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Europe Set to Rule on ‘Cookie’ Policy

Web companies will probably face new restrictions on digital privacy in Europe. Global online companies may face some new challenges in operating in Europe. Digital-privacy agencies from the European Union’s member countries met late last week to discuss how to apply privacy laws to “cookies”-- small Internet files used to remember things about users, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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U.S. Daily Oil Production At Highest Level Since 1998

United States oil production is on the rise. In the first quarter of 2012, average domestic crude oil production topped 6 million barrels per day (bbl/day). This is the first time that U.S.

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Warmest U.S. Spring on Record: 2012

By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So far, 2012 has been the warmest year the United States has ever seen, with the warmest spring and the second-warmest May since record-keeping began in 1895, the U.S.

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5 Everyday Lessons From LBJ

The nation's 36th president, Lyndon Johnson, offers five tips you can use every single day to make your business stronger. For the past 30 years, author Robert Caro has been working on a five-volume biography of one man: President Lyndon Johnson.

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Is Sheryl Sandberg the Real Brains Behind Facebook?

After the Instagram megadeal and "hoodiegate," Facebook investors may be taking comfort from the COO's leadership. The hit movie The Social Network depicted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a genius among slackers

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Video: Hidden dangers of sippy cups

Practically all young children in the United States use bottles, sippy cups or pacifiers, but they may not be as safe as parents think. Bigad Shaban reports

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Asian Demand Forecasts Boom for Coal

China will widen its gap with the United States as the world's largest coal-producing country by the end of the decade, riding continued strong demand from its electric power and steel-making sectors, according to a new analysis from New York-based GBI Research. [More]

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Great Entrepreneurs Pick the Companies They Love

It takes one to know one. So we asked a range of successful entrepreneurs to name the companies they admire most and why. If it takes one to know one, who better to know great companies than entrepreneurs who have started great companies?

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Tyler Cowen Shares His New Rules For Mindful Foodies

Go grocery shopping with a top economist. The best food doctrine may be no doctrine at all. In his new book, An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies, Tyler Cowen argues that while Americans will pay a pretty penny to eat well, expensive food isn't always the best.

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