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A proposed bill would force tech companies to tell users how much their data is worth.       

Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell telegraphed to the markets that a rate cut is coming. There seems to be quite a bit of uncertainty over why the Fed would cut rates so shortly after aggressively raising ...

As the founder of a new startup the prospect of getting your brand in front of a potential corporate customer can be daunting, but landing with a deal can reap huge dividends for your business.

Steve Case and a team of investors launched a venture firm called Revolution to invest in disruptive, innovative companies that are not based in California, New York or Massachusetts. The company has a seed fund called "...

Your credit score doesn’t need to be stuck in neutral anymore.       

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

Emerging technologies are full of promise ... and pitfalls. Here's how to adopt new tech the right way.

Vietnam doesn't see a "friend" in China, the same way President Rodrigo Duterte does.

50 years ago, dancer Judi Missett founded Jazzercise to promote fitness for women. Today, the business has expanded into a $2 billion franchise with dance as well as cardio and kickboxing classes, with Missett still in c...

Bigscreen is first and foremost a destination where users can share their desktop screens with friends. Bigscreen TV takes the service in a new place.

Apologies, while potentially effective, are not a cure-all and not all the same. In fact, a poorly delivered apology can be worse than none at all, a study involving Uber riders found. One key finding: money talks. An ap...

Jeffrey Welser, vice president and lab director at IBM Research at Almaden, breaks down quantum computing in terms anyone can understand.

The first time I started a business, I decided I could sell the skills I offered as an employee, to a group of clients in the form of a business. The second time I started a business, I had a vision for what was missing ...

Here's a look at the first tech billionaire.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks the change in retail prices of essential goods and services consumed by households.The index tracks the price movement of the entire basket of goods and services at rural, urban as w...

Dear John: Your column about debt is right on. I have been following federal spending, deficits and debt for many decades. Where you and I part is that I believe that all this excessive federal spending is the result of ...

24/7 Wall St. ranked countries emitting the most carbon dioxide, based on territorial emissions of CO2 in 2017 according to the Global Carbon Project.       

Dear John: Let me help in my tiny little way to [explain] the economy. The federal government cut taxes. I am retired, so for me it was modest. My city (in Texas) immediately saw an opportunity to raise water rates, the ...

24/7 Wall St. created an index to measure environmental performance by country using data from Yale University and the World Bank.       

You're never going to get your best work done if you're not satisfied with all aspects of your life. Devoting too many hours to your job can actually reduce the quality of your work.

Thomas Keller shared six lessons he learned when he first went to work at a restaurant - as a dishwasher. Yes, he started at the bottom and worked his way up. It was part of his training.

While at the London School of Economics (LSE), Reza took the summer took off to travel to Thailand for three weeks, an experience which really woke him up.