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Camera commercials tend to all follow the same story: show how easy it is to use a camera and how well the pictures turn out. Canon's latest commercial does something different — it shows how hard taking a really ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government struck a deal with ArcelorMittal on Friday which will see the steelmaker invest 180 million euros ($234 million) in its Florange steelworks, allowing some 600 jobs at two shuttered...

Snapchat, a photo-sharing app, has seen massive growth since launching last year in September. We are convinced that that runaway growth has a lot to do with features that make it ideal for sexting, or sharing risqué ...

Financial crisis leads Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Greece to contemplate life without the continental song contest One after another they are calling in sick. First, Portugal and Poland and now, short of an economic mir...

Future astronauts could one day find a lot of use in 3D printing.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in a closed-door meeting Friday it's going to hear an epic fight over whether companies can patent isolated genes. The high court is limiting its review to whether companies can patent the ...

David Beckham met with the media leading up to tomorrow's MLS Cup Final. And during one of his answers, an iPhone on the table, which was doubling as a reporter's recorder, received a phone call. In a move we have seen f...

The new gaming system will be like the original Wii in how it became a surprise best-seller. This has a lot to do with the company’s unique perspective and inventiveness that borders on the artistic, writes John C...

FedEx Corp , the No. 2 U.S. package-delivery company, said on Friday it will raise its average rates for ground shipments and home deliveries by 4.9 percent beginning in January.

The use of a gasoline blend with a higher percentage of ethanol could damage cars and void warranties, travel and leisure group AAA says Friday, urging federal regulators to temporarily halt sales of the fuel.

When women are successful it can be universally felt. No country or border changes the way a woman feels about caring for her children. When women band together under these objectives with the ability to earn a living, s...

What is Wall Street's beef with Groupon CEO Andrew Mason?

It turns out that doing the right thing for your employees, your community, and other stakeholders not only demonstrates capitalism with a conscience; it is also good for business.

“Base-broadening, rate-lowering tax reform.” It sounds good, right? But what if you call it what it really is? Charity-destroying, home-shrinking, state-burdening tax reform. Doesn’t sound as good, doe...

Stocks closed the trading day little changed as lawmakers work to thrash out a budget agreement. The Dow Jones industrial average closed with a gain of four points at 13,026.

A troubling study in the Annals of Internal Medicine analyzes patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), and shows essentially no cost savings and minimal if any impact on clinical outcomes. This is the latest in a series...

(Reuters) - FedEx Corp , the No. 2 U.S. package-delivery company, said on Friday it will raise its average rates for ground shipments and home deliveries by 4.9 percent beginning in January.

Supermarkets divided on the merit of dotcom-only stores, warehouses or picking from high street shelves Branches of Waitrose are usually found in only the most chichi of neighbourhoods but its west London branch is in su...

Too often, we stash our elders away in institutional residential care facilities. And, sadly, even many active seniors choose to separate themselves from the broader world, opting for what they see as the safety and secu...

Many investors rely on the advice of sell-side securities analysts (those typically employed by a full-service broker-dealer) for investment advice.  These analysts often-times have conflicts of interest that may impa...

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal will invest 180 million euros in its Florange steelworks in northern France under a deal with the government to save jobs at two shuttered blast furnaces, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A report released Thursday reminds Californians to pay attention to their charitable giving this holiday season. The study by the state attorney...