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As 2012 draws to a close, we can now get a clearer idea of just how much celebrities made over the past 12 months.  Forbes compiled a list of the 25 highest paid musicians of 2012, and we've narrowed down the list to ...

Tina Fey's seven-year-old daughter, Alice Richmond, made her TV debut Thursday in the "30 Rock" episode "Mazel Tov, Dummies." Alice, whose dad is Jeff Richmond — the NBC show's executive producer â€...

James McKeigue highlights the week's best pieces from the MoneyWeek team, including: how Britain could collapse from within; the Bank of England's new governor; and don’t cry for Argentina – buy it.

The extreme microcategorization of consumers means advertisers can bid for the chance to show you exactly what you might be interested in. The trouble is, that’s all you’ll see.

Of all quotes legendary salesman, marketer, and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar -- who passed away recently -- made about the ways people can succeed in their lives, one stands out: “If you can dream it, you can ac...

Innovators have a lot to learn from quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.

Porsche’s 2013 Cayenne Diesel is outrageously well made, but Dan Neil explains hat he finds ott-putting about the new SUV.

The tumult of the 1984 dispute may be retreating in the memory, but for those arrested and charged, the events of that angry summer have been life-changing. Now a campaign seeks a review of what it claims is wide-scale m...

Why don't you buy your ex-wife a banana bunker? and other gift ideas from SpringPad.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A Chinese tycoon who wants to build a major tourist resort in a remote corner of northeast Iceland must reapply for permission to go ahead with the project, Icelandic media reported on Saturday.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A Chinese tycoon who wants to build a major tourist resort in a remote corner of northeast Iceland must reapply for permission to go ahead with the project, Icelandic media reported on Saturday.

(Reuters) - Investors suing to recoup losses from Argentina's 2002 debt default have asked a U.S. court to order the country post a security deposit of at least $250 million by December 10, while an appeal of a lower cou...

Earlier this week Goldman Sachs gave Research in Motion a dubiously phrased piece of encouragement. BlackBerry 10, the platform on which RIM has pinned its hopes for the future if not survival, has a 30% chance of succes...

Bank of America is postponing an increase in monthly fees for checking accounts, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Click to Continue »

More companies have been outsourcing their human resources functions, often to a range of vendors that specialize in particular areas.

eBay, that megalith of online shopping and auctions, has made a bid to amp up holiday sales with series of unique partnerships. Called the “Want List,” the new feature will highlight top picks from influentia...

The president of Burton Snowboards once moved to Europe to spur the sport’s growth there, and has aimed to expand its appeal to more women and girls.

Readers respond to “Slugging It Out, Inside Obama’s Mind” (Economic View, Nov. 25).

A reader responds to “Hatching Ideas, and Companies, by the Dozens” (Nov. 25).

For those of you who have been keeping up with Bravo's "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley," it might not come as a surprise to you that lifecaster Sarah Austin has a high opinion of herself. Her latest feat of self-adulation: Sh...

With Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving, and Cyber Monday lasting a week, retailers are doing their best to encourage a holiday shopping binge. But the economic effect is unclear.

Coalition of unions, campaigners and lawyers want complaints relating to entire 1984 strike examined Calls to erase the criminal records of the estimated 7,000 men detained and "falsely charged" during the miners' strike...