MarketWatch First Take: The secrets behind Microsoft's big profit beat and dot-com boom share price

Microsoft Corp. stock hit levels it has not seen since the dot-com boom Thursday evening, thanks to cloud computing and a bit of financial engineering.

How Location Can Affect Your Business's Profitability

The Kara Network is a digital resource foradvice and discussion for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Allyson Downey, CEO of weeSpring, founded her company-which is a resource for new parents looking for baby products recommended by friends-in a New York City, a place where many businesses are founded, but cost of living is [...]

Trump Had A Point About His Own Taxes In The Debate

A highly leveraged real estate operator, who manages to keep upping the ante, might not have much in the way of realized income, while building substantial net worth from unrealized appreciation. The key element is not so much the depreciation deduction as it is the unrealized appreciation which will allow you to keep refinancing and buying more property. This road to wealth is pretty wide open, as you might learn from watching late night TV or maybe from attending Trump University. The thing is the no money down art of the deal type of courses downplay the amount of work involved. And the risk. A really smart guy I know once observed "Leverage makes whatever is going to happen, happen faster."

Don't be like Ryan Lochte - consider getting a credit card before you're 32

Lochte said he didn't have a credit card because his life was 'automated.'

The Taiwanese Startup That Can Sell You A Lifetime's Worth Of Stored Data

No one wants to shoot a smartphone video or start updating software only to find a popup saying storage is full. Six people in Taiwan kept running into these problems and knew plenty of others who did, too, so they decided to do something about it.

The Wall Street Journal: HP Enterprise warns of financial hit from spinoffs

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. detailed some short-term pain it foresees when two previously announced spinoffs close in the coming fiscal year, but said its remaining businesses should grow slightly regardless.

This Entrepreneur Is Killing It And Raising More Money For Nonprofits In the Bargain

Tim Kachuriak, founder of NextAfter, recently listed on the Inc. 500, helps nonprofits increase donations by using scientifically sound economic principles and statistics. The company expects to reach $4 million in sales with a 31 percent profit margin this year.