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Tory Burch presides over an empire of $200 ballet flats and gorgeous tunics for the aspiring lady-who-lunches. Now, she's not just a fashion tycoon, she's a billionaire -- and the second youngest self-made female billion...

Rick Rubin in September 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Kenneth Boulding examined the power of imagination in his 1956 classic, The Image: "It is this property of the 'imagination,' however, which is responsible for the ...

A little explanation: we English have told Irish jokes for generations. In very much the same way that the Swedes do about the Norwegians, Americans used to about Poles and the Irish themselves do about those from County...

Ms. Lerner was a prolific writer whose novels, short stories, essays and teachings helped forge graduate programs for women and college courses on women and society.

The Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that spawned the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

I always look forward to January, seizing it as an opportunity to clean my slate and start anew. This New Year is no exception.

Unfortunately in the business world, bad guys win a lot. In fact, mean and dishonest people sometimes can find financial success more easily in business than those who play it straight. If financial success is the only g...

The economy may have been spared a recession by avoiding tax increases and spending cuts--and a roster of special interests, from wind energy to Hollywood producers, may stand to benefit from the compromise tax bill whic...

LOS ANGELES -- The 29-year-old photographer had just snapped shots of Justin Bieber's exotic white Ferrari when he was struck and killed by a passing car - a death that has spurred renewed debate over dangers paparazzi c...

The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been found dead in Malibu, California, according to a spokesman for the team.

Prosecutors allege Jodi Arias, 32, shot and repeatedly stabbed her one-time boyfriend.

Doctors said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a full recovery after being treated for several days for a blood clot in a vein in her head.

Volcanoes on Venus? Clues About Earth's Boiling Twin

f you own a gun you have to have insurance for any damage that weapon may cause. If you have more than one gun you need a policy for each one. If your son goes nuts your insurance will pay for it. You can still keep your...

Now that the economy is picking up steam, top talent is in even higher demand. So how can you make your company stand out from the crowd? Three words: corporate volunteer programs. But don't just take my word for it; the...

The 'disruptive behaviour' of two women aboard a British Airways flight causes the crew to make an unscheduled stop in France.

9 Hotel Openings to Get Excited About in 2013

If a California company has its way, recreational marijuana users in Colorado and Washington state will one day be able to get their pot out of vending machines.

The LA County Coroner's office completed an autopsy on the body of Scott Sterling Thursday, but are waiting to receive toxicology results before determining an official cause of death. It could take about 6-8 weeks for a...

Frustrated by his adult son's incessant gaming habit, a man in China reportedly hired a number of in-game master "hitmen" to annihilate his son's avatar over and over again in an attempt to deter him from playing. Quotin...

French actor Gerard Depardieu has obtained Russian citizenship, according to a brief statement posted on the Kremlin website.

The following post was published on the Knowledge@Wharton website on January 2, 2013. Empirical research has shown that "opportunity-driven" entrepreneurship is the wellspring of growth in the modern market economy. In J...