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Spotify founder Daniel Ek thinks we're entering a "Golden Age" for music and culture. Even better, a Nielsen report suggests music fans are willing pay to enjoy it. |
Samsung launched its latest salvo against Apple in the war for global smartphone dominance. What does it mean for Apple? |
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the popular social media service Twitter and the mobile payments startup Square, may be mulling a run for New York City mayor. |
St. Patrick's Day falls on a weekend for the second year in a row, giving Irish bars an opportunity to reel in more customers. |
A phone that can make you coffee? Hitch you a ride? Here are 10 of the coolest things your smartphone will soon do. |
Young adults face stagnant pay—the median income, when adjusted for inflation, has declined since its 1999 peak—as well as a housing collapse and soaring student loan debt. |
The world's biggest strip club businesses say that business is booming despite the recession, proving that "sex entertainment" still sells despite the global economic downturn. The strip club workers, however, tell a different story. |
How do you really know when to change your car's oil? And is paying extra at the pump for premium gas a rip off or really worth it? |
In U.S. elementary schools, there is no better stock picker than 11-year-old Rachel Kelly, according to a national competition. Here's her top stock pick. |
Buffalo Wild Wings pours more draft beer than any restaurant in the country and has worked to maximize its beer strategy to boost the bottom line. |
Investors dumped shares in Samsung Electronics just hours after the South Korean tech giant unveiled its flagship new phone, the Galaxy S4. Here's why. |
Latvia's Prime Minister hit back at Paul Krugman's criticism of Latvia's austerity measures. |
With stocks at all-time highs, there's little sign of a bubble forming in markets, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told CNBC on Thursday. |
The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal. |
Spanx is fighting allegations from a fellow shapewear company that suggest some Spanx camisoles look too similar to their products. NBC reports. |
Rising stocks, an improving economy and the 2013 tax hikes have driven prices up for mountain homes in the West after a four-year drought. |
Live television news can be a very funny business, but most of the laughs result from blunders. Here is a very funny way a Los Angeles weatherman reacted after making an embarrassing flub this week. |
The NCAA tourney is infamous for the productivity loss it supposedly engenders, but it's hardly the costliest workplace distraction. |
Obamacare and the aging of doctors and patients are exacerbating the shortage of primary care physicians. |
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton inspired an unnamed bartender who secretly taped Mitt Romney's "47 percent speech", according to the Huffington Post. The man is set to reveal all when he speaks to MSNBC's "The Ed Show" on Wednesday night. |
Despite Xi Jinping's signal to reform, many experts are skeptical if the son of a revolutionary hero will be able to push for radical change. |
In the high desert of the Chilean Andes, a $1.5 billion international telescope was brought to full power on Wednesday, enabling mankind to peer deeper into space and further back in time than ever before. |
Tight state budgets and jammed roadways this year are prompting some U.S. states to make one of the most politically unpopular moves imaginable. |
The expansive 3D epic is keeping the theater-going experience competitive in the streaming and downloading age. But ominous developments may lie ahead, if the findings of a recent scientific study are any indication. |
The collectibles market grew by 175 percent over the past 10 years – a far better record than U.S. stocks. The biggest surprise? Coins. |
The challenges of China's old guard are very different from the issues the new leaders will encounter because of the country's strong economy. CNBC explores China during this time of transition. |
Growing U.S. energy independence combined with a recovering economy and foreign inflows are turning the dollar into a growth currency. |
Authorities allege pastor Kevin Sutherland had a lucrative business on the side: dealing in counterfeit art. The case is one of about half a dozen major art cases the Manhattan D.A.'s office has prosecuted since 2010. |
Lenders are increasingly approving low down payment loans, and government sponsored mortgage giant Fannie Mae is buying more of them. |
Finding the right home for retirement, whether it means moving to a new location or renovating a current home so you can age in place, involves being realistic about your long-term physical needs, your financial resources, and what kinds of facilities are nearby to support you, financial and aging experts say. |