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Businesses in the New York region began to assess the full scope of the damage from Hurricane Sandy, President Obama’s re-election caught some on Wall Street by surprise and retailers made plans to open on Thanksg...

The market reaction to President Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election was surprising when you consider that nothing really changed last Tuesday - same man in the Oval Office, same balance of power in th...

Many C.E.O.’s lament that recent college graduates lack specific, technical skills, but these employers should realize that a broad education has benefits, too.

A reader responds to “One Safety Net That Needs to Shrink” (Fair Game, Nov. 4).

A reader responds to “A Capitalist’s Dilemma, Whoever Wins on Tuesday” (Nov. 4).

A customer turned to the Haggler after prepaying for cellphone minutes — without knowing that there was a 90-day deadline for using them.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp, the world's biggest gold producer, said on Saturday it had halted earth-moving works at its Pascua Lama mine on the Chile-Argentina border following concerns about the health of wo...

The threat of automatic spending cuts and tax increases on Jan. 1 could force a genuinely bipartisan solution to the country’s budget problems.

From 1998 to 2001, Kozmo.com offered free delivery within an hour. Now, some online merchants and their delivery partners are inching back toward that vision.

Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn says the company follows the “next play” philosophy of Duke University basketball — that the team shouldn’t dwell on celebrating recent successes or lamenting failures.

Oliver Luckett and his social media start-up, theAudience, offer celebrities a chance to build armies of fans across the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus.

In the wake of the hurricane, Congress could take steps to make it faster and less expensive for municipalities to borrow money.

Where do you go when you need a used jet engine, 36,140 lbs of aluminum shavings, or a pack of 731 belts? To the government...

Disaster-preparedness capitalism may have begun in the cold war. But it grows with every hurricane, as consumers clamor for generators, kerosene heaters, industrial fans and other products.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan appears likely to declare the country’s intent to join an ambitious pan-Pacific free trade agreement.

LONDON -- A European official says her staff members were hacked when they joined her for a conference on Internet security in Azerbaijan. European Commission...

UK water firms have no trouble making profits – and yet the customer is footing the bill for infrastructure projects It will take seven years to build, cost about £4.1bn – nearly half the cost of the Oly...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's No.2 mobile phone company MegaFon is likely to go ahead with its planned London IPO this year after receiving the unofficial green light from UK regulators, sources familiar with the situation...

Every pound lost to tax avoidance is a pound that cannot be spent on vital services When the coalition was formed in 2010 the government was borrowing £400m a day just to pay the bills. Although there were disagreemen...

The best weapon against climate change: cost-benefit analysis.

Dani Pedrosa may have missed out on the MotoGP world title yet again, but the Spanish motorcycle star is determined to finish the 2012 season on a high note at one of his favorite tracks on Sunday.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative prime minister and the leader of the opposition aim to agree measures on Monday to stop banks evicting homeowners after a woman's suicide before her property was repossessed caused...