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A "sad and cynical scam" promising an end to nuisance phone calls is among the emerging threats to consumers over the next year.

As leader of the world's most powerful drug cartel, infamous Mexican kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is a master of tunnels. Nearly 13 weeks ago, Guzmán used an elaborate tunnel underneath his prison cell's private s...

Of the $5.2 billion in loans it has given the company since 1990, $2 billion are still outstanding

As a child I was taught the importance of respect – we were taught showing respect for other people, showing respect for other’s cultures, showing respect for people’s position of authority, showing respect for a v...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Like a dark cloud, the bitter fight between Argentina and a group of holdout creditors in the U.S. has hung over South America's second largest economy for years, preventing the country fr...

US Federal Reserve has 'global responsibilities' to ensure that monetary policy is kept loose, says Lou Jiwei ahead of the IMF annual meeting in Lima The slow recovery of western economies means the US Federal Reserve sh...

Fur will be flying. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is hopping mad at hipster retailer Urban Outfitters for selling sweaters, hats and dresses made from angora rabbit fur....

A Batman bib-and-booties costume for $14.99 caught the eye of Joanna Robles as she searched for something for her months-old son to wear while she holds him as she hands out candy on Halloween. "His dad is really obsesse...

Faisel Khan, an analyst at Citi Research, has expressed concern over Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE:KMI) maintaining its dividend coverage ratio of 1.1x. Kinder Morgan has always maintained its dividends. In its most recent gu...

If you've ever worked for someone that made your life a living hell, it's likely they had one (or all) of these bad habits.

Earlier today, Dell officially announced that it plans to acquire data storage giant EMC in a deal worth $67 billion. To say that the deal is big would be something of an understatement — it is the single largest tech-...

This month, Fiat Chrysler will spin off its most valuable asset – legendary Italian supercar maker Ferrari – in an IPO that values the company at nearly $10 billion. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the deal will...

The latest approach came as Anheuser-Busch InBev is facing a Wednesday deadline to make a formal offer for SABMiller.

Tech titan Mark Zuckerberg is currently the 16th richest person in the world with a net worth of $38.6 billion.  And as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook, Zuckerberg is currently the chai...

The Latin American economy may be slowing down, but it it better equipped than ever to ride it out, says James McKeigue. The post The IMF has forecast a recession in Latin America, but investors needn't worry was first p...

Last month I wrote about the DreamForce Conference in San Francisco and suggested it could be one of the conferences of the year. I recommended that attendees should bring their A-game and get ready for some serious netw...

After cataloguing the ways in which the oil industry boom has taken advantage of polite North Dakotans, John Oliver announced on Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" that he had bought a billboard in North Dakota urging the stat...

The pharma giant has outperformed the S&P 500 and peers, and will likely continue doing so.

Dell, along with MSD Partners and Silver Lake, will acquire data storage company EMC Corporation (EMC) for $67 billion or about $33.15 a share - in cash and stock. The transaction is the largest tech deal ever, trumping ...

In early 1941, Lyudmila Pavlichenko was studying history at Kiev University, but within a year, she had become one of the best snipers of all time, credited with 309 confirmed kills, 36 of which were German snipers. Pav...

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A survey of business economists finds that a majority still expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the end of the year, with the broader economy expected to grow at a slightly faster pace in 2015 than ...