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One of the best things about hitting the road is a change in perspective. Getting a few miles, or a few hundred miles, outside your

One of the best things about hitting the road is a change in perspective. Getting a few miles, or a few hundred miles, outside your

Only a few weeks remain until the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil – and the much-watched football (or soccer, to those

With Groupon Inc. set to release earnings May 6, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the evolution of the daily deals /

May is another one of those action-packed month for business features that can tie into a number of industries or beats, and I wanted to

It’s hard to believe that after the devastation in 2013, we’re back to another tornado season with the twisters already killing more than a dozen

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau on state tax revenues are just out for the fourth quarter of 2013, with the annual summary for

Nothing beats boots on the ground. With staff and budget cuts, newspapers do less “parachuting in” on stories away from their hometown. That’s too bad

The announcement Monday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has laid out a five-year plan to drastically shrink miliitary spending likely has a lot of businesses,

We all know those topics or fields, like “supply chain logistics” and “corporate governance” that due to their unfortunate nomenclature, start the eyes glazing over

With a little more than two weeks to go before income-tax filing season begins, you might want to start pondering tips for consumers and small

The story merchants wish would go away actually just got bigger, with Target admitting that far more customers than earlier reported had been victims of

Retail stories this time of year tend to focus on items that fit under the tree, like electronics, apparel, jewelry, gift cards. But year-end sales
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