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With Amazon Shares Near $1,000, Jeff Bezos Could Soon Be the World’s Richest Man

By Robert Frank, CNBC

With Amazon's stock price brushing $1,000 , Jeff Bezos is within striking distance of becoming the world's richest man. As of Friday's close, Bezos was worth $85.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg...
Snake Eyes on a Plane: Why United’s Boss Is Another Out-of-Touch CEO

By Ciro Scotti

Wells Fargo’s former CEO John Stumpf didn’t get it. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick didn’t get it (and probably never will). Now it seems to be dawning on United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz that he didn’t get...
The 20 Richest People in the World

By Janna Herron

Since Election Day, the stock market has jumped 11 percent, growing the net worth of Americans with 401(k)s and other investments. Some of the world’s richest people have not fared quite as well.
The Most Overpaid CEO in America

By Beth Braverman

A new report takes a close look at CEO pay to determine which top executives may be taking home more than they deserve.
Millennials Aren’t Going Cashless -- but the End of Cash Is Coming

By Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC

If millennials are supposed to be the first generation going mostly cashless, they are making the move halfheartedly. Millennials still rely on cash — 80 percent of millennials carry greenbacks. And...

Mark Cuban: 5 Essential Rules for Starting a Business

By Marguerite Ward , CNBC

It is an exciting time for anyone who's ever dreamed of being their own boss. Across the U.S., new start-up hubs are growing and a variety of policies are making it easier to start a business. But...
The Big Problem With Peter Thiel’s Defense of Donald Trump

By Eric Pianin

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel likes to say that the problem with the news media is that it takes Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “literally, but not seriously,” while he and...
These Ex-Congress Members Are Making Big Bucks on Corporate Boards

By Eric Pianin

For many former Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the road to retirement from Congress has been paved with gold. Scores of former lawmakers with proven expertise and easy access to their one-time...
Is It Time for a 30-Hour Workweek? Amazon Gives It a Try

By Catherine Clifford, CNBC

For today's always-on, ever-connected workers, it's no surprise that the traditional 9-to-5 is dying. But what will the new normal look like? Rather than expecting employees to work more, some...
14 Things That Might Surprise You About Warren Buffett

By Elena Holodny, Business Insider

Warren Buffett has been incredibly successful, and he's extremely wealthy. In fact, he's worth about $62.1 billion right now. But how much is $62.1 billion really, and how good is Buffett at...

Mike Bloomberg's Latest Target: E-Cigarettes

By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is so concerned with public health, he doesn't want people to even feign smoking anymore. The city's Health Committee is considering several proposed ordinances...
A-Rod Rage: How the Sports Scandal Sells

By Yuval Rosenberg

New York tabloid headlines may have urged A-Rod to just go away, but the Daily News, while sending a not-so-subtle message to fans, also reported that the number of tickets for Friday’s game...
Lucy and Katherine: Pioneers Who Shattered Glass

By Stefan Kanfer, The Fiscal Times

This week marks Lucille Ball’s 112th birthday. The Internet is crowded with tributes from fans who never knew Lucy, but who regularly invited her into their homes—and still do, thanks to YouTube,...
Will the Titans of Tech Save America’s Newspapers?

By Jon Friedman, The Fiscal Times

Suddenly, the media ecosystem is chock full of intrigue, inspired by the deal-making frenzy that is sweeping through the beleaguered industry. The drama now centers on this question about a new crop...
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post

By Christine Haughney, The Washington Post

Amazon.com’s founder, Jeffrey P. Bezos, has agreed to buy The Washington Post, one of the nation’s most prominent newspapers, for $250 million.

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