands. 182 of those brands are owned by seven conglomerates. They employ thousands and make billions of dollars each year. They also are ...

The Nokia litigation carries a risk of blocking infringing products and the initial determination could come in Q4.

Scott Gries/Getty Images; AvrilLavigneVEVO/YouTube The INSIDER Summary: There's a conspiracy theory online that Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by someone else. A long thread about the theory on Twitterinspired a new...

Young adults who are afraid of credit cards in the long shadow of the recession usually think only of the risks, rather than the role they play in establishing credit, …

What's behind the increase in the number of employers offering financial wellness programs and what obstacles may lie ahead

John Moore/Getty Images Goldman Sachs' reputation of exclusivity and high-salaries has made it the holy grail of bankers the world over. But landing a job at the firm is no easy feat. In fact, getting hired by Goldman Sa...

Investors are trimming their bets ahead of next week's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Ralph Lauren tapped a beauty executive to lead his company after his previous chief executive left earlier this month. Patrice Louvet, a Procter & Gamble veteran who had most recently headed up that company's global beau...

While rare, some vintage IKEA furniture is going for thousands of dollars at auction, online auction house Barnebys co-founder Pontus Silfverstolpe said.        

Just 9% of women in a Fidelity study believed that they had outperformed men during the past year. The evidence suggests otherwise.

AbbVie investors may be too focused on the dispute with Coherus, which could take time to play out.

New York's Indian Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant has returned to service after a two-month scheduled outage for refueling, maintenance and inspections. The Entergy Corporation says its plant in …

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Stock market steadies but Wall Street still questions president's ability to push agenda.        

Wal-Mart Stores, Pandora rise in Wall Street trading while Ascena Retail, Alibaba fall

Call them the unrecovered -- a handful of states where job markets, nine years later, are still struggling back to where they were before the recession. That's true in Mississippi, …