Independent bookstores see boom in business
December 31, 2016, 6:40 PM | Retailers across the country are adding up their holiday receipts. Among businesses that were expecting an increase in sales in 2016 were mom-and-pop bookstores. Tony Dokoupil has more on this surprising retail plot twist.

World s Highest Bridge Now Open For Business
The Beipanjiang Bridge soars into the sky, scraping the clouds. The red-and-white viaduct spans some 4,400 feet across, connecting the cities of Liupanshui, in Guizhou, and Xuanwei, in Yunnan, in southwest China. Hanging some 200 stories above the Nizhu

Game of Thrones saved my business, says Northern Irish farmer
A Northern Irish farmer, whose animals star in Game of Thrones, says the film industry rescued his business. Forthill Farm in County Armagh was struggling until the fantasy drama turned its rare breed residents into celebrities. Farmer Kenny Gracey said

Will President Trump run roughshod over business expectations in 2017?
Business and the investment markets, it is often said, hate uncertainty. If that s true, they re going to absolutely abhor 2017. Almost every new presidential administration that comes into office holds some of its plans and policies close to the vest