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A bevy of new technologies, construction techniques and a movement to make buildings more livable and efficient have led to a tipping point in how new buildings use energy--or don't. Columnist Christopher Mims explores.

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

The cellphone has become a necessity in many households, both modest and wealthy, but governments are driving up its price, especially here. New York state has some of the highest cellphone taxes in the United States. Th...

Ok, so what in the 21st century could lead a stock market to the worst December since the Great Depression year of 1931? Let's start by saying I have always liked Fed Chair Jay Powell's pragmatic image. I only hope I was...

Billionaires may be contributing to climate change in the boardroom but we can look to social entrepreneurs for innovative solutions if we apply the lessons of The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen's seminal work.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday that President Donald Trump told him he had "never suggested firing" the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

As stock prices drop further each week more investors seem ready to give up. The lack of any meaningful buying and heavy selling is more characteristic of a weak or failing economy but is the US economy really going out ...

It's time for the Grinchy Awards, given to the year's worst actors in the news media and anyone else who interfered with a free press.

President Trump pledged that his tax law would kill off breaks and complex loopholes for the wealthy. Instead, the overhaul has ushered in a new generation of maneuvers that taxpayers can exploit before Dec. 31 to minimi...

If you're a micropreneurlike me--someone who operates a business on a very small scale--you and your business could really benefit from these five things this holiday season.

No matter which way the stock market goes in 2019 -- and Wall Street has ample arguments for either direction -- expect it to be another gut-wrenching ride. The market …

When workers pried the Trump name off another Manhattan building earlier this year, it capped a bad few weeks for the president's businesses. Donald Trump's golf resorts in Scotland had …

Police have charged four men who were accused of threatening the crew of a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary outside of London. Essex Police said Sunday the four were …

British police on Sunday freed two people who been arrested in connection with the drone incursions at London's Gatwick Airport, saying they were no longer suspects. The move left the …

Smartphones, new investments and changes in the banking field have transformed the financial lives of millions of Americans but not for all of us.        

An updated complaint in Massachusetts' lawsuit against Purdue Pharma claims members of the family that owns the OxyContin maker are personally responsible for fueling abuse of the deadly painkiller. The …

The more stock market volatility we get, the more you should hang on unless you know bad things others don’t, which is exceptionally hard.        

The number of CEOs who have left their jobs so far in 2018 is the highest in 10 years, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.        

As 2019 approaches, many online retailers are either collecting or preparing to collect sales tax from out-of-state-customers for the first time.        

Typical bear market end: Prices hit lows as investor negativity hits highs

Scientists hope the vaccine can make bees more resilient against diseases that can wipe out entire colonies.

Investors hoping for a 'Santa rally' look set to be disappointed, as many fear the strong run of recent times is over Investors are entering the Christmas holidays hoping for some respite from a brutal few months in whic...