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In aftermath of 9/11, America got unwanted lesson in microbiology and germ warfare

A Kauffman study released Thursday illuminates how small businesses are struggling with using the Web to convert sales, while a few unlikely industries are finding success. In the world of start-ups, a website is a company's lifeblood.

How could anyone think that GenY's love of entrepreneurship is a bad thing? You'd be surprised

One in seven people in the world is malnourished. But the solution isn't producing more food

Erica Hill and Jeff Glor talk to Dr. Arthur Agaston, author of the famed South Beach Diet series, shares tips from his new book, "The South Beach Wake-Up Call: Why America Is Still Getting Fatter," on how to develop and stick to a healthy diet and lifestyle.

A decade ago layers of shale lying deep underground supplied only 1 percent of America’s natural gas. Today they provide 30 percent

By making the facts simple to understand--and putting them in a rather prominent, poignant place--two creatives offer their skills to fight wealth disparity. As the Occupy Wall Street protests gain steam, their message is being broadcast to more people, via news stories, social media, and word of mouth.

Carpooling--going strong overseas--may be finally rev up here thanks to the domestic launch of Europe's incredibly successful ridesharing program. Carpooling--which has has never really taken off in the U.S.--is about to get a little help from a European invasion. Carpooling.com , launched as an MBA class project in Germany six years ago, is now a continent-wide phenomenon that has cracked what it takes to get millions of people to open their doors to relative strangers: safety, convenience, and a little cash.

If ever Americans were up for a bit of class warfare, now would seem to be the time. The current financial downturn has led to a $700 billion tax-payer-financed bank bailout and an unemployment rate stuck stubbornly above nine percent. Onto this scene has stepped the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, which seeks to bring together a disparate group of protesters united in their belief that the current income distribution is unfair.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank is embarking on an ambitious social media monitoring project. Starting this December, the Fed will be monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and the broader web to gauge public response to economic policy. Civil libertarians and anti-big government activists are upset, but should they be

Guarding the fuel trucks that power America's armed forces overseas has turned into a deadly job. The military is realizing that saving money on gas isn't the most important reason to switch to clean fuel.

In America, there are four times as many cancer survivors as there were 40 years ago.

A late addition to the Dodd-Frank Act--the regulation meant to address the roots of the financial crisis--took effect this month. But it doesn't always help merchants.

The theme of conflict is one that influential leaders come back to again and again. While it's something many of us fear--for good reason--if used properly, it can also get people to engage and buy in

The FDA's regulatory process is the major reason and a report calls it a threat to investment to U.S. medical innovation