Wealthy Americans

The Richest Counties In America (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.03.2009 | Business


By now it's become obvious that the wealthy aren't immune to the recession. In October, The Wall Street Journal reported foreclosures were growing in...

Rich Buying Again, But Middle Class Still Hurting

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business


American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on ...

Rich Americans Scrambling Over Tax Dodge Crackdown

Posted 09.15.2009 | Business


By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - A deal with Switzerland settling U.S. demands for the names of suspected tax dodgers from...

UBS Tax Probe: US Citizen Charged, First One

Associated Press | Tamara Lush | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business


MIAMI (AP) -- A yacht company accountant became the first U.S. citizen Thursday to be charged in the government's investigation into wealthy citizens ...

Study: Wealthy Make Less Eye Contact

Canwest News Service | Misty Harris, | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business


The rich are too posh to pay attention, according to a new study on socioeconomic status and body language. In observing casual interactions between ...

We Have Plenty Of Money -- The Rich Are Killing Us

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

While our country is disintegrating, the rich are hiding. They are hiding behind a decades-long ideology that paralyzes the political system from being serious about what the rich should pay.

U.S. Millionaire Growth Stalls

CNN/Money | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The number of American households worth $1 million or more - not including the house itself - grew at the lowest rate in five years, according to a re...