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The drone industry has taken off this year as new regulations have drawn attention to the public's growing interest in unmanned aircraft. However it isn't just private enthusiasts who make up the drone industry's fan base; big name firms are also looking in to using the devices to do...

Okay, so Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer overslept and was two hours late for a meeting.  An important meeting. Still, she is likely not the first CEO of a major corporation to oversleep and miss part of a meeting. She is however, Marissa Mayer, and...

Tired of trading all day? Then sit back and relax with a nice adult beverage. And luckily for you, there are a multitude of apps that can help you do that. From beer fanatics to wine aficionados, everyone who enjoys a good drink can benefit from apps available on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG), (...

The past several months have given us some real boardroom dramas. Jos. A. Bank (NASDAQ: JOSB) and Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) recently concluded their months-long, headline-grabbing series of hostile takeover bids and sniping press releases. And according to Bloomberg there have already been...

This week Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced its plan to acquire Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) in what could be the largest merger of the year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to have beefed up its iWatch development team even though the device itself has yet to be confirmed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired dozens of companies over the past decade, including several that were worth $1 billion or more. Now that the last remnants of the company's most expensive acquisition (Motorola) are gone, Google is bound to begin looking for its next major purchase. Will it be a...

Would you pay $60,000 to watch the NBA Finals in person? Most people (even the wealthiest traders) will probably say "no." Those fees may be a paltry sum to a successful hedge fund manager, but only the most diehard sports fan would be willing to part with that much money for one night of...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't have any major products to unveil this week, but the Mac maker did make one major announcement. Once again, Apple has set a new record for quarterly iPhone sales. Meanwhile, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) got out of the smartphone manufacturing business and sold Motorola...

Some 110 million Americans are expected to tune into Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday, allowing Fox to command $4 million for each 30 seconds of ad time. Here are some of the key companies hoping to benefit from their investment in the big game. Here are companies to watch as they earn pre-game awards.

This may have been a shorter work week for some, but that didn't stop the tech industry from pumping out some notable headlines. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) took the lead this week, but not for the most positive reason. Gmail, its hugely popular e-mail service, went down for the first time in 2014. The...

While there are signs the economy is picking up, 2014 is already projected to be a difficult year for many of the nation's retailers – who are already dealing with strong competition from their online business rivals, as well as continuing consumer uneasiness about the future. Here are seven...

January may not be the most exciting month of the year, but there were some headline-grabbing stories during the third week of the month. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), for example, gained the attention of investors and consumers alike after the company reiterated its plans to release a lower-cost vehicle...

Every year, investors pour billions of dollars into new businesses. Big data startups alone received $3.6 billion from investors in 2013. In exchange for these funds, entrepreneurs must give away a significant portion of the companies they started. Is it worth it? Why do aspiring tycoons...

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show may be over, but the cool announcements won't be forgotten for quite some time. Some of them are mere concepts that may hopefully become real products in the not-too-distant future. Others are concrete products (or in one case, a service) that will launch before...

Resturants are hard work, for owners, managers and staff. And they can be a risky business, with a failure rate of about 60 percent within the first three years. But there are also eating establishments whose popularity have turned them into major companies and household names, both in the U.S...