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Achieving diversity on corporate boards is quickly becoming the next hot spot in activist investing. At least that was the assessment of a bunch of white men speaking on a panel at the 13D Monitor's Active-Passive Invest...

Scott Olson / Getty Images Costco products are famous for being bulk-sized and cost-effective. Business Insider reached out to Costco employees to find out what items they would never buy at the store. Most workers cited...

Dear Liz: I am confused about "safe withdrawal rates" from retirement accounts. I've read that withdrawing 4% of savings each year is the gold standard that financial planners utilize to ensure that life savings are pres...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank repeatedly warned at their meetings this week that intensifying trade tensions could jeopardize a healthy global economic expansion. But U.S. Treasury Secretary …

For the hedge funders in attendance at Monday's Alternative Investment Industry Gala, it looked as though Wall Street's boom days were in full force. The lavish event, held in Midtown's Rainbow Room, featured roaming mag...

Americans, in good times and bad, love debt -- especially the plastic kind, despite its steep price. Those are some of the conclusions of NerdWallet's latest debt report, which show mortgage and credit card debt levels r...

You have three choices in a situation like this one. Two of them can wind up making you 'Internet famous.'

Samantha Lee/Business Insider Kevin Loria/Business Insider Sea level rise is threatening coastal cities around the world. If you live in a city like Miami, New York City, or Charleston, the evidence is apparent if you he...

Two young Dartmouth grads launch a new direct-to-consumer wedding band business.

Facebook As the tech industry worried about regulation last week, equity analysts at Goldman Sachs highlighted another risk to tech stocks. S&P Dow Jones Indices is set to make some changes to the S&P 500 in September, a...

Thomson Reuters The global economic expansion has entered its tenth year. Late-cycle booms typically mark the beginning of the end — probably in the form of a downturn. Liquidity, diversification and flexibility are so...

To benefit from diversity, you need to make it a priority

The stocks of two major Greek banks that are trading under $1 per share

Most of the work you do is not important and in fact slows you down.

As companies duke it out in the war for talent, more realize they need to pay more attention to attracting great free agents.

"Wow is not about Champagne, caviar and fireworks," Bradshaw explained. "Wow is about connecting with your customer and delivering a little bit above their expectation, and doing it all the time."

Kids start learning money lessons as early as age 4. Make sure they're the right ones.

Just one hotel cutting out individual shampoo/conditioner bottles will divert 250 pounds of plastic per year from landfills.

The GOP-controlled House and Senate Budget Committees are flatly refusing to comply with the law by not even trying to do a budget for the fiscal year that starts this October 1.

Even where coal is king, demand from companies like Apple, Google and Amazon for renewable energy has pushed utilities to ink solar and wind power deals.        

Free trade with the EU post-Brexit is "crucial" for UK food and drink firms, says a committee of MPs.

Getty Images Floyd Mayweather may have announced his retirement from boxing last year, but he could be tempted to transition to mixed martial arts and fight in UFC. For Mayweather, "It's all about presenting the right nu...