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Successful people don't mess around when it comes to their working space. A desk has to be a place where you can be productive, healthy, and comfortable for many hours, day in day out. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark pr...

A family found their missing pet tortoise in a store room - more than thirty years after they lost her. Manuela disappeared from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982 and despite a lengthy search was never seen aga...

Apple has been granted a trademark by the U.S. government for the design and layout of its retail stores, according to a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company had applied for the trademark back in 2...

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) had its numbers increased by Jefferies (JEF) due to better cost management as well as solid revenues. A hold rating was issued with a price target of $105.

The markets drifted lower today as investors took in some disappointing economic data which was offset by upbeat corporate earnings.

LOS ANGELES -- Ticketmaster, often the target of fan anger when tickets to popular concerts get sold out in seconds, is removing an annoyance that...

By Euan Rocha NEW YORK

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre plans to slam the White House's gun-control proposals during testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to his opening statement, released today by the NRA, part of LaPier...

In its new study of car insurance rates, the Consumer Federation of America reports that lower-income people pay higher premiums, even if their driving is better than that of their rich neighbors. The report, which is th...

A new worry is threatening the rally in the rebounding market for commercial mortgage-backed securities: Property owners have started to pick up the pace of resolving problems with distressed loans.

From Climate Central's Michael D. Lemonick: No part of the U.S. will escape the harsh consequences of climate change, which has already begun to cause...

People have been using crowdfunding tools like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise the money necessary to bring their ideas to life. For every smash success that meets its goal and raises all the money it needs, there are...

Shauna Miller started a fashion blog in 2010 with a simple mission: to make women feel good about their discount attire. Just over two years later, she's a fashion designer with an upcoming line at Walmart, the world's l...

If you're obsessed with amazing technology and how it impacts our lives, then this post might be for you. VentureBeat is looking to hire a full time Director of Event Content to join our team and help define our industry...

New Source Energy Partners announced today the commencement of its IPO of 4,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 previously filed...

Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked conservative commentator Glenn Beck's plans to create a Utopian-esque "Independence, USA," saying it sounded like a "perfect Marxist utopia" with the way Beck described it. Stewart intr...

Japan's two top airlines say they replaced a number of batteries in the 787 Dreamliners over the past months.

Boost to retailer's cash mountain after investment in new distribution centres is likely to heighten tax furore Amazon's shares rose to an all-time high after the leading online retailer unveiled record Christmas takings...

Facebook reported its Q4 earnings today, beating Wall Street expectations for profits and revenues. It also reported truly astounding user numbers. 618 million people use the network every day! See the rest of the story ...

Facebook reported Q4 2012 revenue of $1.59 billion today, well above Wall Street analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. Why did the experts get it wrong? It's a legitimate question because, with some simple back-of-the...

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Some investors expected a "blowout" report from the social network, one analyst says, but Facebook posts solid numbers, including mobile gains.