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In an uncertain time defined by rapid change, the word “resilience” has taken on new meaning. It’s no longer simply fending off the occasional mishap; the ability to quickly adapt, recover, and return ...

The online retailer has become a symbol for everything that many Germans resent about American-style management and so-called Anglo-Saxon capitalism.

The T-Mobile girl is one of the most recognizable brand spokespeople out there right now. She gives Progressive's Flo a run for her money. Famous for her pink dress and then bad girl biker makeover, few people know what ...

Knowing that I’ve been in managerial and director-level positions for the past several years, a good friend of mine–Terri–approached me with the following question: “How do I push back on my bo...

(Reuters) - HSBC and Standard Chartered will report a reduction in their bonus pools, reflecting separate settlements with U.S. authorities over probes into money laundering and sanctions violations, Sky News reported on...

Ben Bernanke gave a great speech last week called "Long Term Interest Rates" but hardly anyone paid attention to it, because he gave the speech on Friday night and everyone missed it. It's worth going over, because he sp...

* Veteran of Clinton White House * Brings more gender diversity to Obama team By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, March...

By Philip Elliott, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The spending cuts are here to stay if you believe the public posturing Sunday. The Senate's Republican...

That plastic bag from Target may end up being used to build part of the boardwalk at your favorite beach. Trex Co., the Winchester, Va.-based manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing products, is suppling mat...

So our prime minister is resisting very modest EU proposals that bankers' bonuses should not exceed their annual salary (Editorial, 1 March). Teachers, nurses, social workers and carers, who all perform valuable function...

This weekend the Budweiser team has launched big PR campaign, seeking to end the negative publicity from $5 million class-action lawsuits accusing Anheuser-Buschof watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands. ...

OECD argues that western economies that rely on income and transaction taxes must switch to wealth and consumption taxes Amid all the talk of RBS and Lloyds returning to private hands and predictions that the economy wil...

It's hard to tell which Google project the world is more excited about--Google Glass(es) or Google's self-driving cars--but this frequent car-driver, anyway, can't wait for the latter. (The Glasses sound cool, too, don't...

Flush and fill. Flush and fill. Not so long ago, that’s all a toilet was expected to do. Not so anymore. These days, a growing number of consumers are looking for toilets that are both high design and high tech. B...

Republican leaders on Sunday insisted they won’t relent in their goal to reduce government spending or shut off a so-called sequester that will require tens of billions in cuts over the next six months and beyond.

Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano is exploring the creation of a second technocrat government to break the political log-jam and calm markets after key parties failed to reach an accord, risking a serious popul...

Determining the right time to retire can become mind-numbingly complex when you consider all of the personal and financial factors that come into play.

Aid package is first part of US and IMF assistance meant to encourage Egyptian government's commitment to democracy US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for president Mohammed Morsi's pledges of poli...

International creditors told that mass layoffs out of the question with unemployment at European high of 27% Greece was heading for a full-on collision with its international creditors on Sunday as Athens' uneasy coaliti...

A brilliant report recently issued by security firm Mandiant clearly identified a high-powered unit of the Chinese Army as the source of the most persistent cyber-attacks against American firms. The magnitude of this by ...

E&Y's deal with a US district attorney ensures the firm will not face prosecution and brings a long-drawn tax scandal to an end Ernst & Young has agreed to pay $123m (£82m) in a settlement with criminal prosecutors in...

Even as the gargantuan $1+ trillion student debt load has been the bubbly elephant in the room that few are still willing to talk about (as the ease of obtaining very fungible loans, with ultra-low interest rates, have b...