While dining out for Japanese food in NYC doesn't often require grilling up a whole cow like at West Village trailblazer Takashi, there's no shortage of solid options offering some adventurous takes on sushi and more. Check out NYC's 12 best Ja

On the home menu: dosas and pizza.There are many kinds of flat breads and crepes in the various world cuisines; we recently made two: pizza and dosas. The pizza crust is a yeast-bread, stretched flat after mixing without being allowed to rise. T

The incumbent phone companies were supposed to compete with each other for wireline/broadband services as each merger to make these companies larger was based on commitments to compete out of region. Now it's all one, big, happy family.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated tobecome the new chairman of the Federal CommunicationsCommission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, DishNetwork Corp, Google Inc and dozens of othertech and telecoms companies if he is confir

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

The Internal Revenue Service scandal couldn't have come at a worse time for the nation's 2 million federal workers, who are desperate to end furloughs and get their first raise in three years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated tobecome the new chairman of the Federal CommunicationsCommission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, DishNetwork Corp, Google Inc and dozens of othertech and telecoms companies if he is confir

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is co

U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO), the eighth-largest bank in North America by assets, to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and compliance with t

A study by a group of researchers about biceps and politics that has made waves over the past couple of days following its publication in Psychological Science has been widely misinterpreted by several news outlets. The study looked at corr

New York Times writer Nick Bilton doesn't seem to be too keen on a world filled with Google Glass users. He writes that the "future came crashing down on me" when he was at Google's big developer conference this week. There were hundreds of people wa

With stocks at all-time highs, investors can't help but consider what happened that last two times we saw peaks. Sure, the highs of 2000 and 2007 were followed by crashes. But while the nominal prices may be similar, the fundamentals are very differe

U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO, BMO.T) to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO, BMO.T) to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

PHOENIX (AP) — Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five years since his brother was murdered: ulcers, depression, a sep

E-mail has been around long enough for most of us to fall in love and hate and love with it at least a few times. Problems arise and are quashed, or dealt with. Innovations come along; customs evolve. But one grisly bad habit won't go away: the "repl

At the moment, we're looking at a very quiet last day of the week. Around the world, there isn't much happening in markets. Japan was up modestly. China was up decently (to the tune of 1.4%). Europe is mixed with some markets a little up, and others

You know how the saying goes: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then try 35 more times. House Republicans were set to...

The power button on a woman’s iPhone 4 failed, and she’s not able to turn the phone on or off. That pretty much renders it useless, so she ditched AT&T and got a new phone. But she never forgot that shiny, shiny iPhone that broke down sho

"J.P. Morgan Shareholder T. Rowe Price Supports Dimon as Chairman, CEO," at 12:08 p.m. EDT, incorrectly said T. Rowe Price will vote its shares in favor of Mr. Dimon as Chairman and CEO.

Co-workers are like family. Most of the time, you don’t get to choose them and there will inevitably be people around with whom you naturally clash. However, at work, how well you relate with others and whether your co-workers like an

Nonsensical ranting isn't new for Kanye West. But during a performance at the Adult Swim TV upfronts Wednesday night in New York City, the rapper aimed his anger at some new targets: the paparazzi and "Saturday Night Live." “I’m a te

Companies usually have a tight muzzle on employees when it comes to talking to the press, and even fire workers for embarrassing them in the media. But a San Diego worker at Forever 21, the retail chain, didn't expect to lose her job when

When people hear ?hedge fund? or ?alternative investments,? many conjure up exotic strategies aimed at amazingly high returns.  Well, as Porgy would say, it ain?t necessarily so.  As discussed in earlier columns, some alternatives aim for h

May 16 (Reuters) - T. Rowe Price Group Chief Investment Officer Brian Rogers said in an emailed statement on Thursday that "I fully support the combined chairman and CEO role at J.P. Morgan under the superb leadership of Jamie Dimon."

May 16 (Reuters) - T. Rowe Price Group Chief Investment Officer Brian Rogers said in an emailed statement on Thursday that "I fully support the combined chairman and CEO role at J.P. Morgan under the superb leadership of Jamie Dimon."

WASHINGTON (TheDeal) -- In Washington these days, the major players don't agree often -- and when they do it's only in the most narrow sense.That's the case with the core provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, the legislation enacted in 20

Disappointing U.S. jobs and housing data hit European stock markets in afternoon action on Thursday, as investors worried the world's largest economy isn't recovering at the expected pace.

We didn't really need a confirmation that the economy was deteriorating and completely disconnected from the "market", but we got it nonetheless. First, Initial Claims coming at 360K, on expectations of 330K, the worst print and worst miss in six wee

There's been a hiatus in posting due to a combo of travel and problems with accessing Blogger, as well as my interest in becoming more active on Seeking Alpha.  Plus, I haven't been at all sure what to say.  The financial sph

Bank and fund managers have liked the company’s zeal and ambition, but this error will prompt them to take another look at the cost of the relationship

Attorney General Eric Holder reiterated Wednesday that he does not know the details of the Department of Justice's seizure of the Associated Press' phone records.  "I'm simply not a part of the case," Holder said at a Judiciary Committee hearing

At the end of the day, the way you dress and look impacts the way you're evaluated and promoted. It doesn't mean everything, but it informs the baseline impression someone has. That's doubly true for people with their eye on a management role. In a r

Growing demand for Internet bandwidth will push more telecommunications companies to offer ultra high-speed fiber-optic service to subscribers' doorsteps, AT&T Inc. (T) Chairman and Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said Wednesday, though servic

In ESPN The Magazine's May issue, Marin Cogan profiled the young tennis phenom Sloane Stephens. Stephens absolutely trashes Williams in the interview, saying Williams hadn't spoken to her since they played (and Serena lost) at the Australian Open. Th

So it turns out that Susan Rice, theU.S. ambassador to the United Nations and, before a group ofleading Senate Republicans decided that she was evil incarnate,a top contender to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary ofstate, had nothing to do with for