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A collection of cases on the Deepwater Horizon spill are headed for federal court, where they are expected to have a broad effect on environmental law.

The nominees who are the most overpaid and who offer the best bang for the buck.

According to a new NBER working paper, "among teenagers who smoke frequently, 46% of girls and 30% of boys are smoking in part to control their weight. This practice is significantly more common among youths who describe...

Job crucial element when calculating financial plan, professor claims: are you a stock or a bond?

I am thrilled by the emergence of a new class of companies which offer enterprise technology solutions that are specifically aimed at companies in developing nations.

The other week we discussed the power of body language. But another kind of language that can be just as powerful is the kind we convey virtually: emails. Women tend to put more emotion and consideration into their email...

E-commerce startup Wayfair introduces Daily Fair, a new flash sale feature that offers large discounts on home goods, if you are willing to act fast.

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Oscar Pistorius accidentally shot a gun in a Johanessburg restaurant in January and tried to get a companion to take the blame for it, police investigator Hilton Botha alleged at the runner's bail hearing today. Pistoriu...

CNN's Erin McLaughlin goes backstage where more than 120 designers are gearing up to show off new clothing lines.

The FBI has launched a probe into suspected insider trading activity that took place one day before H.J. Heinz announced that it would be acquired for $28 billion by a private investment consortium. The FBI confirmed the...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Revel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City's sagging fortunes, said Tuesday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, less than a year after...

The Federal Communications Commission said it is addressing fraud concerns about a federal program that supports phone access for low-income consumers. The FCC implemented Lifeline in 1985, which provides discounts on mo...

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company that owns the Carnival Triumph cruise ship that was stranded at sea for days without power,...

SAO PAULO -- Hate that hair? In Brazil, beware. A self-regulatory council for Brazil's advertising industry is looking into complaints against razor maker Gillette for...

Potential sale comes after the news group announced jump in fourth-quarter profits earlier this month The New York Times Company is exploring a sale of the Boston Globe, its last remaining business outside the core New Y...

By now, many employers think that who you are online is more revealing of your character than a résumé. Some companies have decided to stop accepting paper résumés altogether. "The paper résumé is dead," Vala Afsha...

"I promised my investors Wal-Mart, but when Wal-Mart pulled out, I lost my investors and my bank support. I lost everything. I have lost 5 years of my life. I lost my home and properties; I lost my cars, investments, and...

Annoying coworkers make office life miserable. You know who they are. Maybe it was something as huge as taking all the credit for a game-changing...

The Coach Saffiano tote is nearly identical to one by competitor Michael Kors. But while the Coach Saffiano tote if $358, the Michael Kors version is $298. "We are surprised at the lack of authenticity and believe most c...

The electric car maker's quarterly adjusted loss is wider than Wall Street had anticipated.

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