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""Consumers crave authenticity. They crave real, genuine stories. If you're able to deliver that about anything, I think you can have a successful business."

Some of the largest health insurers are steering patients toward clinics they now own as a result of recent massive deals that have given them control over both health-care delivery and payment.

Alan Ortega/Reuters US consumption of avocados has increased drastically in recent years. But the increase has also become a boon to Mexican cartels, who have extorted avocados farmers for money. While the long-term solu...

Immigrants love New York -- they always have. And they are having the greatest economic effect here, out of all the states, according to a new report. The WalletHub study compared the economic impact of foreign-born popu...

Dear John: I would like your help and or advice. EBay began collecting sales tax for New York state last summer. Problem is, they charge sales tax for items not subject to sales tax in New York, like over-the-counter dru...

The latest update to the Oculus Integration for Unity adds the Quest's controller-free hand-tracking to the editor.

Equinom, an Israeli startup, raised $10 million in a Series B round of funding from BASF Venture Capital, Roquette, Trendlines Group and Fortissimo Capital. The company focuses on non-GMO seed breeding technology to make...

GUEST: Every year I teach classrooms full of students who leave class understanding the basics of how to search for product/market fit -- and thinking their next goal is to "get funded." That's a mistake. There are two r...

Focusing on efficiency made sense in the industrial economy. But for a modern business it's counterproductive.

AI isn't just another tech system you roll out and train users on; it will force you to redefine how your business works.

If you're a business owner, it pays to get smart about your personal finances. We share personal finance tips to help you make better financial moves in your personal life.

Teachers are in a silent crisis. What can we do about it?

Artificial intelligence is expected to alter how Americans work on a scale similar to that of robotics and PCs--but this time, most affected employees will be managers and professionals.

Samantha Lee/Business Insider Hello! Imagine the following scenario:You're a first time investor who wants to start trading on a fancy new app you've downloaded to your iPhone. But your dream investment, Apple, has a sto...

The push toward "sustainability" in investing so far isn't having an outsize impact on stocks, our columnist's dive into the data shows.

Automatic charges and payments are a good way to help credit-building efforts. Also: more on when to claim Social Security benefits.

Mike Bloomberg has hired hundreds of paid "digital organizers" to boost his presidential bid on social media. A look inside the operation reveals potential downsides to this approach.

Work-from-home policies aren't just good for employee retention and focus. They're also great for boosting productivity in the gray months of winter.

A SEP IRA offers business owners the benefits of accelerated retirement contributions from a workplace retirement plan with the simplicity and flexibility of a regular IRA.

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

Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship update, which adds a race of biological spaceships to the massive VR-compatible sci-fi adventure.

This question isn't quite as straightforward as it may seem, as it's not really so much about who you are, but about how you work.