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Congress must pass an emergency budget by Monday midnight (September 30) to avoid partial government shutdown.

Tired of the Wall Street grind--and thinking about going out on your own? Then you may be excited to hear that the finance and insurance industry tops the list when it comes to the number of  tiny firms that break $5 mi...

NEW YORK -- Big SUVs are making a comeback, despite gas prices that aren't much below levels that caused full-size truck sales to fall "Like a Rock" five years ago.

As we head to Sunday?s Breaking Bad finale, I expect several truly memorable moments. But a perfect one? Maybe, maybe not. What defines a perfect Breaking Bad moment?  It?s simply something that I can watch over and ove...

@giorodriguez:  why awareness and "social" are not enough

As female entrepreneurs under the age of 30, my business partner Brittany and I have found ourselves in our fair share of uncomfortable situations. From being carded at client dinners, to being asked if we were the sales...

With over 1.3 billion people and rising incomes, China?s consumer market has been a popular destination for every overseas marketer. But winning the minds and the wallets of Chinese consumers isn?t easy, as China isn?t a...

A spending spree by the largest owner of TV stations in the U.S. and strong earnings from women's clothing spur two family-run businesses despite a down week from the S&P 500.

Over and over, as a consultant and keynote speaker on corporate culture and customer service, I hear clients and audiences express the same concern: "People tell me that my employees act differently when there aren't any...

Airline pilots and safety investigators I've spoken with thought the same thing when they first saw news reports that a United Airlines Captain had suffered a heart attack on a flight from Houston to Seattle, which made ...

Bud Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, announced this week that he was retiring from that position at the end of the 2014. Selig found his early years filled with controversy and was held as a villain with pla...

Typically, startups are lean, with a limited supply of money, talent, and time, meaning they don't have resources to throw around willy-nilly. While this can induce panicky feelings for a lot of business owners, the upsi...

Failure is not only inevitable, it can be an asset. That is something that Dilbert's Scott Adams and I firmly believe.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are J.C. Penney, Paychex, and Diamond Foods.

Airbnb won an appeal in a New York City administrative court overturning at $2,400 fine against an Airbnb host, in a ruling that clarifies the legal status of Airbnb listings in the city.

Sri Lankan honchos would like to be noticed, and in the right away. Hence their current post-war PR push, as the island nation's representatives gear up for more engagement with the West. This was on display during a wee...

Video And the Emmy goes to...Kelley Dixon. Earlier this month, Breaking Bad editor Kelley Dixon became only the fourth member of the show's cast and crew to take home a statuette. This completes a remarkable career arc f...