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All signs point to the fact that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is not long for this world. The last reports of his condition say that his cancer treatment isn't going very well and that he's suffering from complicatio...

Some high-net-worth investors are using "direct lending" funds as an alternative to conventional fixed-income strategies. Should you follow?

Pixar released a trailer for "Monsters University" during last week's Rose Bowl telecast. The preview is incredibly clever -- the first half of it is exactly like the college recruitment ads that regularly play during th...

MPs to debate draft European directive on Monday pressing for 40% of company directors to be female by 2020 The boardrooms of Britain's top private companies are even more male-dominated than rivals listed on the stock e...

"Stand aside, meatbags. Oil is thicker than blood."

When it comes to dating, tech savvy singles use OkCupid to find potential mates. It's typical to assume that nice guys finish last, and if you were to meet the gentlemen that Tumblr blog Nice Guys Of OkCupid has carefull...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Responders on Saturday prepared to hook a main tow line to an oil-drilling ship grounded on rocks near a remote Alaska island....

As gas prices fluctuate between $3 and $4, car buyers continue to seek relief at the pump by focusing on cars with high fuel-efficiency. But unlike in recent years, in which hybrids were considered the best bets for cons...

Mr. Cronan, a San Francisco-based graphic designer and marketing executive, placed his stamp on popular culture with the pair of brand names he came up with a decade apart.

In "Bleeding Talent," a new book, Tim Kane urges a dose of classic economics to overhaul the military structure. "In terms of managing talent," he says, "the U.S. military is doing everything wrong."

Readers respond to "Bad Math and the Middle Class" (Economic View, Dec. 30).

Ursa Philbin alleges husband and son of Baroness Verma stole the brand name and assets of My Skinny Rice The family of Tory energy minister Baroness Verma are embroiled in an embarrassing legal row with a Slovenian forme...

When he was a high school senior, the C.E.O. of Delphi Automotive thought he wanted to study computer science. Then he was accepted to the General Motors Institute.

The surprise of the week was not the goofy ending to the cliff. It was the minutes from the Fed. The meeting in question took place on 12/12, just 23 days ago. Some very major announcements came as a result of that meeti...

The payday lender that makes a point of its selectivity has nonetheless seen write-offs rise to 41% of revenues A visit to Wonga.com, the website of the fast-growing online payday lender, is a seductive experience. "We k...

When the Supreme Court upheld the heart of the Affordable Care Act in June, opponents scrambled to find new ways to bring down President Obama's signature health care reform. The Supreme Court shocked many when it ruled ...

The last couple of days we've been talking about the Platinum Solution to the Debt Ceiling crisis, namely that the Treasury could mint a trillion dollar platinum coin and deposit it at the Fed, so that the Treasury could...

A lot of people are passing around a local Palo Alto newspaper clipping today that reports five iPads were stolen from Microsoft's Mountain View office during the holidays. The suspect didn't take any Microsoft products....

For new businesses, the regulatory path to crowdfunding -- Internet-based financing that involves ordinary investors -- is still far from clear.

The man whom an IcelandAir flight crew and passengers restrained in his seat using duct tape and zip ties will not face criminal charges. The 46-year-old Icelandic man was escorted off the flight by police at JFK airport...

Police in Nairobi, Kenya are on the lookout for a gang that has been blackmailing -- and in some cases even raping -- closeted gay...

On Jan. 1, the government started depositing pension and scholarship payments directly into the bank accounts of about 245,000 people, in a bid to prevent corrupt officials from diverting money to their own pockets.