NEW YORK | Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:01am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Does an office perk count as a benefit if you pay for it yourself? Apparently so, because an increasing number of companies are using so-called voluntary benefits to bulk up workplace offerings.More

n">(Reuters) - It's been a turbulent period for charter schools in the United States, with financial analysts raising concerns about their stability and regulators in several states shutting down schools for poor performance.The volatility has made

LONDON | Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:10am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's raised 41.2 million pounds ($62 million) from its combined London sales of post-war, contemporary and Italian art late on Thursday, towards the lower end of pre-sale estimates and down

Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:49pm EDT n">(Reuters) - Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public television's "Sesame Street," from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the "Million

Actor and director Ben Affleck speaks at a news conference to promote the film 'Argo' during the 37th Toronto International Film Festival, September 8, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Fred ThornhillNEW YORK | Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:25pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) -

1 of 5. Money market pioneer Bruce Bent (R) leaves the Manhattan Federal Court behind his son Bruce Bent II in New York October 11, 2012. Bent took a swipe at the U.S. government's response to the 2008 financial crisis when he testified at his own