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Oil prices rose by 1 percent on Friday as turmoil in Venezuela triggered concerns that its oil exports could soon be disrupted.

Smartphone shipments in India grew by 10 percent in 2018 at a time when other markets are slowing, according to Counterpoint Research.

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Senate has unanimously passed a hard-fought measure to reopen shuttered government agencies for three weeks, ending a …

Nintendo released a video today explaining that development is restarting on Metroid Prime 4 for Switch.

Louisiana's estimated share of the costs for federal levee work in the New Orleans area has ballooned to $3 billion because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is charging interest …

It is only fitting that Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Nathan MacKinnon are serving as captains for this weekend's NHL All-Star game. The three high-scoring forwards are 23 or younger. …

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has plans to connect the messaging services of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a massive technical undertaking that could also have security implications for users of the differ...

Court papers say Girl Scouts can't show one customer was led astray.

One of the biggest challenges retail employers face is finding relevant benefits solutions for their entire organization. With both employees behind the scenes working in corporate offices and front-line workers helping ...

As states across the country move to restore voting rights to former felons, a spirited debate is underway over which,...

Pension superfunds can save on costs, but may be prone to failure, says David Prosser. The post Will pension superfunds take off? was first published on MoneyWeek.

The chief executives of the six largest U.S. banks are poised to testify together before House lawmakers in Congress this spring, according to people familiar with the matter, for the first time since shortly after the f...

MGM Resorts announced Thursday that it is considering options for its real estate portfolio that sources say will not include merging it with Caesars Entertainment's real estate owner, Vici Properties. On Thursday, MGM, ...

Mark Zuckerberg's charity is teaming up with groups like the Ford Foundation to spend half a billion dollars on housing around San Francisco.

A bid to bring Toys 'R' Us back from the dead is stirring again. Former executives at the bankrupt toy chain -- which liquidated all of its US stores last year -- began actively reaching out to toy manufacturers this wee...

When will bitcoin markets break free of their current malaise?

The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and the partial government shutdown (all times local): 5:55 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting the idea of providing "some big down …

If you enjoyed MoviePass subsidizing your film going before it limited you to 3 movies a month, then you may be in luck.        

Bishakh Som humorously illustrates several turns of phrase that should not be used any longer.

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Obo launched out of stealth this week with $8.2 million in funding, for a "product decision system" built with the move-fast mantra in mind.

Proposals that would have financial firms monitor or refuse to finance certain firearms purchases are misguided, putting the onus on unelected corporations.