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Forbes has just declared Russian President Vladimir Putin to be the most powerful person on Earth. "As the undisputed, unpredictable, and unaccountable head of an energy-rich, nuclear-tipped state, no one would ever call...

Foodies may know David Chang as the founder of Momofuku, an award-winning restaurant group that includes nine restaurants in New York City, five in Toronto, and one in Sydney. Now, the master chef is branching into tech,...

Soon, astrophysicists will receive a physics lesson from an unlikely source: Hollywood. The movie-making business has, unintentionally, helped make something more: a scientific discovery. One that you can experience firs...

This week, I am in Ethiopia on a service expedition with Rotary International to support a National Immunization Day for Polio. While here, I encountered an unanticipated social enterprise.

The bottom-dollar question: Is content marketing still worth it? In fact, for most marketers, content marketing is a massive waste of time, according to one marketing technologist.

Immigrants from the 10 countries which joined the EU in 2004 contributed more to the UK than they took out in benefits, according to a new study.

There's no doubt about it: parenthood saps energy from working professionals, especially at first. But it doesn't kill their productivity.

A new novel revolves around a murderous life settlements investor. That's fiction. But these products have very real risks for buyers and sellers.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Looking to invest in stocks but don't want the volatility? Then consider buying the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF , said Brock Moseley, managing director at Miracle Mile Advisors.  "Th...

After a strong start to the day, the U.S. stock investors turned cautious on Wednesday as post-election optimism appeared to be wearing off

SAN FRANCISCO (TheStreet) -- The prostate cancer drug Xtandi, developed by Medivation's  and sold through a marketing partnership with Astellas, continues post better-than-expected sales numbers. Late last week, Astell...

NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Oil prices are falling, causing panic among investors in some of the top names in the energy sector. Not only is the S&P 500 energy sector down 3% year-to-date, but so is the oil price index that ...

Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon talks to Caixin Online about China, a key market for the mega-retailer.

The automaker said it would give cards that could be used at one of seven retailers to owners who get the repairs before Dec.1.

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I?ve watched Stanley Kubrick?s science fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey more times than I can count. In the last two years, I?ve seen it countless times on DVD and Blu-ray, and twice on the big screen. Most rece...

Jay Z is putting his money where his mouth is. The music mogul has bought champagne label "Ace of Spades," the high-end brand of bubbly he helped turn into a...

The future of medicine has arrived. No, we're not talking about robot surgeons, implantable memory-augmentation devices, or doctors wearing Google Glass. The game-changing innovations on this list are more than distant d...

It may not have significant impact on capital flow, though it's a sentimental value addition

Nest announced a partnership today with Electric Ireland to provide its smart thermostat for free to customers who sign a 2-year contract with the utility. Tony Fadell, chief executive of Nest, confirmed the new partners...

When the smoke cleared Wednesday after the 2014 midterms, education reformers quickly claimed victory and pointed to teachers unions as the election's big loser. But the president of a major union -- which spent unpreced...

President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would begin consulting Congress about a new authorization of military force against the extremist group calling itself the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.  During a...