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Americans are giving up U.S. citizenship in record numbers, despite increased exit fees that are a boon to the U.S. government.

While there is little sign of a recession, plenty of technical indicators suggest that the stock market is heading sharply lower.

These "flash boys" are starting to lose their patience. After five months, IEX, the trading upstart squaring off against high-speed traders, is tired of waiting for regulators to approve its application to become a full-...

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Dan Gibson and Corrie-Lynn Whyte, a couple from Canada, have amassed tens of millions of views thanks to two videos depicting them putting their four small children to sleep. Story by Tony Manfred and editing by Kristen ...

HSBC will say on Monday that its boss's pay package has been cut despite an expected rise in annual profit, Sky News learns.

Big tech companies including Microsoft and Samsung have started working together to form Open Connectivity Foundation or OCF, a group that's out to set standards for Internet of Things devices.

While investors welcomed the bullish turn, it was more style than substance.

Weight Watchers' shares spiked 18 percent on Friday -- and Oprah didn't even open her mouth. The stock (symbol: WTW), which has yo-yoed like Oprah's weight since the former talk show queen became a big investor and the p...

Samsung Pay is about to roll out next month in China as Apple Pay goes official there. With that said, which one of these two big players in the mobile payment game will come out on top?

Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. In this edition, we speak with Sergey Aleksashenko, former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia and a nonresi...

The solution may be the problem. That's Wall Street's emerging consensus on negative interest rates, which have been implemented around the world in a bid to catalyze economic growth. In all, 489 million people are livin...

Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann There are certainly a lot of tax breaks that benefit lower-income individuals, such as the earned income tax credit, retirement savings contributions credit, and the various education deductions and...

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Anyone closely following the “innovation of nations” probably has noticed that France is high up on the innovation list, beating Ireland and the UK. At least that’s the case when it comes to Bloomberg’s innovatio...

Here are five big things that happened in the world of technology this past week and why they're important for your business (and mine). Did you miss them?

Startups can face the difficult choice of either engaging with a full-service marketing firm or going it on their own. We have chosen the bootstrapping path for now. Although it is a longer and slower road to growth, it ...

Spotify is on the verge of reaching 30 million paid subscribers according to a new report. In separate comments, CEO Daniel Ek has essentially credited his company with single-handedly saving the music industry.

As we've covered before, a business owner can hire and pay their own child under eighteen tax-free. As long as your child is doing legitimate work and getting paid a reasonable rate, you can pay them up to $6,300 per yea...

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Hoisington's bond managers doubt the global economy will rebound soon thanks to low industrial output, heavy debt, and the commodities collapse.

GUEST: The last few years have been fantastic for European tech. We've seen more world-class entrepreneurs emerging from our vibrant tech communities than ever before. Not only are we seeing continued momentum in traditi...