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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.89 percent; 15-year loan up to 3.09 percent

Small grocer Key Food is shopping for a better deal from Big Labor. The Brooklyn-based chain, a cooperative of 180 stores that are individually owned, has been negotiating with United...

You may think being in the hot seat, where you typically have to answer dozens of questions about yourself, is tough -- but things aren't necessarily much easier for the hiring manager on the other side of the desk. As a...

An Illinois man weighing a job offer accidentally texted two nude selfies to the company's HR manager.

Disney, Hasbro and Electronic Arts investors stand to benefit from a galaxy far, far away.

London-listed gold miner Polyus gives investors another hard lesson in why they should stay away from emerging-markets resources stocks with small free floats.

Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan is in for a bumpy ride this month. That much was assured on Wednesday after proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recommended shareholders...

Greece may be out of the headlines, but it is not off the Greek-American community’s agenda.  That was the message of a briefing call conducted by former California state treasurer and renowned finance expert Phil An...

If this column had sound, I'd be playing organ music right now with the volume climbing like in all those old horror movies -- followed by a shriek, "Aiieee!" On...

Take a leap of faith

The current correction gives the bears the most ammunition to claim that a new bear market has started. But don't jump to conclusions just yet because history suggests otherwise.

Google is making it possible for users to find out more about health conditions that may be plaguing them or their community. The company announced that it is updating its health feature to provide information on more th...

CDP analysis finds fewer than a quarter of big food, beverage and tobacco brands report agricultural emissions The vast majority of the world's biggest food, beverage and tobacco companies are ignoring their largest clim...

Restaurant chain Pizza Express is to stop deducting an 8% administration fee from staff tips made by card, the company announces.

I shudder every time I see a state government use the tax law as an incentive for a business to do or not do something. I shudder a lot. States provide these incentives so businesses can create jobs, make investments, lo...

B&G will buy Green Giant, Le Sueur for $765 million in cash.          

(Reuters) - Wall Street opened higher on Thursday as data pointed to a strengthening U.S. economy and the European Central Bank indicated it could prolong its stimulus program.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A lost, overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps the first time on Thursday, yielding 40 kilograms (89 pounds) of wool -- the equivalent of 30 sweaters -- and sheddi...

Around 3.7 million women in Britain are going to find more cash in their pockets from next year, says independent think tank Resolution Foundation. This is because nearly three in 10 employees told them that they will�...

Tens of thousands of jobs have been secured as Nissan selects its Sunderland plant to build the next generation Juke crossover.

Amazon's cloud infrastructure business, AWS, is buying the backend video service Elemental Technologies, the companies just announced in a press release. The Information first reported the news, pegging the price at $500...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of SunEdison were gaining 10.2% to $11.89 on heavy trading volume Thursday after the CEO of the solar energy company promised the company will see cash flow by 2016 or late 2015. "The most ...