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White House says there is no issue with Obama giving speech at campaign group during week of discussions on Capitol Hill The White House has denied that Barack Obama is sending out mixed messages on the eve of three days...

Erin Callan, the former chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers, offers this contribution to the work-life balance discussion: I don't have children, so it might seem that my story lacks relevance to the work-life bal...

Chicago-area drivers are finally starting to see some relief at the pump.

As China rebalances its economy, it must keep its increasingly dissatisfied population happy. But that’s easier said than done, says John Stepek. Here, he looks at the problems facing China, and how you can profit...

Of all the hypercars on display at this week's Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Veneno may go down in history as the least rational and most astonishing. With only four copies total to be made, the 220-mph, $4.6 millio...

President Barack Obama unleashed his comedic side at last night's Gridiron dinner, the annual Washington, D.C., event featuring political leaders, journalists and other media types poking fun at each other. One joke s...

General Electric says its Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt received compensation for 2012 that was 80 percent more than his pay in 2011. Click to Continue »

Art director Robert Stromberg has listed his house in Playa del Rey at $1.599 million.

Former SEC chairman's nomination will be voted on by shareholders on April 24

At just 19 years old, Justin Bieber has already won seven American Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, 10 MTV Awards, has been nominated for two Grammys, and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee...

The competitive environment for premium travelers is heating up.

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A new study says your Facebook "likes" reveal a whole lot more about you than you might think -- including how old you are, how you vote and even if you use drugs.

A closer look at February?s monthly sales reveals that the American auto companies like General Motors and Ford Motors stand to benefit if the current trend of strong truck sales were to continue.

The beverage industry and many other Big Apple businesses were celebrating Monday after a New York state judge halted a ban on large sugary drinks a day before it was scheduled to go into effect.

Jing Ulrich, J.P. Morgan's chairman of global markets, China, stopped by the Forbes offices on March 8 and generally parried my worries about the Chinese economy. It had slowed appreciably when Jing--as she is so widely ...

VeriFone Systems’s chief executive is leaving, and Yum Brands says same-store sales in its key China market rose in February.

Tracking investment strategies remains a focus.

Last year, Caterpillar's sales growth was severely impacted from monetary tightening in China. High interest rates in the country during the first half of 2012 significantly lowered the company’s construction equi...

When social news organization Mashable opened shop back in 2005, FORBES 30 Under 30 member Pete Cashmore worked from his Scotland home. And for the next four years every one of his employees enjoyed the same luxurious fl...

The modern family often incorporates second and third marriages, step-children, half-children and common law spouses. We often recommend to our clients that they create a 'global' estate plan, incorporating other agreeme...

Agency claims the state raised $2.2 in bond offerings without full disclosure.