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Announced the same day as its path-breaking gay marriage decision, the Supreme Court?s ruling in Sekhar v. United States, addressing the definition of ?property? for purposes of an extortion prosecution under the Hobbs A...

Markets have changed, and so should your investment strategy.

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Financial planning for same-sex couples will be tricky for financial advisors and their clients as enormous opportunities and risks open up in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision declaring the federal Defense of Mar...

If you're a tax preparer, you've likely spent the past few days scrambling to file extended corporate returns before the 16th, because while you promised yourself you'd knock out the returns during the quiet days ...

A relative recently asked me, "Can I deduct the cost of the clothes I have to wear in my business?" I know the two words people hate to hear from attorneys are, "it depends." In tax analysis this expression is not a copo...

With the advent of wearable technology, companies will soon be able to better provide ads to customers based on their real-time activity. Because of this technology, new opportunities for capturing our customers' attenti...

 A lack of money is a big deal. You need to pay for electricity, you need to pay your rent or your mortgage payments, you have to buy bus and subway tickets or fuel for your car; you need to buy food; your kids need to ...

Nancy Mahon leads the fight against AIDS for the Estée Lauder Companies, serving as the senior vice president of philanthropy and social initiatives and as the global executive director for the M·A·C AIDS Fund. On ...

Last year Reuters filed a lawsuit against the University of California alleging that UC, by allowing Sequoia Capital and another prominent venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, to provide only partial i...

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Leading stocks often give you an opportunity to buy them at low-risk, alternative entry points before they break out into new highs. Buying them at these lower points allows you to have nice gains ahead of the breakout a...

Waiting until the end of the year to review progress on your business is a common but costly misstep.

"Rather than scrounging up loose change to release an album, artists are turning to their online fan base to help fund upcoming album releases. In the end, everybody wins." - Daniel McCarthy of The Music Bed

The history of film is brought to vivid life in a 15-hour documentary airing this fall on Turner Classic Movies (and on Netflix).

Even though change has become our constant companion, we still don't like it. Here's how to make it less stressful for everyone.

The loan market cooled slightly in August in response to waning investor sentiment and somewhat weaker technical conditions. Looking ahead, M&A-drive new-issue supply is poised to push higher during the final stretch of ...

I had dinner with a friend last night who reminded me of a panel we attended together during business school. At the panel, a few very prominent VCs and entrepreneurs discussed what it takes to be a successful entrepr...

When companies begin planning a new website, everyone is brimming with excitement and great ideas. But all too often, at the end of the project, the prevailing mood is disappointment.

The New York Yankees have a big incentive to make the playoffs: more revenue to help them pay their luxury tax.

Vinod Khosla said most venture capitalists do not add anything of value in advising entrepreneurs. "90 percent of VCs add zero value and 70 to 80 percent add negative value to startups in advising them," Khosla said.

Richmond's plan to seize underwater mortgages faces nearly impossible odds under California law, a condemnation attorney says.