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Richard Branson helps fund U.S. entrepeneurs
Billionaire Richard Branson wants to help small businesses borrow and grow. (more)
Putting the zoom into electric cars
Watch out, Detroit. A new crop of electric-vehicle startups aims to put a dent in the Big Three by applying the latest in high-technology engineering and design. (more)
A greener charcoal
How a team of MIT students will help (profitably) solve Haiti's cooking-fuel crisis. (more)
The rise of the jetpack
A Denver company updates and commercializes a fantasy from the 1960s. (more)
Wi-Fly
Boeing couldn't make a business out of in-flight Internet. AirCell bets it can. (more)
Weedy wine
Biodynamics, an ultra-green growing style, is taking root in U.S. vineyards. (more)
How to survive the real estate market
The latest property trends and what they mean for small business. (more)
Dash Navigation
Avoid commuting pitfalls and find cheap gas with this next-generation GPS service. (more)

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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.