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Avengers: Age of Ultron is a massive smash hit. It has grossed around $1 billion worldwide thus far as of today or tomorrow and probably has another over/under $500 million left in the international tank. Now Walt Disn...

I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous "Suitsy", an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business suit. At bars and in meetings, no one seemed to notice anything amiss. But, perha...

Does one of country's top business schools really need to use sexual images to sell its MBA program?

Today we were forwarded what might be the most bizarre ad that has been produced this year. Step forward Thunderhead, a company that makes customer service and customer experience software for businesses. Not the most li...

Fashion retailer New Look has been bought by a South African billionaire in a deal worth almost £800m.

Like a lot of Polish 17-year-olds, Mateusz Mach is into hip-hop. "It is something I identify with," Mach says.  Unlike a lot of Polish 17-year-olds, he decided to turn his appreciation into an app business. After six mo...

The company pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act in connection with a large coal-ash spill in 2014 and the failure to maintain equipment.

The long-time boyfriend of a filthy rich art collector who left $100,000 to two waitresses is fighting to get himself a much larger serving of his late lover's fortune. Masahiro...

The move is a result of the strength of the Russian currency, which is up 21 percent this year, and will limit its rise.

CNBC's Phil LeBeau and GM President Dan Ammann discuss how General Motors has changed and then hop inside GM's' newest model to test how it handles. And Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute CEO, shares his thoughts on Mary B...

Janet Yellen's comment about current prices adds to the debate about the market's valuation

Ice cream manufacturer doesn't know when sales will resume.          

We all face obstacles in our lives and careers -- and while they can make us better and stronger, they can also put us over the edge. Turns out, the ability to get over those hurdles and persevere is the strongest sign ...

Greece's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and its European creditors are still going on -- but according to leaks out Friday morning, there are still massive roadblocks in place. Poul Thomsen, the IMF's ...

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index hit an all-time closing high Thursday, and now Wall Street is looking for confirmation that the run to new highs is for real and not a one-shot wonder.          

Verizon is now the proud owner of AOL, however, AOL itself owns website like Huffington Post and Engadget. What exactly does the new ownership mean for these websites?

Five years into the job, Brian Moynihan struggles to move past the financial crisis, trying shareholders' patience.

It's a McDonald's world. We're just eating in it.          

(Reuters) - Apparel retailer American Apparel Inc sued its ousted chief executive Dov Charney for violating his standstill agreement with the company.

Apple and A123 Systems have reached a settlement for their lawsuit pertaining to employee poaching. The terms of the settlement are not known.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's credit rating took another hit with the decision by Standard & Poor's to lower the rating of the city's general obligation bonds two notches to A- from A+, still investment grade. Standard & Poo...

Noted photographer Yuki Aoyama has captured over 1,000 'salarymen' doing their best jumps.