Clusters of TV and computer screens beam chatty videos about cooking, travel and wellness books. A music kiosk lets visitors download MP3s or burn CDs, while another offers tips on how to publish your own novel.
Welcome to the newly opened Borders bookstore in Southbury, Conn., which looks less like a traditional branch of the nation’s [...]

Some fund managers believe the chief executive, Paul Reynolds, should look to his old stomping ground in Britain to plug the holes in executive ranks, following a similar strategy to one employed by the Telstra boss Sol Trujillo, who has surrounded himself with former colleagues from regional telecom US West.
The heat is expected to come [...]

From office workers in Shanghai to laborers on Shenzhen construction sites, instant noodles are eaten with relish due to the low cost and convenience.
My husband and son love instant noodles. They eat them as breakfast and as a midnight snack, more than twice each week, says Yun, a 41-year-old housewife as she wandered down the [...]