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Why Did Donald Trump Register the DonaldTrumpSucks.com Domain Name?

A domain name is, in simple terms, the address for a website. For example, Apple.com, Google.com, and Yahoo.com are all […]

Marijuana Price Rises 5% to $2,045

For the week ended Friday, August 28, the spot price index for a pound of cannabis jumped more than $70 […]

Helping Clients Monetize Privately Owned Businesses

By Lauren Foster  Starting a private business could put you on the path to untold riches. But it could also land […]

New Tech Gets Into Media Business, Crushing Old Media

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has started a new citizen journalism enterprise that will help undereducated writers to do a better […]

Why it’s time to Uberize air travel

Airbnb changed the hotel industry. Uber changed ground transportation. So why can’t the same change happen for air travel? Airlines […]

More college students selling stock—in themselves

Amid higher-education borrowing boom, programs aim to capitalize on graduates’ future earnings Elida Gonzalez feared drowning in college debt on […]

How to be a better spotter: the golden rules of watching wildlife

By James Kay, Lonely Planet, Birdwatchers and other species of traveller with a passion for watching wildlife are a breed […]

10 Companies That Are Probably Going Public Within A Year

As so-called unicorns — or private companies that boast valuations in excess of $1 billion — become more and more […]

The Rise of the Renminbi: Will China’s Yuan Become a Global Reserve Currency?

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, In recent months, China has stepped up a longstanding campaign for its currency (officially […]

Building for the Future: Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

There has been a recent debate about whether the end of the commodities “supercycle” is over, and if we are […]