Independent investors have been a little shocked by the persistence and magnitude of the U.S. equity market's advance in 2013, and have been worried that it is unstable and largely unprecedented.

Sir Mervyn King, the outgoing head of the Bank of England, has called for an end of banker bashing saying it's wrong to "demonise individuals" for the failure of the financial system.

It's a long time coming, but TV content is showing up on non-TV screens like never before, and people are willing to pay for it. Whatever will become of cable?

Cloud computing remains a major secular tech trend, but investors may not fully appreciate the benefits for Amazon and Google.

Everyone has read about the customer service horror stories that plague every industry in existence. From automobiles and technology to food service and healthcare, no industry is safe from the dangers of disappointed customers.

Some companies are smart, however. They know how to treat customers with more than a smile

Here’s one more reason the increasing presence of Google Fiber is good: access to blistering fast internet is spurring the demand and purchase of Video On Demand (VOD), while the audience for traditional broadcast television collapses.

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

A lower deficit is great longer-term news, but it could continue to hurt short-term data.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation.

In the past few months several new names have come into the spotlight. Here are a few of them...beyond the big three to watch.

A new report from Glassdoor has surveyed employees around the country and captured their sentiments on the prospects of their employers.

The survey is voluntary and anonymous, containing the question: Do you believe your company's business outlook will get better, stay the same or get worse in the next six

Being audited is scary. Not knowing if you might be is almost as bad. Here are telltale signs the IRS looks for when it decides who is a candidate for examination.

DailyFinance.com: Wall Street considered almost all the news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) earings as bad. U.S. comp sales declined 1.4% in the 13-week period from Jan. 26 to April 26, 2013, something that has not happened in years. Revenue was higher by ... Read more

May 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Dell's first-quarter profit was much worse than predicted, but that probably won't stop the chatter about the competing buyout bids for the ailing PC maker.