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Pay only for the service you need; get a refund if you don't use it all. What a concept! Virgin Mobile USA--a division of Sprint which focuses on pre-paid, no-contract wireless service--is introducing a new brand-within-...

When one thinks of a stereotypical programmer, what comes to mind is likely a nerdy, glasses-wearing introvert. At Business Insider, we're breaking that stereotype by proving that programmers can be beautiful, too. We've...

This 13-acre estate in Dublin, Ohio, includes a beauty salon as well as hidden passageways.

Lisa Ingram is trying to jump-start White Castle, the 93-year-old family business. If she changes the menu, slider fans will bolt. If she doesn't innovate, the chain will die.

No positions make more money in Major League Baseball than starting pitchers and first basemen. This season, the ten highest-paid starting pitchers have an average salary of $22.2 million, led by Zack Greinke of the Dodg...

Let's talk, for a change, about the strongest link in your organization, the effect a single great employee can have on a company culture. That one shining employee with an unearthly desire-to-serve glow, empathy with yo...

Shares of Yum! Brands were down more than 6% after hours after the company disclosed that authorities in China launched an investigation into its relations with a supplier following media reports.  In a filing with the ...

"Guardians of the Galaxy" is in theaters Friday and everyone is buzzing about a possible appearance by Marvel sci-fi character Howard the Duck after his name appeared in the film's credits. Earlier this week, director Ja...

Every month I scour the Internet looking for some prime examples of modded computers. PC mods, as they're more commonly known, are PCs that have been modified so they look totally unique. Some have received a coat of pai...

Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Tuesday night that the company will fight a tactic used by the U.S. government to force tech companies to turn over customers' emails store...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Because no demo day would be complete without a roundup of what caught our attention, here’s what stood out today at 500 Startups’ demo day for its ninth batch: Stitch Stitch is a dating ser...

This $200 voice control home assistant isn't quite ready for prime time.

The Transportation Security Administration is turning to corporate-style incentives to increase its efficiency,

The singular watch designer talks about her latest collection for women.

The eyewear startup is making inroads in the eyewear industry with swappable lens.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Last week the Federal Reserve published its aggregate reserves report, known as the H.3. On table 2 it shows the United States monetary system broke an ignominious record: The monetary base just ...

What happens when you marry French toast with crème brulee and a side of bacon or ham?

Political pressure is mounting on Time Warner Cable to bring an end to the bitter standoff that has prevented many Dodgers fans from watching the team on television this season.

Lawyers on both sides are digging in for a big battle

American Express Company (AXP) yesterday announced upbeat results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2014 after the markets closed, posting earnings in line and revenues that came in slightly ahead of the consensus est...

With a reported net worth of $1.1 billion, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is one of the wealthiest women in tech. Though Sandberg lives in a stunning contemporary home in Silicon Valley with her husband and two children, s...

US economy expected to post solid second-quarter growth after dismal winter