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Microsoft, a company destined to be a massive retailer, actually has better deals online than Dell and H-P, according to John C. Dvorak, who has the rundown on computer makers’ offers.

Mobile payment volume around the world on Thanksgiving increased by 173% compared to last year, according to new data from eBay's PayPal division. GSI, like PayPal a unit of eBay that helps large retailers sell online, s...

Walmart defied the threat of protests to claim the busiest Black Friday in its history, and indications are that earlier store openings and a rebounding economy pushed sales well above last year's level.

Health care in developing countries may become the world’s fastest-growing and biggest industry — and the most in need of professionals and providers, writes Thomas Kostigen.

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y./BROOKLYN, New York (Reuters) - Malls across the United States teemed with shoppers looking for Black Friday bargains, but many in the New York area sat out the madness, too busy coping with the linger...

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y./BROOKLYN, New York (Reuters) - Malls across the United States teemed with shoppers looking for Black Friday bargains, but many in the New York area sat out the madness, too busy coping with the linger...

The Leveson inquiry into press standards in the UK is expected to include recommendations for regulating newspapers, one country where tight restrictions are already in place is Denmark

Telecommunications giant Ericson has released a massive report on the state of the mobile world. And clearly, unless you live in the almost-fully-penetrated European and North American markets, everything is up and to th...

If there is just one lesson to take away from the Benghazi and Petraeus affairs it's that the American media is way too cozy with heads of state. Immediately following the Benghazi crisis, U.S. media did its due diligenc...

Rising levels of carbon dioxide could lead to bigger sweet potatoes, new research indicates. It could also increase yields of other important crops, like rice and wheat, previous findings showed. New Scientist has the st...

Turkey With Dave Dear Readers, We were inundated with feedback (mostly positive) on three pieces we published in the past couple of BWDs. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we decided to share them with you. One has to do...

Parts of Facebook’s proposed new privacy policy conflict with European law, a key regulator said Friday as he moved to give users in the European Union more power to block the sharing of their data with the compan...

For those CEOs that exit on their own terms rather than being pushed out, semi-retirement can be an extremely lucrative second career. Joanne Lublin at the Wall Street Journal finds that both the size and frequency of co...

Former entrepreneur Mark Suster drops a much-deserved bomb on those who glamorize start-ups. But even he wouldn't mind another go. The reality checkers were out in force yesterday. The New York Times ran an article...

As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) become more sophisticated their, capacity for abuse only grows. Governments are already having a hard time resisting the temptation to use UAV's for striking enemies wherever they may h...

Guest Post Here are my three fundamental tips for B2B entrepreneurs, which are based on the lessons I have learned during my career.

Salesforce acquires Prior Knowledge and its predictive database technology for developers.

Fiscal cliff? Worries over the debt crisis in Europe and waning growth in China? No problem on Wall Street: In a holiday-shortened week markets rallied 3% or more.

Sebastian Vettel finished second fastest in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's title showdown with Fernando Alonso.

The company sent out notices to Triangle customers last month that it would be adding a $3.95 monthly modem fee to bills in November as part of a nationwide rollout. Click to Continue »

The Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) yesterday unveiled a prototype it believes will bring faster train service than ever before to Japan. The Series Lo prototype is a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, floating abo...

Shouting, heckling, fights and arrests. This is just a sampling of the Black Friday action that was caught on video at America's retail stores this...