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HBO has been awarded a patent for a sensor technology that measures and transmits the force at which a boxing glove hits someone’s face. The patent describes a system where accelerometer and gyroscope sensors are embed...

While we've had a few previews of Sentinel's upcoming Metal Gear Sahelanthropus toy from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, they've now finally unveiled the figure and revealed its release date and price point.

You might think the 17th Sustainable Development Goal is a bit lofty, and maybe better for another stakeholder to tackle. "Perhaps someone more UN-ish," you might be inclined to note. Yet, as with all of the SDGs, Goal 1...

U.S. stocks fell in early trading Thursday on further evidence that global growth is slowing. Industrial stocks led the declines after Caterpillar cuts its revenue forecast, blaming a downturn in the mining industry.

(Reuters) - General Electric Co said it had reached an agreement with Britain's export credit agency to access export financing of up to $12 billion, allowing the company to create up to 1,000 jobs in the energy sector.

Why is it that every time I go to a doctor, I am given an appointment for a precise time and then every time, every single time, the doctor shows up at least 20 minutes late? Does the healthcare system hate me? Do they n...

The rosary beads cost $175. Sounds a bit pricey, except the Craigslist ad says it comes with tickets to see Pope Francis. Same with the $10 train passes marked up to $85 in another listing. …

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) -- Future rebuilding efforts after the hundreds of millions of dollars in destruction caused by a wildfire burning north of San Francisco will be an opportunity to improve poor, sparsely populated...

In the last 12 months, GoFundMe raised $1 billion in donations making it the world's largest crowdfunding platform.

Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar plans to lay off more than 10,000 workers in a bid to save $1.5 billion a year in operating costs, it announced Thursday. Nearly half those job losses -- 4,000 to 5,000...

Plus, the great broadband ripoff, and football fans paying over the odds Hello and welcome to this week's Money Talks - a roundup of the week's biggest stories and some things you may have missed.

Jobless claims rose 3,000 to 267,000 in the latest week, showing that layoff activity is muted.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week yet remained at a low level consistent with solid job growth. …

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- A pattern is repeating on the Target  daily chart that could propel the stock back up to this year's all-time high. The stock has had a good year so far, up 6% and outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 ...

Everyone knows someone who seems unflappable no matter what. Here's what you might not know about them. You know them: Those people who seem to glide through life effortlessly. They get through the workday without gettin...

Fashion veteran Helen Mears took a job at lingerie startup Adore Me. Today, the company is No. 16 on Inc.'s list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

A member of the Kentucky Coal Academy Mine Rescue team has taken a top award at a national coal mine rescue competition. …

Bob Rand bought his Volkswagen Passat last year for its clean emissions and high gas mileage. He liked the car so much he convinced his son and a friend to buy one, too. …

Despite the slowdown in China, small British businesses are continuing to do big business there in a range of sectors China is big news. Two-way trade missions with the UK have been increasing steadily, until China's rec...

The economic wave from San Francisco's tech boom reaches the city's Dogpatch section.          

Hoping to capture business from fast-growing Bay Area firms such as Uber and Tesla, IBM Thursday will announce plans to open a center in San Francisco dedicated to its Watson artificial-intelligence-driven computing serv...

China’s economy is officially growing at 7%, but few economists actually believe that number to be accurate.