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Are some people born to save and others not? Is it nature or is it nurture? Well, a new study on this age-old debate suggests that--at least when it comes to saving for retirement--it's more nature than nurture. You are ...

WEST BERLIN, N.J. -- A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction. The T206 card, originally released...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama hasn't formally proposed his "compromise" budget plan yet, but the White House can already see cracks forming among its trusted progressive...

Southern charm is alive and well below the Mason-Dixon line, where romance is nurtured at every twist and turn of our favorite antebellum mansions and cobblestone streets. Choosing the most romantic spots, then, is quite...

Streaming sites seem to have little interest in curtailing the sharing of account information -- in part because they can't.

On Friday night, the FTSE 100 closed at 6,249.78. It was a poor day for trading - almost £25bn was wiped off the value of Britain's leading companies as the market closed down just under 95 points - and the blue-chip in...

You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in rural Mississippi, you could use it to rescue a Ch...

You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in rural...

The deep pain and tragedy of unintended consequences are experiences that Stockman and Sachs share, and that they each carry with them to this day. We need them to write about that, because that is where they have the gr...

Two residents of Mayflower, Ark., have filed a federal lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. in connection with the pipeline rupture and oil spill in their town.

The Los Angeles home features 5,000 square feet of living space.

CARROLL GARDENS -- Finding a good nanny in the city can be challenging. From interviews to background checks, the process is not as simple as parents often imagine. "People underestimate the amount of effort it requires,...

The cleanup continues after an ExxonMobil pipeline carrying crude from Alberta's tar sands ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, last week. New photos from the EPA show the extent of the damage. At least 60 homes were impacte...

Private equity firms and hedge funds often reward their leaders with lavish compensation packages, sometimes bigger than those of public companies.

RICHMOND -- Chevron's efforts to resume operations at its Richmond refinery received a major boost Friday with word from Cal/OSHA that the regulatory agency has...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up. She'd already abandoned hope of getting work in her...

The police chief in Rialto, Calif., is looking into whether patrol officers' use of wearable video cameras can bring benefits for the community.

It's pretty much the only good thing about tax season: Your tax refund. After you file your taxes, the government (both state and federal) will...

The Glimmerglass Festival's artistic director has learned that in theater, as in business, "if you don't make sure the show is right in a small room, it will never be right in a big space."

We've all been there: you arrived late, accidentally spilled coffee on your resume or even broke a heel. Interviews gone wrong are an inevitable part of life and can happen to the best of us (even in our cutest outfits).

Syria's vital oil industry is breaking down as rebels capture many of the country's oil fields, with wells aflame and looters scooping up crude, depriving the government of much needed cash and fuel for its war machine a...

In many ways, executive pay is continuing its merry climb. But shareholders and some company boards have made inroads against the trend.