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The Gallery is a band with roots in New England.  Their music by their account consists of: Hook-laden rock songs that combine a mix of mainstream appeal and professionalism with indie cred and likeability. Their brand...

We live in a time of extremes. As the number of billionaires has surged, the number of those in poverty in the America has also surged. Nearly one quarter of American children live in poverty, with a specific spike in ho...

It took a lot of guts for Blackstone (BX) to pull the trigger on a $9 billion shopping-center deal back in 2011. But the firm has made a fortune because of going against the grain.

A year ago, Hurricane Sandy left a trail of flames, death and destruction from Jamaica to Canada, killing at least 286 people and costing more than $65 billion damage to the United States alone. The storm was particularl...

The Federal Reserve announced today that it was continuing its program to buy $85 billion a month of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. All summer long market watchers expected to fed to taper down its bond-b...

This fashion website has had five lives-- and burned through millions of dollars--since it was founded eight years ago. How come investors aren't flipping out?

Thought exercise: What if one company controlled an exclusive pipeline of the top technical talent in the country? That would be a very important company and the person running that company would be a very nice friend to...

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In a move that will likely make the SBA loan guarantee program more accessible to Main Street, acting Administrator Hulit removes fees from loan amounts of $150,000 or less. The SBA announced this change at the end of Se...

Are you facing a $240,000 bill over the next four years if your child gets accepted at his or her dream college, and if so, is there anything you can do to structure your finances to possibly qualify for more aid, or mos...

Some modern painters and sculptors and wine makers do great work. Others are simply great salespersons. And still others are hustlers. The line between a great salesperson and a hustler is a blurry one?but still there?s...

Jon Sundt manages $4 billion at his investment management firm Altegris Investments, Inc., but what really gets him going is a nonprofit organization he launched called Natural High. The goal of the organization is to ma...

So you woke up in the middle of the night and had this great idea for an amazing app -- you can picture it, you know it is useful, and you can imagine that many people would like it, too.

The Middle East and North Africa is home to a growing number of women who are, uncharacteristically, demanding equal citizenship and a greater role in society. The impetus? Women are getting educated. It might surprise m...

By Andy Boynton, with William Bole

India?s second-largest outsourcing firm, Infosys, announced that it has agreed to pay $34 million to complete a civil settlement and conclude investigations by the U.S. Attorney?s Office and resolve all issues with the U...

In news just to hand, CSC has just announced that it is acquiring ServiceMesh, a company busy in the cloud management space. Regular readers will remember that CSC was a high flyer in Gartner's most recent cloud Magic Qu...

Tunnelbear, a privately funded Toronto-based virtual private network startup, recently updated its service to provide not only secure browsing with selectable national imprint but also a filter against the reckless shari...

Makeup expert Michelle Phan, Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien. These women, at first glance, appear to be just like us. They aren?t famous actresses, mega rich, or members of the lucky sperm club. Ins...

Economists and politicians love the research credit, but it may be time we trade it in for a lower corporate tax rate. What was intended as an incentive for productive activity by clever scientists and engineers turns ou...

The government?s approach in the regulatory and criminal investigations of JPMorgan, Rabobank and other financial institutions such as SAC signals a shift in the government?s attitude toward big banks. Wary of continued ...

For a complex system to be implemented without vulnerabilities, security must be a consideration throughout the development lifecycle, a process which requires significant expertise and considerable focus. The importance...