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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...

The Oscar Economy: The $30,000 Red Carpet…and More

By Lindsay Miller, The Fiscal Times

No matter who takes home an Oscar on Academy Award night on Sunday, everybody’s a winner when it comes to the Oscar economy. Untold amounts of money—on everything from food and drink to grooming,...
The Devils Who Drove the Financial Meltdown of 2008

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

The devil may be in the details, but when it comes to the financial crisis of 2008, scores of people certainly seemed hell-bent on bringing the country to the brink of economic disaster. The Fiscal...
'Prince of Pork' Rogers Says Goodbye to Earmarks

By Keith White, The Fiscal Times

Metasummary: Republican Rep. Harold Rogers of Kentucky was known as the “Prince of Pork” for all the special projects he garnered for his state, but as the incoming chairman of the Appropriations...
Summers’ End: He Leaves a Brilliant but Troubled Legacy

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

As he departs the administration, chief economist Lawrence Summers unabashedly defends President Obama’s tax deal with the Republicans, although he once was far more concerned about income inequality...
McConnell, the Senate’s ‘Dr. No,’ Emerges as Key Deal Maker

By Kirk Victor, The Fiscal Times

From the beginning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has tried to thwart President Obama’s agenda, but this week he surprised many by secretly negotiating a major tax and spending deal with...

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