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U.S. econometric growth sputtered in the first quarter, data from the Commerce Department confirmed Wednesday, but with winter weather and West Coast port shutdowns out of the way, will growth take off in the second quarter?

The economic recovery has been sluggish -- is a return to the gold standard the solution?

On this D-Day anniversary, it’s time we look beyond the sheer bravery of those involved back then, and consider the logistical lessons that I hope register now.

As the chief business geek at FOX, allow me to offer a business view of this hostage swap deal.  It’s horrible. It’s a horrible deal. It’s so horrible a deal  that if CEOs were to pull off anything remotely similar, they would be thrown in jail!

So many recalls, so little time. No wonder so many automakers are looking at tough times.

So many recalls, so little time. No wonder so many automakers are looking at tough times.

Left. Right. And nothing in between. When it comes to discerning today’s big issues, invariably they are seen through the prism of politics.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich recently made a plea directly to engineering students to stick with it despite the tough coursework as Silicon Valley eats-up talent. 

Large and midsized cities across the country – particularly those in need of an economic jolt -- are now investing in startup incubators and accelerators and offering financial incentives in an effort to become among North America’s next big tech centers.

Big-name technology companies are increasingly betting on 'smart homes,' but they still face an uphill battle convincing consumers their houses are too dumb.

From metal detectors to sleek surveillance cameras, police have come a long way overcoming security concerns at monstrous gatherings. But with crowds erupting in record-shattering roars, communication can still be a problem.

New sensors being developed and tested by scientists sponsored by the European Union may one day help track down illicit bomb (even drug factories) at their point of inception.

Sandy was the second-costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, but there are ten teams working to make sure that kind of economic and physical devastation never happens again.

A new technology would bring a fresh dimension to the digital world by embedding the sensation of touch on smooth surfaces: screens that look and actually feel 3D.

Far Out: An engineer plans to capture solar energy in space through a handful of intelligent mirrors and beaming it back to Earth.

Security professionals are hoping biometric authentication -- such as fingerprint, facial and retina scans, voice recognition, even tattooed barcodes -- will help keep sophisticated hackers out of victims’ personal lives.

With the help of smaller, user-friendly at-home printers and growing awareness, 3D printing is reaching new levels of adoption.

The Watson supercomputer may be able to beat reigning Jeopardy champions, but scientists at IBM are developing new super smart computer chips designed from the human brain.

For New Yorkers who want to take the quick 3,000-mile trip to Los Angeles or the 7,000-mile journey to Tokyo, a solution faster than the speed of sound might soon be on the horizon.

Support for cultured beef flared this week after the first burgers made from bovine cells were publicly tasted, putting it closer to commercial production.