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On the surface, municipal bonds yield just 2.5%. But it's double that when you consider the tax advantages.

Sears is closing another 72 stores after reporting a first-quarter losses and plunging sales. The struggling retailer said Thursday that it has identified about 100 stores that are no longer turning profits, and 72 of th...

Andrew Burton/Getty With falling oil prices, American crude becomes very attractive to foreign buyers. The US is producing crude oil in high volume while OPEC is restricting supply. Imbalances in production elsewhere are...

Sean Gallup/Getty Steel prices have risen nearly 40% since March. The US followed through with steel tariff threats on its allies Thursday. But some think prices could still drop as soon as this year. Steel has been soar...

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Wells Fargo customers who didn't consent to having 3.5 million accounts created by bankers trying to hit sales quotas are finally getting what a judge called "rough justice."

Reuters/Fahad Shadeed OPEC said it will boost production in the near-term. Oil prices are falling on the news. Goldman Sachs is still bullish on oil. OPEC's decision may be a drag on prices, but look at some tailwinds, G...

As other banks de-emphasize mortgage lending, Citizens is spending half a billion dollars to buy a large originator with a big servicing portfolio.

Evil Erin/Flickr Cleaning high kitchen cabinets when you’re short is tough — but you still probably want to avoid putting dirty feet on your kitchen counters. Or flooding your kitchen with soapy water. Automatic slid...

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider Many old PCs and Macs...

Contestants will be given access to IBM’s technology and tools, and the company will award a total of $30 million in funding over 5 years to the winning entries.        

Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing said the lender is committed to the U.S., seeking to dispel "rumors" to the contrary as the firm cuts back in some businesses there.

Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for WTA Tour Serena Williams has woncountless championships, four Olympic gold medals, and transitioned seamlessly into a fashion icon, yet she is still exposed to body shaming. In an interv...

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent the White House a proposal widely expected to roll back future fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks. EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox confirmed Thursday that …

White heat of change FEW industrial scenes offer the drama of a steelworks in full flow. Perched high in a cabin, a technician guides a bucket the size of a house to send 250 tons of lava-like molten metal into a vast cr...

(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors Co's autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, the companies said on Thursday, announcing a deal that validates the venerable Detroit automaker's...

Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly received $9 million worth of wedding gifts — but they have to return most of them. Royal protocol dictates that royals are not allowed to receive gifts from people...

Indiana regulators have approved a rate increase for Indiana Michigan Power that's significantly smaller than the rate hike the utility initially sought. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved an order …

It's easier than ever to pay for an outing, get credit-card points and ask everyone to Venmo you. But pitfalls abound.

Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach Deutsche Bank is down almost 7% Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report says the Federal Reserve deemed its US division as in "troubled condition." The bank announced earlier this month that i...

Deutsche Bank has reportedly landed on the US government's naughty list. The Federal Reserve has deemed a US unit of the German banking behemoth as "troubled," and has put it on a list that puts it in danger of a governm...

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