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Kickstarter Hits $1 Billion In Pledges
More than half that amount pledged in the last 12 months
An Animated History Of The Minimum Wage
22 raises, by 12 presidents, but how much in your pocket?
Elon Musk Made $1.1 Billion on Tuesday
How was your day?
4 Money Mistakes That Will Totally Ruin You
Not your usual advice
The Secret to Success in a Global Economy
For now, no country seems to have a big leg up in the push to raise the financial I.Q. of its citizens. But as mandatory financial education spreads that will change.
Carl Icahn Takes a Bigger Bite of Apple
Influential investor buys $500 million more shares in the tech company
Your Debit Card Is Much More Dangerous Than You Think
Citibank this week announced that it was replacing the debit cards of customers whose accounts were compromised in the great Target Christmas hack. The names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of more than 100 …
Meet the Government’s Brown Nickel Nobody Wants to Use
Could cut production costs by as much as $40 million a year
What Critics Get Wrong About Financial Education
Doubters of financial education make four great points but reach the wrong conclusion every time.
Every Norwegian is Now a Millionaire (Kind Of)
There’s more oil money than the country knows what to do with
World’s First Bitcoin ATM Launched in Canada
Latest move toward mainstream use for virtual currency