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The National Park Service will grant free admission to all its properties on Wednesday, November 11 to give Americans a free gift on the Veterans Day holiday. Many Americans have the day off of school and work that day, and considering so many of our National Park lands have a connection to...

By Meghan Casserly, Forbes.com Forbes' power lists are synonymous with moguls and movie stars, heads of state and captains of business. One look at the 2010 World's 100 Most Powerful Women list and it is clear that we've come up with a new ranking of the female power elite that reflects the New...

You might think someone who puts her famous name on everything she does would be comfortable with self-branding. Not Oprah Winfrey. "The idea of being a brand was hard for me to accept," the talk show host and soon-to-be cable network founder said at the American Magazine Conference in Chicago.

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is set to get his own syndicated daytime talk show, a program that will address "social issues, trends and events, pop culture and celebrity, human interest stories and populist news," whatever that means.

How can you tell that smartphones aren't just for tech geeks and corporate types tethered to their email anymore? When Oprah Winfrey gives Motorola Defys to her whole studio audience, and Wal-Mart says it's launching its own mobile service, you have to say the devices have gone mainstream.

From history and economics to crime novels and biographies, whatever book the president touches -- and talks about -- turns into sales gold. Americans are very clearly interested in whatever the president is reading, and they're buying accordingly.

The talk show queen has agreed to increase her on-air commitment to The Oprah Winfrey Network. And Discovery is going to hike its funding for the joint venture it owns equally with Winfrey.

You can't buy your way out of unhappiness, Julia Roberts. While Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat, Pray, Love tells readers that it's better to look within for spiritual succor, the movie's maker, Sony Pictures, is flatly contradicting her by unleashing a tsunami of merchandise that suggests we find...

If Oprah Winfrey has plans to grow a retail empire she may want to reassess her latest effort. A kiosk at Chicago's Water Tower Place on the prestigious Magnificent Mile is being blasted for selling tacky souvenirs and leaving fans looking for any of Oprah's favorite luxury items sorely...

Executives at Goldman Sachs are considering a new marketing plan that includes chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein possibly appearing on Oprah. Apparently no one at Goldman actually watches The Oprah Winfrey Show.