Many Americans know about the highly publicized lockouts in professional sports. But they are increasingly imposed in less visible industries as well.
Workers picketed in January after a lockout in August by American Crystal Sugar, the nation's largest sugar beet processor.
As euro zone finance ministers gathered in Brussels, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said a "larger firewall" was needed to safeguard global financial stability.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague urged Iran on Monday to “come to its senses” by resuming negotiations that were suspended a year ago on its nuclear program.
A treatment for eye diseases derived from human embryonic stem cells might have improved the vision of two patients, bolstering the beleaguered field, researchers reported.
The Apache Corporation has agreed to acquire the privately held Cordillera Energy Partners for $2.85 billion, the latest oil and natural gas deal centered on controversial drilling technology known as hydraulic fracturing.
Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepping down at a time when investors wonder whether RIM has the ability to compete in the rapidly changing markets for smartphones.
As the world economy is reshaped by the technology revolution and globalization, two new gilded ages are emerging: one in the West and one in developing nations.
The U.S. authorities want Kim Dotcom extradited, accusing him of masterminding a scheme that made more than $175 million by copying and distributing copyrighted content without authorization.
Anne Sinclair, a journalist who is the wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was introduced to reporters as editorial director of the new French version of The Huffington Post.
Communications changes that the Fed plans to introduce this week include sharing officials’ predictions about the level at which they intend to set short-term rates over the next three years.
Amid the scandal at the company’s British newspaper unit, Chase Carey, News Corporation’s president, presents a steady and less polarizing figure.
David Granger, Esquire’s editor in chief, departed from standard design templates and modernized the magazine, helping to revive a publication many had left for dead.
Racial and ethnic differences often undercut public support for programs that support the well-being of children, an economist writes.
Life happens, which means your budget and financial plan will never be perfect, and you'll constantly be changing it.
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Bargeloads of money move back and forth, following the herd’s assessment of any given start-up’s recent fortunes.
The competition sought scripts for 30-minute situation comedies about modern family life and attracted more than 235 entries.
There are 23.5 million books in "The Hunger Games" trilogy in print in the United States, up from 9.6 million when Lionsgate began production of its first film adaptation in the summer.
Apple’s iPhone is a model of American ingenuity, but most of its components are manufactured somewhere else, leading to the decline of other kinds of jobs.
Katherine Hays of GenArts, a visual effects technology company, says she has learned to step back more and to have employees see themselves as owners of their work.
See how your household income ranks in 344 zones across the United States.
Government borrowing is still debt that must eventually be paid off, just as we were taught in introductory economics.
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