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Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Walt Disney, Groupon, and Athenahealth.

App.net, the famed haven for disgruntled Twitter developers, can no longer afford full-time employees. Founded by former Facebook developer Dalton Caldwell, App.net managed to crowdfund $500,000 in capital from eager dev...

This morning, the White House released a massive report on the effects of climate change. In sum: The problem is already bad, it is going to get worse, and we need to address it quickly. The science of greenhouse gas emi...

A bankruptcy judge opens the files in a contentious asbestos bankruptcy to Ford, Volkswagen and other companies seeking evidence of double-dipping.

Preorders with Destiny are consistent with a huge game launch.

Guest Post: Like the rest of us, lawyers have been quick to embrace the cloud, but what happens when new technology bucks the very regulations governing professional conduct?

Alibaba has started its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed today. The news follows a continuous string of rumors that the titanic Chinese e-co...

It's imperative that big companies test their mobile app prior to launch, but that can take a while. Enter Perfecto Mobile, which helps enterprise-level clients test their mobile app on every major device.

Blizzard's Hearthstone title hits more than 10 million downloads.

Google has had a closer relationship with the U.S.National Security Agency (NSA) than its previous protests of government surveillance might indicate. That’s the picture indicated by a new batch of emails, made public ...

While OpenTable was a great start in improving restaurant reservations and putting them online, snagging last-minute spots at tony restaurants is different matter altogether. But the recently launched Table8 is working o...

How do you know when it's time to move on? Here are six warning signs for clients who bring more trouble than they are worth.

A disturbing new report from the Brookings Institute finds that startup growth, a primary engine of America's economic power, is slowing down

Last week Oracle CEO Mark Hurd shared his vision for marketing technology that he believes marketers will need to better connect with customers in the digital age. Adobe recently made some announcements on its portfolio ...

There aren’t many people that can say they’ve hired 125,000 people.  There aren’t many who can say that they’ve gathered four million resumes to hire those people. And, although these numbers might lead to you t...

Many people are vehemently opposed to red-light cameras. I’m opposed to those who so zealously (I’m using that word very intentionally) protest their use.

Just visualize your product in this environment. That’s the basic pitch behind an augmented reality app for sales, which helped Paris-based startup Augment raise $1.5 million. “There is not really any other augmented...

As many a marketer will likely attest, too often in today’s retail environment consumers’ final decision in the buyer process comes down one little five letter word: price. Shoppers, armed with their mobile devices, ...

More than a few of our clients at Glassman Wealth Services are small business owners and entrepreneurs, so I'm often asked to give advice on ways to improve their businesses or share ideas that will give them a competiti...

We asked the leaders of the 2013 FORBES Best Small Companies list what mechanisms they have in place to keep employees focused and engaged. What works and what doesn't? Read their solutions... in their own words.

The huge success of King’s Candy Crush Saga shows that there is a fortune to be made from mobile apps. No doubt, Facebook’s $19 billion deal for WhatsApp is another example.

by Kelli Richards