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Uber said the driver had passed a background check.

Shares in Irish airline soar as takeover offer rebuffed

Lord Myners’ push to shake up IPOs may need a shove

Cadillac will incorporate streaming video into the CT6's rearview mirror.

No, the top cigar of the year isn't from Cuba, Cigar Aficionado magazine says.

The unprecedented hack of Sony Pictures may be the most damaging cyberattack ever inflicted on an American business.

There are various unpleasant duties associated with the Christmas period —many of them involving poultry and arguments about poultry (goose FTW, btw)— but one welcome tradition that has evolved at Playlist HQ is the dedication of most free December moments to catching up with the year’s documentaries. DOCember, maybe? Anyway, it’s all a way to ramp up to one of our most tirelessly labored over end-of-year-lists (you can find the rest of our Best of 2014 lists here), and the time to unveil the fruits of that labor is now. Читать дальше...

Tom Lee nailed 2013 and 2014 with ultrabullish calls. Will he be proven right once again?

CNBC's Eamon Javers discusses cyberattacks on the financial service industry, with Bill Nelson, president and CEO of FS-ISAC.

Now that many are blaming North Korea for the cyberattack on Sony, what will the U.S. government do about it?

White House debates response to ‘serious’ cyber attack by ‘sophisticated actor’

How does a poverty-stricken country like North Korea obtain cyber-capabilities to level a corporation the size of Sony?

Should the dollar continue to rise, currency and funding mismatches could be exposed

US stocks bounce back on gains for tech and battered energy

New York Fashion Week will be forced to find a new home come September.

FTSE 100 rose 2 per cent or 129.52 points to 6,466.00

Carl Icahn will provide up to $20 million to finance the Trump Taj Mahl, he said in a letter to Trump Entertainment Resorts CEO Robert Griffin.

John Waldron promoted to co-head of investment bank

Lawyers describe ruling by top court as boost for medical research

Consumer Reports' annual roundup of the best cars considered road test scores, reliability surveys and cost per mile.

In exactly one year, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will land in theaters, so what can you do to fill the 365-day gap until then? Well, you can watch the previous six 'Star Wars' films over and over, or dive into the franchise's books, video games, and spin-off shows. Or, if you live in Los Angeles, you can see "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back" recreated in a way you've never seen before or likely will again. Jason Reitman is directing a one-night-only live read of 'Empire Strikes... Читать дальше...

Even if it offers a chunky premium, IAG might struggle to get the deal over the line

Dealmaking rules in a sector where profit margin is below 5%