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6 reasons to love -- or hate -- the US economy

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The state of the U.S. economy is almost Dickensian: It's the best of times and the worst of times. There are reasons to be bullish as well as reasons to be bearish. First, the good news: 1. -- The housing market continues to recover, albeit at a moderate pace. Of particular note is the positive trend in home-construction permits. The number issued has grown year-over-year each month since May 2011, with the exception of ...

PETA Files Copyright Lawsuit for Famous Monkey Selfie

There is a lot of debate going on as to who is the rightful owner for this famous pic.

Sing 'Happy Birthday!' Now It's Free!

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that "Happy Birthday" is in the public domain and that a music-publishing company no longer holds a valid copyright on the song and cannot collect royalties. Photo: AP

Why China Matters to the Fed

Sep 23 -- Brown Brother Harriman currency head Marc Chandler discusses the slowing china market with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Alix Steel on "What'd You Miss?" (Source: Bloomberg)

Is the world ready for artificial intelligence Barbie?

Four4Four SciTech: Hello Barbie’s artificial intelligence; robot garbage collection, animal selfie copyright row, how to eat without food

Wal-Mart presses suppliers to share benefits of cheaper yuan

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is seeking price cuts from suppliers that produce goods in China, saying the retailer should share in the savings generated by China's devaluation of the yuan, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Anheuser-Busch scoops up another craft brewer

Anheuser-Busch has acquired Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing, the largest craft brewer in Los Angeles County.