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Check your internal logic: A lawyer and instructor in business ethics looks at whether the ethical right to protest without career-ending consequences is the same in both cases.

On the surface, the changes to the document might seem straightforward. But as with many things in life, theres always the chance of slip between cup and lip.

If financial advisers arent careful when comparing managers for their clients, they can inadvertently end up comparing apples to oranges.

You dont have to break the bank to stay abroad.

Four of them are in the NFL.

Google is rolling out a feature this week that helps test for the mood disorder.

How many tweets will Trump send that day? Will McGregor throw a kick? People outside the U.S. can place their bets.

For starters, any income you receive is taxable.

An Italian-made liqueur is getting plenty of buzz.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says hes hopeful about getting a tax-code overhaul done by the end of this year after flatly stating he was wrong about finishing a deal by August.

Durable-goods orders dropped 6.8% in July, the biggest drop in almost three years, the government reported Friday.

The Dodd-Frank law and regulations put in place since the financial crisis have made the financial system substantially safer, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Friday in a ringing defense of the rules now under fire from President Donald Trump and J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon.

President Donald Trump fired back at Sen. Bob Corker for questioning his competence for office, said John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as chief of staff and again pressed Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster for legislation.

A pair of governorsone Democrat, one Republicanis reportedly mulling teaming up in 2020 for a White House bid on a unity ticket.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon isnt any less of a controversial figure now that hes on the outside of the Trump administration.

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