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Wealth
Record Number of Women on Forbes’ Billionaires List
A record 172 women are worth ten figures, up 25% from last year
An Animated History Of The Minimum Wage
22 raises, by 12 presidents, but how much in your pocket?
These Are the 10 Richest Neighborhoods in America
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Shark Tank Star Thinks Poverty Is “Fantastic News”
Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian businessman and star of the entrepreneur-focused reality show Shark Tank, is in hot water.
The Rich Got Richer in 2013
Bill Gates won the year
Meet the New Richest Person in China
Robin Li, who founded China’s version of Google, is worth $12.3 billion
The 4 Most-Wanted Shoppers This Holiday Season
How to Lose $30 Billion in 18 Months
A Bentley Boom? Rising Sales for Luxury Automakers Like Bentley, Jaguar, Porsche
So much for scaling back. The world’s rich and elite — or those who just want to appear so — have been cracking open their wallets in a big way lately, and luxury automakers are the beneficiaries.
The Real Significance of the Bitcoin Boom (and Bust)
Online currencies like the Bitcoin are one day likely to alter government policy, just as the bond market did in the 1990s
Why Derivatives May Be the Biggest Risk for the Global Economy
Since the recession, the value of derivatives outstanding has grown, and they remain very risky with the potential for large, unpredictable losses.