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PHOTOS: Inside The World's First $1 Billion Home

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 05.21.2012

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The first pictures showing the interior of what is believed to be the world's most expensive residence have been made public in Vanity Fair magazine. ...

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Super-Rich Australian Commissions Titanic II

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.30.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyag...

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New Billionaire Index Reflects Competing Social Forces

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 05.05.2012

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Bloomberg's daily identification of the top billionaires could reinforce a trend where these individuals, and many others, allocate a growing portion of their wealth in a manner that helps society as a whole.

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Billionaire Links KKK With Public Education

Randy Turner | Posted 04.13.2012

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In the middle of a speech in which he demanded an end to teacher tenure, retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield unleashed the following bombshell: The K...

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Couple Faces Foreclosure In 'World's Richest Apartment Building'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.26.2011

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Millions of Americans have lost their homes as a result of the foreclosure crisis. But not until now has one of those stories involved what author Mic...

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George Soros: Country Leaving Euro Currency 'Probably Inevitable'

Posted 08.26.2011

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VIENNA - Billionaire investor George Soros thinks a country will eventually exit the euro zone and urged policymakers on Sunday to come up with a ...

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George Soros: Europe 'Making A Mistake' By Waiting On Debt Crisis

Posted 08.14.2011

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OSLO - The chances of positively resolving Europe's serious debt problems are decreasing from day to day as authorities focus on "buying more time...

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Who Wants to Date a Billionaire?

Tiffany Ap | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Golden Bachelor, Love and Dating, Dating Practices, Chinese Economy, Dating Agency, Wealthy Bachelors, China, Billionaire, One-Child Policy, Comedy News

I was walking in Beijing when a woman called out, "Pretty girl, are you single?" She worked for a company called the Golden Bachelor Dating Agency, which finds matches for "high-caliber men."

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Weekly Audit: Crashing the Koch's Billionaire Caucus

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Oil barons Charles and David Koch held their annual billionaires' summit in Palm Springs on Sunday, Na...

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From Changing Diapers to Buying Your Own Island

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I first divorced, I, like most people, was overwhelmed with financial crises. With two houses to support (my ex's and mine), our expenses had do...

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Financial Fitness and Physical Fitness

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most of us want to be physically fit, but very few of us are. The same holds true with financial security. As my father (and many others) used to say, "A lot of people want to go to heaven but no one wants to die to get there."

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Why Did Democrats Sweep California? Ask Meg Whitman

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

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You could almost hear Meg Whitman's campaign coming off the rails the day she became "tough as nails" on undocumented immigrants.

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Billions for Charity, But Not One Cent for Taxes!

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Even the best-intentioned best-directed private donations are a way for moneyed people to work their will on the public, while the rest of us have nothing but the vote.

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California Story: Brown, Boxer, and (Un)convention(al) Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Big developments in the past few days make it clear why California has the biggest races in the country this year, with Obama helping Barbara Boxer defend her Senate seat and Jerry Brown trying for a record third term as governor.

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Albert Gubay, Billionaire, Fulfills 'Pact With God'

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not every day a billionaire fulfills a 'pact with God,' but that's what Albert Gubay says he's doing by donating most of his fortunes from running a B...

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Is 'Bloodangel' Author Asking Too Much In Divorce From Billionaire Elon Musk

LA Observed | Kevin Roderick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bel-Air author Justine Musk is blogging about the financial details of her divorce from Elon Musk, the Paypal co-founder who is behind the Tesla elec...

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The Machinations of Meg Whitman: Behind Her Attempts To Eliminate Competition and Her Whopper About How Long She's Lived in California

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

The reality behind Meg Whitman, as we see from her attempts to avoid a primary contest and duck debates and the press, is much different than her facade.

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Bloomberg-Thompson Debate: Bill Thompson Jr. Calls Michael Bloomberg A Liar

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK (AP)- The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tues...

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Thompson's a Tiger! Who Knew?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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On election night, Thompson stirringly repeated the refrain, "Eight is enough!", "Eight is enough!" We have a chance to win our city back.

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Alvaro Noboa, Ecuadorian Businessman, Politician Accused By NY Model Of Sexual Assault

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

A New York-based model has accused an Ecuadorian billionaire businessman and politician of luring her to Ecuador and forcing her to have sex with him,...

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Carlos Slim: Can He Turnaround The NYT?

New York Magazine | Chris Rovzar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Throughout his endless (though interesting) profile of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, New Yorker scribe Lawrence Wright provides example after examp...

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Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Already Here!

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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The new tool to crush the opposition is funded by a new menace, that of capitalism built on a phenomenal wealth in commodities and oil.

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