Robots and artificial intelligence could either kill low-skill jobs or create new types of work over the next decade.

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Barbara Corcoran, “Shark Tank” investor AGE: 65 HOMETOWN: Edgewater, New Jersey          LIVES IN: Manhattan EDUCATION: Thomas Aquinas College CAREER: Founder of New York real estate brokerage The Corcoran Group and Barbara Corcoran Inc., the company that sets up her media and TV appearances, including “Shark Tank” FAMILY: Husband Bill, children Tom and Kate HOBBIES: Skiing, going to the beach LAST BOOK READ: Reread “Wuthering Heights,” by Emily Bronte; “it was as delicious as I remembered it.” FAVORITE QUOTE: When she consulted a large developer about a complex problem, he told her, “You’re a smart girl.

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The nation’s largest public utility says it is eliminating more than 2,000 jobs as part of a $500 million cost-cutting campaign.

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In the Natural State, small business owners are taking a “wait and see” approach to the candidates for both the gubernatorial and Senate races.

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I’m fortunate that I have the opportunity to build Terrible Labs with an incredible team of engineers and designers. In just a few years, we’ve grown from three people with a questionable brand name to one of the most respected design and development consultancies around.

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Today’s American Success goes to JoAnn Tilghman, founder and president of Granny Jo Products — a small business that adds a little bling to senior citizens’ golden years.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has lured away an executive from smartphone chip maker Qualcomm to hammer out more deals that will expand the software maker’s presence in the mobile device market.

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Now with crowdfunding, the Internet simultaneously facilitates and disrupts our experiences with what I call the Four Cs of Modern Society: Connect, Communicate, Communities and Commerce. 

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An earthquake shook buildings in Johannesburg and surrounding areas in South Africa’s most populous province on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring at least 17 at mining operations near the epicenter.

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Orders to U.S. factories increase in June, led by demand for aircraft, industrial machinery and computers and electronics.

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