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Men love high-performance cars with sexy styling, according to San Diego-based research firm Strategic Vision - not exactly news, but it helps explain why men love Tesla electric vehicles.

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What makes private funds, such as a hedge fund or a private equity fund, "private"?

Sure, Cannes is the spring and summer Mediterranean playground for celebs and the fabulously wealthy. Five-deck yachts line the marina's priciest slips, penthouse hotel rooms on the bay can cost up to $18,000 per night, ...

The average car or truck on the road today has been around longer than the Obama presidency, a statistic that has auto dealers and manufacturers drooling over all that pent-up demand.

They called it "Silicon Alley," a clumsy play on words meant to evoke an East Coast urban version of the California place where microchips made fortunes grow and digital devices work. It was a marketing play really, desi...

Some said it would never happen. They were wrong. The U.S. and Swiss reached a deal that punishes Swiss banks and paves the way for even more transparency. See DOJ: United States and Switzerland Issue Joint Statement Reg...

It's been fun blogging for Forbes, but my interests in the U.S. criminal justice system have branched out, and I'm inclined to take my prison coverage beyond discussion of spending and investment. For those reasons, I'm ...

August auto sales look to be the highest for a single month since 2006, further putting the Great Recession in the U.S. auto industry's rearview mirror.

Disappointed by job opportunities in corporate America--even though you put in the time to earn an MBA, law degree or other key credential...or racked up years of experience that don't seem to count anymore?

CVS has been getting ridiculed lately in the social stratosphere around their ridiculously long receipts. In fact, the Boston Globe did an expose on this topic in their, "Long CVS receipts spark social media sensation." ...

Shortages of injected chemotherapy drugs are getting worse, despite legislation passed a year ago. This legislation increased the power of the Food and Drug Administration over the pharmaceutical supply chain. To relieve...

For the past fifty years, kids have fantasized about a cool watch they could communicate with, but now that the technology is within reach, smartwatch companies seem focused on the parents. Here's why they're ignoring a ...

Three Reasons Entrepreneurs Can and Must Fix Our Colleges

While the official report has not yet been released by the International Civil Aviation Organization, Indian government officials reported that they were told by the UN aviation safety agency that it had satisfactorily a...

Having worked hard to create and build your business, how are you ultimately going to profit from it?

Once again this week I was asked by a colleague why they should care about Google+. This is a person who regularly publishes content, already has a full plate and wanted to be convinced why she should take up another soc...

In preparation for the Labor Day Weekend I?ve been chatting with author and life coach Victoria Wynn about the concept of ?healthy quitting.? ?As a society, we?ve turned quitting into a curse word with phrases like ?quit...

A Florida Attorney was approached by a Client who wanted to buy a piece of residential property in Pennsylvania. This seemingly innocent representation ends up with Attorney being suspended by the Florida Bar for a year,...

After decades of discussion, the far side of the moon --- the most radio quiet spot in the inner solar system --- is finally being taken seriously for a kilometers-wide, low- frequency radio array.

With a low-grade economic fever spreading to much of emerging Asia, the region at least could be thankful that no real physical contagion has taken hold since the last major avian flu scare. Certainly nothing on the orde...

Brazil's latest pop sensation is already considering an international career, and she may have a shot at it.