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Harris Poll's EquiTrend survey narrows 1,400 brands down to the most favorite.

An acrimonious board battle with a personal edge has played out in public

An acrimonious board battle with a personal edge has played out in public

Companies are betting that the Apple watch can play a big role in the workplace, helping professionals work more efficiently.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s transcendent gangster classic “Goodfellas,” and while the director’s grand stature in cinematic history is in no doubt, that doesn’t mean there are no under-appreciated gems hiding in his filmography. Point of fact, this year also marks the 22nd anniversary of the little discussed adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “The Age of Innocence.” To convince you of the sensual beauty and magnificence of the period piece, Milad Tangshir has crafted... Читать дальше...

Jimmy Fallon likes to play games with his guests on The Tonight Show and is usually pretty good at them, but when he brought out his sister Gloria to challenge Chris Evans and the Avengers: Age of Ultron star’s younger brother Scott to a game of team flip cup, it was all a real big flop.

We know how it is. You’re stuck at your desk and the day seems to be going on forever. Your mind starts to wander — at first to “anywhere but here,” but then to exotic, faraway lands where your everyday problems and stress melt in the presence of true paradise. You want to go to there, and we want to go with you. Every day at 3 p.m. Eastern, we’ll send you a picture of the place we at Yahoo Travel are daydreaming about so we can all take that mental vacation together. Let’s go to…

American, Italian hostages killed in CIA drone strike in January, companies are on the search for "ethical" hackers and Americans want self-driving cars.

Is your small business guarding against a massive hacking by cyber-crooks; and the company where the minimum salary is rising to 70-thousand a year.

Sunrise Farms in Iowa has to destroy and dispose of 3.8 million birds. It's no small task.

In the car crash of spy movie/special agent flicks this year — "Kingsman: The Secret Service," "Spy," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Mission Impossible — Rogue Nation," "The Gunman," "Bridge Of Spies"  — we sorta forgot about "Barely Lethal." But the action comedy is coming and a new trailer has arrived. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, Jaime King, and Sophie Turner, the film follows a girl, raised as an orphan in a school that trains kids to kill, who wants to have a normal teenage life. Читать дальше...

Lib Dem leader says Labour consumed by ‘frothing bile’ towards his party

Amazon's cloud will eventually overtake its retail business, Weblogs CEO Jason Calacanis said.

Rocco's a big bro! CaCee Cobb and Donald Faison have welcomed their second child together. The mom o[...]

Why, when the EU is so bad at so much, has it hit upon a competition policy that works?

Cheaters never prosper, especially ones who try to change their grades from C to A.

*Moves to Wales*

Not for the first time AIM is under fire. Its hostile army of critics has alighted on the speculation that accompanied suggestions of a spectacular oil discovery in Sussex to attack the junior share market's record as an investment platform.

Problem gambler; that's me. Obviously my problem is not so much gambling as winning. I jest! Anyway, my gambling habits are fairly modest, and focused on the National Lottery. This, I cannot justify. Recently I have taken to doing it online, and I seemed to have had more success – but only seemed.

Q. I booked a hire car in January with Auto Europe, paying £204.76. On 15 March I noticed my credit card had been charged a further £204.70 with a payment to Avis.

From Monday, the independent energy supplier First Utility will offer a free portable home-heating thermostat worth £279 to anyone signing up to its new three-year fixed tariff, iControl Fixed May 2018.

Payday lenders are finding life tough amid tighter regulation and a cap on charges, with major player Wonga this week reporting a £37.3m loss and warning of an even bleaker picture for the year ahead.

RBS has become the latest credit-card provider to axe lucrative perks for cardholders, sparking fears that reward and cashback credit cards could soon be history.

The funeral of Derrick Prance was held on Thursday. The 89-year-old former war veteran died from cancer in Perth, Australia, where he had moved with his wife Ivy in 1997. He died having failed in a long-running campaign to get justice for overseas British pensioners.

Despite their perceived complexity, new pension freedoms have highlighted a simple fact – pensions are just a tax efficient savings plan. Real freedom can only be achieved if, by retirement, your pension pot is large enough to sustain your lifestyle. While investment growth should provide your savings with a boost, it is also necessary to contribute a sufficient sum throughout your working life.