In theory, just 31 percent of Americans think it is appropriate for a business to take a stance on "social issues such as abortion or gay marriage." However, we also found that the public is supportive of companies who support gay marriage in practice.

Shoppers didn't hold back this holiday season -- at certain stores, that is. According to data released Thursday, luxury and mid-range retailers seduc...

One Florida woman is hoping that the earliest bird gets the worm -- or a flat screen TV as the case may be. Christine Orta of Tampa is ready to ta...

Commonly, when we think of the word startup, we think of those "two guys in a garage" tinkering, inventing, and changing the world. Big companies, by ...

NEW YORK — Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they're willing to lose money to get you to spend yours. Take online jeweler Sta...

NEW YORK — The back-to-school season got off to a strong start as discounts and high temperatures in July drove shoppers to air-conditioned mall...

The online identity, or "o-dentity," of your business can help or hinder its bottom line. Yet, too many executives fail to safeguard their company's online reputation.

With its Face of Opportunity program, British Airways offered 250 entrepreneurs, selected out of 1500 entries, on the basis of video or written essays, one round-trip ticket to a destination of their choice anywhere in the world to forge new business relationships.