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The breakout star of the Sugar Bowl was this Ohio State fan, who was shown on ESPN giving the guy next to her a neck rub until before abruptly stopping and looking around awkwardly. Video of the fan went viral, and somew...

Some encouraging signs for 2015 but no chance of a boom

There are certain things every guy should know. From such kitchen knowledge as how to properly cook a steak or pour a cocktail, to a fashion sense like how to match your dress shoes to your suit and how to get the right ...

When kids lose their way, it's mom who sets them straight.

Housing economists were nearly unanimous a year ago: U.S. mortgage rates would rise in 2014 because the Federal Reserve was unwinding a key economic stimulus that had helped keep long-term interest rates low.

Your iPhone doesn't really let you store 16 GB of data on it. Two people are suing Apple about that.

Bidness Etc looks into the details of the most recent insider selling by executives of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Coupons.Com Inc (NYSE:COUP).

One way to ensure that adults get more sleep? Delay the morning start time of work--or at least make it flexible.

Superhero hits and franchise favorites couldn't pull the box office out of its 2014 slump.

Japan's acute baby shortage and shrinking population could severely limit economic growth.

If 2014 was the year of the data breach, malicious bugs and clever hackers may make 2015 even worse -- and the government will penalize companies that don't protect customer information.

Blizzard is looking into the problem.

It may be 2015 already, but in 2014 we saw some truly amazing scientific discoveries. We landed a probe on a comet, discovered new particles that further our knowledge of the physics of the universe, and learned more abo...

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday as equities looked to rebound from a sharp decline in the previous session, but moves and volume were likely to remain small as the holiday week draws to a close.

Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), the fourth-largest US bank based on assets, has had an impressive 2014. The bank saw its stock price increase 20.5%, outperforming both the S&P 500 index and S&P 500 Financials Sector. Strong...

The amazing collapse in German bond yields is continuing. Today, five-year bonds (or bunds) have a negative nominal return for the first time ever.  That means that investors buying a 5-year bond on the market today wil...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Barrick Gold shares are down 2.33% to $10.50 in early market trading on Friday after the gold exploration and mining company announced that Chile's Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal of a l...

The eye-catching and eye-watering 75% payroll tax rate in France was quietly killed off by the government yesterday, after failing to raise revenue. The tax was also accused of driving high earners away from France.  Th...

The company executed reasonably well on its strategy of transitioning into an enterprise-focused provider of mobility solutions, introducing its latest BES 12 mobile device management software, acquiring new customers th...

The PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio ETF (PGJ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 298,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 64,000.  Shares of PGJ were...

(Reuters) - The euro started the new year at 29-month lows in Asia after the head of the head of the European Central Bank fanned expectations it would take bolder steps on stimulus this month, so underlining the U.S. do...

The first day of a new year is a chance to learn from the old year. For stock fund and ETF investors, 2014 was a great teacher.