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REUTERS/Carlos Barria The Department of Housing and Urban Development reportedly spent over $31,000 on a dining set for Secretary Ben Carson's office. HUD considered the dining set "a building expense" and was reportedly...

JCPenney is turning to a well-worn playbook to improve customer service during key shopping days, The Post has learned. The department store will convert full-time employees to part-time positions -- and hire more part-t...

Headlines this week include a $260 Million investment from Tencent and JD.com to fight Alibaba's retail dominance, artificial intelligence taking customer service to new heights, and illegal means of loan repayments bein...

With more people joining the ranks of social entrepreneurship, it's important to learn what to do in order to be successful. From focus to tenacity, here's what great entrepreneurs do differently.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is asking questions about the timing of President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, CNN reported on Tuesday night. Specifically, Mueller is said to be looking at possible correlati...

Collective Health Collective Health, a startup that works with self-insured employers, just raised $110 million. The company helps employersbuild out health plans that fit their needs by adding technology with the hope o...

US regulators are considering changes to the "Volcker rule" that Wall Street has sought for years, including eliminating big banks' responsibility to prove they do not trade on their own account, according to several reg...

Amazon is again altering the retail landscape with brick-and-mortar stores that offer quicker checkouts and deeper data collection. The company that upended the brick-and-mortar retail world with an ethereal "shop from a...

Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider Chris Hughes is the cofounder of Facebook and the cofounder of the Economic Security Project. He is advocating for a guaranteed monthly income of $500 for working Americans who are part of h...

Strelka Institute/Flickr/Attribution License If you behave assertively, it is easier to prove your worth in the workplace. By regularly reminding yourself of your strengths, as opposed to your weaknesses, you will nurtur...

Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell assault-style rifles, like the ones used in the Parkland school shooting.        

Lowe's recorded falling profits in the fourth quarter despite a red-hot housing market. Shares slid 8 percent in morning trading as healthy same-store sales were overshadowed by the profit miss …

It had been a good 48-hours for cryptocurrencies with the majority of the major digital currencies post solid gains to start the week. However, an early morning slide has put a dampener on cryptocurrency investors.

The debt-burdened toy chain has 105 U.K. stores.        

A legislative proposal for a 25% increase in the federal gas tax, supported by the White House, could inadvertently help state tax hike repeal efforts in California.        

Funding for state road projects could be reduced as much as $90 million by mid-2019 in order to pay for roadwork related to the $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant …

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Economic growth for the fourth-quarter was revised down slightly, matching economists' forecasts

Glassdoor Once again, data scientist ranks as the best job in America, according to employees. Business Insider interviewed a data science manager at Glassdoor to learn what it's like to have the best job in America righ...

Companies that specialize in helping you order takeout food online have done a remarkable job delivering returns to shareholders. Now comes a new threat.

Employers should provide innovative learning opportunities to empower their teams in today's rapidly churning job market.