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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...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Fails to Reboot PC Business

By Yuval Rosenberg

The latest report on personal computer shipments included a double dose of bad news for Microsoft. Not only are PC sales flagging in the face of competition from smartphones and tablets – areas in...
Can Netflix Finally Get Some Respect?

By Jon Friedman, The Fiscal Times

The best-performing stock among the S&P 500 so far this year, hands down, has been Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) – yes, Netflix, which not so long ago was the Company America Loved to Hate. The stock...
Battle for Dell Hinges on Billionaire Founder

By Poornima Gupta and SOYOUNG KIM, Reuters

Michael Dell likely couldn't have known when he proposed taking his company private last year that he would trigger a three-way contest between two private equity giants and one of Wall Street's most...
American Manufacturing Renaissance: Myth or Reality

By Samuel Ro, The Fiscal Times

One of the big emerging economic stories in the world today is the American manufacturing renaissance. This is the idea that low energy prices, increasing productivity, and rising costs overseas...
Last Chance for Cyprus: No Deal, No Eurozone

By Reuters

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades flies to Brussels on Sunday to seek an 11th-hour reprieve from financial meltdown, with a bailout from the European Union and the island's place in Europe's...

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