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New York's banks are getting a much bigger bang for your automated buck -- while giving you little in interest earned. ATM fees are soaring all over the metro area, saddling New Yorkers with the second-highest average ou...

Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, gave an upbeat assessment but said inflation was likely to rise as the domestic economy continued to grow.

PR and content have their respective benefits; you can see wins using either approach. But they work better together than they do independently.

A new study shows the best approach for sharing bad news

Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?

There's a new secret club for wealthy investors -- and it does not have oak-paneled walls because it's online only. Clade, a private online community for investors and philanthropists, is launching this fall as an invita...

The Times asked some of the participants of the 38th annual Oil & Money Conference to describe what the industry is facing.

Dear John: As a retired state auditor, I can vouch for the fact that statistics put out by the government are sometimes phony, not because of incompetence but for other reasons. For example, the New York State Department...

The bitcoin battle has divided Wall Street recently, with seemingly bright people having differing opinions. Understand that when many bankers talk about bitcoin, they are generally referring to the blockchain technology...

MoviePass has a subscription price of $9.95. The company pays its partner movie theatres the full-ticket price. Subscribers are allowed to watch one movie a day. So MoviePass losses money if any subscriber watches two or...

Poker site Americas Cardroom is going from offering Bitcoin to more than 60 types of cryptocurrencies to its consumers.

Everyone’s talking about electric cars, and lithium miners are getting more than a kick out of it. They’re enjoying share price rallies.        

What happens when one big retailer competes head-to-head against another big retailer? That's a world-champion heavyweight fight. That's Amazon versus Walmart.

Toyota's CEO, Akio Toyoda, is the most genuine car guy running an automaker since Lee Iaccoca. His goal? Make your car more fun than others.        

Neiman Marcus' new marketing tool has a whiff of Big Brother. Regular Neiman customers might be surprised to know that their online browsing history on the store's Web site is available via company-issued iPhones to thei...

And you thought the retail outlook was scary. As Halloween approaches, Americans from all walks of life are in the process of spending billions on costumes, candy, decorations and other paraphernalia to celebrate this mo...

One of porn's most prominent figures is offering $10 million for a 'smoking gun' that can successfully depose the U.S. president.

This week's question to the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: In light of recent hurricanes, what concerns should the community spotlight in the coming months? ========== Better coordination and resource planning …

Credit unions and others might fill a payday lending gap with installment loans, if regulators offer clear guidance, experts say.        

Mark's Bitcoins paid for his education and living expenses in Australia.

As Britain and the E.U. slash at each other on their way to Brexit, when can we wake up from this tragic and destructive nightmare?

Montana ranchers with little grass to feed livestock are selling off their calves early after suffering the worst drought in the U.S. The Billings Gazette reported Sunday that eastern Montana …