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Lumber consumption across the U.S. amid pandemic project-building has exceeded even optimistic forecasts, leaving home builders, retailers and craftspeople clamoring for wood.

Customers believe brands have a responsibility to pursue change.

With Apple's much-rumored iPhone 12 expected to launch in the fall, now is the worst time to purchase a new iPhone. If you're already planning to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone, it's probably worth it to wait f...

As a matter of fact, more than half of the customers we surveyed in the 2020 Achieving Customer Amazement report--62%--are willing to pay more for a good customer service experience.

The market boom that pushed stocks, bonds and commodities to their best combined four-month spurt in decades has found its way into the most notoriously volatile and speculative asset on the planet: bitcoin.

During much of 2019, I repeated the analogy of the S&P 500's path to that of a hurricane. As the actual hurricane season gets underway in the U.S., here is a stock market summary, in tropical terms

Leisure Travel Vans has released the 2021 version of its Unity RV built on a 170-inch Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The Unity has six possible floor plans ranging in price from $138,460 and $146,065. The 2021 refreshment doesn...

Renée Brinkerhoff has been on a quest, on almost every continent, to use racing "as a platform to do something about" a global scourge. Next stop, Antarctica.

Such transactions were worth ₹2.90 trillion compared with ₹2.61 trillion in June and ₹1.46 trillion a year ago.As of July, 164 banks are live on UPI against 155 in June

Ruby Tandoh writes about cheesemaking in England, the late Mary Holbrook of Sleight Farm, and what happens when particular kinds of cheese fall out of the living tradition.

From The New Yorker's archive: John Hersey's celebrated work, and a selection of related articles.

As the retailer works it way through bankruptcy, JCPenney released a "Dispostion Portfolio" on Friday that detailed a September auction process for 21 company-owned stores. This list includes the historic Kemmerer, Wyomi...

The departing boss of Standard Life Aberdeen is to become the stopgap chairman of Britain's audit regulator as ministers seek a heavyweight figure to push through far-reaching reforms of the profession.

Growing global demand for drugs, drug development services, medical devices and medical equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic is benefiting China suppliers.

With many school districts looking at the very minimum of a hybrid if not a fully remote-based teaching model for the coming fall, this might present an opportunity for retirees to earn extra income.

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

Microsoft has paused negotiations to buy the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app TikTok after President Trump said late Friday he opposes the deal.

Audria Richmond never wanted to be an author, but after four best sellers - she's cracked the book launch code. Here are her tips for making 5 figures before your book even hits the shelves.

Major League Baseball claims it's doing whatever it can to protect its players from the coronavirus pandemic, but its actions indicate otherwise.

Alex Wong/Getty Images White House coronavirus testing czar Brett P. Giroir on Sunday said it was time to "move on" from discussing hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment, adding "evidence just doesn't show hydrox...

It's possible that enterprise buyers will ask to see your startup's financial statements before committing to buy your product. Here's how to respond.

WWE has still yet to reach a deal with one of its biggest stars, and jumping to AEW would be a wiser career move for the all-time great.