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Signs of inflation could push the Federal Reserve to aggressively raise interest rates and tip the economy into recession.

Energy Transfer Partners could create substantial value for unit holders by cutting its distribution and getting rid of its general partner.

Few investors would argue that United Continental is currently at a disadvantage to Delta. The debate is instead on whether United is fixable.

Thomson Reuters The US Commerce Department launched a new investigation into aluminum imports from China. This is part of an ongoing trend of more aggressive US behavior on trade and a retreat from globalism more general...

A proposed regulatory change could boost profits, share prices, dividends, and deal making at smaller financial institutions.

Reuters/Gaston Brito Department of Energy scientists said last week that they had discoveredthe fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor. It could be a final blow to the lithium-ion batteries, which have been used for...

Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP With fame comes a big, fat paycheck. The 20 biggest earners in entertainment and sports — from Beyoncé and Howard Stern to LeBron James and Ellen DeGeneres — raked in more than $1.7 billio...

Enough already. Investors were on the edge of their seat on Friday as the Dow Jones industrial average was whipsawed within a 400-point range. First, a mid-morning guilty plea by President Trump's former national securit...

US Marine Corps Photo The U.S. Air Force has awarded a nearly $60 million contract to Raytheon to equip its F-35 jets with a smart bomb that could strike moving targets. The contract includes 1,200 kits and other technic...

High-yield bonds are often viewed as a harbinger of things to come in the stock market. But the two are moving in unison.

An Indiana judge has temporarily barred Starbucks from closing 77 failing Teavana stores in Simon Property Group malls because the real estate giant was less able to handle the financial pain. Starbucks said in July it p...

Matthew Weinberger A federal judge rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to delay a rule allowing foreign born startup founders to stay in the US. The ruling is a victory for Silicon Valley's tech and venture c...

A federal regulator gave the go ahead on Friday to the CME Group to start trading bitcoin futures later this month.        

Webflow Bryant Chou is the CTO of Webflow, a Y Combinator startup that hasn't taken any investment beyond a modest seed round. Chou says that Webflow has slowly built itself into a profitable business, and expects to do ...

Shares of supermarket chain Kroger Co. jumped more than 10% Thursday, to mark its biggest percentage gain since June of 2005, after better-than-expected earnings.

Walmart has expanded aggressively into online sales by hiring software developers, acquiring on-line retailers, and by leveraging its large retail presence to deliver speedier merchandise delivery.

Alex Wong/Getty Images JPMorgan says the market is underpricing the potential for stock market gains in the event that Republicans successfully overhaul the tax code. The firm recommends buying bullish single-stock call ...

Troy Wolverton GM has demonstrated an all-electric self-driving fleet of cars in San Francisco. Tesla continues to struggle to scale up production of its Model 3. In just a few years, the Detroit giant has surged ahead o...

Jony Ive, Apple's head of design, seems to be sensitive about criticism of Apple Park, the company's new $5 billion campus. Ive dubbed critiques of the campus "bizarre," noting it was designed for the company's use, not ...

For every $92 that businesses spend on acquiring customers, only $1 is spent on converting them. To improve your profits, here are 5 ways to optimize your conversion rates.

Ben A. Pruchnie / Stringer / Getty Images • Most of the British monarchy's wealth is derived from inherited lands and investments. • British taxpayers also support the royal family through a "sovereign grant" issued ...

When Blue Apron was preparing for its initial public offering earlier this year, its selling point, like that of many startups, was rapid growth and leadership in an emerging market. But the company's claims to preeminen...