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Like most investing, you're not protected from market meltdown, and there's always the risk of missing out on a star.

Executives ask themselves daily: "What can I do to give my company an edge?" Studies show that the answer may be as simple as hiring more women for executive and board of director roles. So you just might want to invest in these six companies that have done just that.

Shares in Lululemon Athletica rallied sharply Friday after the maker of yoga-inspired athletic apparel reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year outlook.

Today's exponential e-book growth has inspired a gold-rush mentality in enterprising authors. They're taking charge of their own distribution and promotion through a variety of unorthodox strategies.

Between producing supplemental book sections, needlessly updating editions, and incessantly lobbying teachers to assign particular textbooks, scholarly publishers have perfected the art of separating students from their money. Of course, given the ever-increasing costs of tuition, it is pretty...