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Bitcoin seems to be unstoppable. Today, the virtual currency crossed the $1000-mark, moving closer to the price of gold.

Your customer experience or the service you deliver is not just about how your employees treat or serve your customers, it's also affected by corporate strategy and the actions of your executives.

Who's in the cinema "WHOVIANS" habitually sit on the sofa--or hide behind it--to watch their favourite time-traveller battle Daleks, Cybermen, Zygons and other monsters. But on November 23rd thousands of them, all around...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The sanctions relief offered to Iran by the U.S. and five world powers has begun to get the gears of commerce slowly turning again in an economy that remains in shambles. The Obama Adm...

Wexford, John and Jackie Kennedy's Virginia countryside estate, is on the market for just under $11 million.  The four-bedroom ranch house lies on more than 160 acres of idyllic farmland in Marshall, Va. Of the many hom...

You really can't put a price on the magic of Thanksgiving -- all of the the family memories, pie varieties and crisp autumn air are surely priceless. You can, however, put a price on the original proclamation that establ...

How much is a Thanksgiving with your loved ones worth to you? If you were asked to give it up, would its value be $10.09 per hour? How about $15.05, with some free turkey thrown in? Is it worth a one-time voucher for 25 ...

The biennial Dubai Airshow began Sunday with the Gulf region's major carriers announcing some of the biggest aviation deals in history.

Brent crude gained 5 cents to $111.36 a barrel by 0234 GMT, extending gains after settling 43 cents higher

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peru's environmental protection agency has levied a $7 million fine on the Argentine oil company Pluspetrol for damage in the Amazon jungle to a pond in the country's biggest oil concession.     

In keeping with the season of buying and giving, serial donor David M. Rubenstein this week checked off yet another box on his "patriotic philanthropy" ledger. The Carlyle Group co-founder, ranked by Forbes magazine as t...

It's that time of year, when families gather to eat dried-out poultry and engage in passive-aggressive sniping or, less cynically, celebrate and give thanks for the bounties with which they have been blessed.

Holiday shoppers are about to experience Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Shoppers who avoid these two days can actually learn some useful lessons about spending and borrowing behavior from those out buying. What are the m...

The Monroe County sheriff's office says it hopes a close-up photo of a man in his 50s or 60s will help investigators catch the bank robbery suspect.

By the end of the year, McLean-based Hilton Worldwide is expected to raise $2.25 billion in the largest-ever initial public offering by a hotel chain, and perhaps erase doubts that private equity giant Blackstone Group e...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is redoubling its effort to combat the manipulation of "microcap" stocks, opening about half a dozen investigations each month into schemes suspected of bilking mom-and-pop investor...

A Topeka church is getting in on the Black Friday action by dishing up early-morning munchies to shoppers.

The holiday season is a time to gather with family and reflect on all that we are grateful for. However, with many companies relying on Black Friday sales and holiday deals to make their annual profits, the pressure to p...

One of the hardest questions to answer as a startup CEO is "What do you actually do?" The reason this is such a tricky question is that the answer varies day to day. There are a variety of well-written articles by succes...

While you're stuffed with Turkey and football Amazon is applying for more patents so you can multi-view, multitask even more sports on your smart phone. Giving thanks to them for that.

Being an entrepreneur can often be a pain (despite all the glamour from the media). Yet the process itself can be extremely rewarding, even if things do not always go according to plan (and they never seem to).

British crowdfunding businesses are plotting an expansion into international markets