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Markets just opened in Asia, and they're following the U.S. markets way higher. Of note is Japan's Nikkei 225, which just burst through 15,000. Dow Jones reports this is the first time the Nikkei has been above 15,000 si...

On Tuesday, Angelina Jolie published an op-ed in the New York Times revealing she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy. The news was a surprise, for however hard Jolie tries to keep her private life just that, ...

The US economy is on the mend and will likely get better, says Cisco CEO John Chambers. Cisco is often looked at as a bellweather of the economy. That's because Cisco is the biggest player in the networking equipment mar...

Larry Page made a surprise appearance at the Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday and voiced his concern about the negativity in the industry, the focus on zero-sum games and how tech is moving too slowly

As if today's other announcements weren't enough, Google is also bringing Google Wallet support to Gmail, making it incredibly easy to send friends and family payments by just sending an email.

Google's chief executive made a surprise appearance on stage on Wednesday, taking questions from software developers in the audience.

PM's comments fuel speculation that ministers might consider British Gas-style sell-off of government's share in bank David Cameron has raised the prospect that Royal Bank of Scotland could be returned to the private sec...

This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. The U.S. added 31 million smartphone subscribers ...

Elon Musk isn't a man who minces his words--few people in his position get to where they are by being shy and retiring. That means the Paypal, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and SpaceX executive is always good for a soundbite,...

Florida police have dropped the charges against Kiera Wilmot, the teenager whose science experiment harmlessly exploded on school grounds. Initially, she was slated to be charged with two felonies and expelled from schoo...

Today's Smart Investor tip comes from Bruce Wingrove, an Ameriprise Financial Advisor in Midvale, UT: This year, taxpayers received an average $2,700 in refund money -- not exactly chump change, but still no match for th...

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The timing of Antonis Samaras' trip to Beijing could not be more favourable for the business-minded prime minister.

Google announced today that it's rolling out a brand new version of Google Maps for the desktop. The redesign strips away the side bar you're used to, and instead uses a tiny floating box where you type in searches. You ...

Almost all meetings are just power-plays in disguise. Years of my life have been wasted in useless meetings. At a large company, meetings are standard. Get a few people together to talk about a problem. Sounds easy, righ...

On Wednesday, Diddy tweeted some surprising news to his nearly 8.7 million followers -- that he has joined the cast of "Downton Abbey." We're not sure if the musician is pulling our leg and no news outlets have confirmed...

The Honda NSX is ingrained into Japanese car culture, but the latest model will be every bit as American as it is Japanese. Sold under the Acura brand in the U.S., Honda has now announced the new hybrid supercar will be ...

California's housing market surged last month as prices jumped from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area.

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

WACO, Texas (AP) -- A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials.

It's a good thing Apple hit the number today, because if they waited even another week, the Cupertino company might have been second-best to Google's Android

"We are trying to be the first to build the quantum computer," says Crow. "When we do it, and we will do it eventually, it's going to be bigger than the moon landing."