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Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management put together this map that pretty much sums up everything going on in every major region of the U.S. economy. SEE ALSO: THE US 20: Twenty Huge Trends That Will Dominate America's Futur...

Be grateful if you have no commitments beyond cooking, seeing family, and eating turkey this Thanksgiving. Having the holiday completely off isn't as common as you may think. Though 97% of employers designate Thanksgivin...

Foodies are always on the search for the next big thing, be it a reservation at the most coveted table in town, a meal from the hot new burger joint, or a cronut. From gourmet edibles to beautiful serveware and kitchen t...

Not getting enough sleep will take a toll on your health and job performance. Robert Oexman, director of the Sleep to Live Institute, tells Business Insider that a "lack of sleep can manifest itself in erratic behavior,...

Too many brands and businesses still try a scattershot approach at social media. They try to be everywhere, spread their efforts too thin, and end up annoying users. Particularly for smaller or niche brands — or really...

Danny, a first grade student in Bridgewater, Mass. is the waterboy for the 5th grade football team. Danny had a brain hemorrhage after he was born and has a speech impediment. Danny was being bullied because of how he sp...

Gold is headed down for the next few months, after the precious metal stood its ground against prevailing bearish winds in October for a short spell, according to a UBS AG (VTX:UBSN) research note from Tuesday. UBS preci...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Motorola will start selling a cheap smartphone in the U.S. more than a month ahead of schedule.     

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. consumers' confidence in the economy fell in November to the lowest level in seven months, dragged down by greater concerns about hiring and pay in the coming months.     

Walmart CEO Mike Duke has weathered the Mexican bribery scandal long enough. The world's biggest retailer said the 63-year-old Duke is leaving a full year and a half after explosive...

A lot of people these days blame credit cards for the national debt crisis, but really credit cards can be used to save a whole lot of money, especially during extreme shopping situations, like the holidays. If you use a...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder announced in Chicago on Monday that the federal government would make more money available to help the nation's third largest city fight persistent street violence. Holder mad...

From monthly shoe-tying clinics that are booked solid months in advance to a fashion show that doubled as a school-supplies drive for local schools, the Shoe Train store in Potomac, Md., has fought head on against the ch...

Talk about creating moral hazard.  The Fed has corned almost 40% of all Treasuries over 5 years in maturity. I've just discovered the bottom line for QE: the Fed's 4 years of QE, QE1, QE2, and QE3 has consolidated almos...

At one point this year, we declared Jefferies' Sean Darby the most bullish strategist on Wall Street. In his new US 2014 Outlook note, Darby maintains a bullish stance, slapping a 1,931 target for the S&P 500 for 2014. "...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is probing Morgan Stanley for its hiring practices in China, according to a person familiar with the matter.

While there have been some rough patches along the way, it has generally been a banner year for stocks. The U.S. market indexes all have experienced sharp increases through the first 11 months of 2013.

There are many different types of SEO firms, and as a client you need to know what they are in order to hire the right type for your business. This guide to the different types of SEO firms will tell you the questions yo...

Alec Baldwin's MSNBC show "Up Late" was canceled, the network said Tuesday, after the actor received criticism for using a gay slur, the New York Times confirmed.

Being your own boss has become something of the new American dream. But it's incredibly challenging to be an entrepreneur. Of the 500,000 some new businesses launched per month in the U.S., an estimated half will fail wi...

Although news coverage around them is mostly focused on their uses in military operations, drones can be used across multiple industries. Using diverse payloads, ranging from GoPro cameras to professional cameras, drones...

Will smokers with lung cancer provide the next wave of asbestos lawsuits?