FORBES News, Sep 16, 2011

The South Forbes universe Philippine Star Presently, within easy walking or traveling distance from every South Forbes home are the Learning Links Academy of Sta. Rosa offering pre-school to secondary levels with a day care center to boot, and the South Forbes City Colleges for global tertiary ... See all stories on this topic »

Malema among Africa's most powerful young men: Forbes Times LIVE Naidoo is president of the SA Chamber of Commerce in America and "one of the most renowned advocates for western investments in Africa", according to Forbes. Munro, 38, was selected by the World Economic Forum as the 2009 Young Global Leader.... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

JSE follows world markets higher Fin24 Business magazine Forbes has named ANC Youth League president Julius Malema as one of Africa's 10 most powerful young men. Johannesburg - The JSE opened higher on Thursday in line with most global stocks amid some positive news out of Europe. ... See all stories on this topic »

RIM: It Could Be Worse (No, Really) Forbes I joined Forbes' Silicon Valley bureau in 2007. I've fed a laptop to a tiger, staked out a warehouse filled with Apple computers, outsourced my job so I could spend more time writing titles for porn flicks, raced cupcake cars, tried to shoot a laptop ... See all stories on this topic »

The Magician King and Borrowed Time Forbes I've written about fantasy literature at The Atlantic, and I write about criminal justice policy at Forbes. Email me at edkainblog@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/erikkain The author is a Forbes contributor. ... See all stories on this topic »

Forbes Names Tyler Perry the Richest Man in Entertainment Afro American His film On Stranger Tides also earned him $1 billion in the global box office. The only other actor featured on the list was DiCaprio, who earned $77 million for his films Shutter Island and Inception. Producer Steven Spielberg, talent judge Simon ... See all stories on this topic » Afro American

Ocean Robot Startup Hires NASA Veteran From Google Forbes As I wrote in a feature story on Liquid Robotics in the current issue of Forbes Magazine, Wave Gliders can operate autonomously at sea for months at time, collecting data on ocean conditions, marine mammals and global warming for scientists, ... See all stories on this topic »

Albania's WikiGate: The Political Earthquake that Wasn't! Forbes Based out of Washington, DC I continue to work on political engagements in the NEDs and around the world. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. The publication by WikiLeaks, the whistleblower site, ... See all stories on this topic »

Smartphones As "Digital Keys" Coming To Doors Near You Treehugger Forbes reports, "HID Global, a California-based division of Sweden's Assa Abloy, is testing software that acts as a digital key when loaded onto a smartphone. The software, which interacts with physical ID card readers via an application or by swiping... See all stories on this topic » Treehugger

Virgin Atlantic alliance decision likely to reset 'balance of power' Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation In a recent interview with Forbes, Virgin Atlantic's flamboyant CEO, Richard Branson revealed the carrier is near a decision on joining one of the three global alliances. Virgin is one of the largest airlines still unaligned and its home base at ... See all stories on this topic » Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation

Climate Quitters: Sorry You Lose Discovery News In a blog that was published by Forbes and picked up by Yahoo!, James Taylor of the Heartland Institute ululated that "New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism." He summed up the conclusions of the paper thus: In short, ... See all stories on this topic »

China fast forward to digital age China Daily "China is still primarily print based but it is moving rapidly into the digital world, not just using online products but tablets and smart phones as a way of accessing information," she says. McKinstry, who was ranked by Forbes as one of the 100 Most... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

Pepsi Shake-up: Carey Named CEO In Americas Mediapost.com by Thom Forbes, Today, 7:47 AM "PepsiCo Inc. announced a shake-up of its beverages unit on Wednesday, appointing a new head to try to turn around the business, which has lagged behind Coca-Cola Co in North America," writes Martinne Geller. ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Drummer: Africa – A continent in crisis? NewsDay In another couple of weeks Forbes magazine will be launching an African edition. As one of the world’s most renowned business lifestyle magazines, Forbes delivers the stories behind the stories of successful businesses all around the world. ... See all stories on this topic »

Swaziland's King Mswati III has no clothes Zimbabwe Independent To contextualise the king's wealth, Mswati's net worth is US$100 million (excluding a US $10 billion trusteeship) which, according to Forbes, makes him the 15th richest royal in the world, one spot behind Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ghanain-Born, Rogue Trader Allegedly Cost Swiss Bank $2 Billion The Atlanta Post According to Forbes, the banking giant cautioned that this loss could result in a huge setback for the entire third quarter. “From the scale of this case you can be sure that it's the biggest we've ever seen for a Swiss bank,” Tobias Lux, ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlanta Post

Dell chief 'thrilled' at Irish transition Irish Times The Texas native, worth $14.6 billion according to the latest Forbes rich list, said he had no plans to retire but had an annual discussion with his board about what should be done if he was “hit by a bus”. “Obviously they are the board, ... See all stories on this topic »

Online science project at CU-Boulder receives international award CU Boulder News & Events The PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder today was named as a laureate of The Tech Awards 2011, one of 15 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark globalchange. ... See all stories on this topic » CU Boulder News & Events

Biggest threat to the gold mining industry Stockhouse Geologist Forbes Wilson found the world's largest gold mine, Grasberg, in 1960 in Papua, Indonesia. Geologists John Livermore and Alan Coope discovered the largest gold producing region in the United States, Nevada's Carlin Trend, in 1965. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing Hong Kong Market San Francisco Chronicle The Kwok family's combined wealth of $20 billion is second on Forbes Magazine's list of Hong Kong's richest. --Kelvin Wong, with assistance from Bonnie Cao in Shanghai. Editors: Mohammed Hadi, Joshua Fellman. See all stories on this topic »

QPR sponsorship a 'good deal' for MAS The Edge Malaysia I think all the numbers are there, we (just need to) add value,” Azman told newsmen at the sidelines of Forbes Global CEO Conference yesterday. Khazanah owns a 69.5% stake in MAS. In a statement yesterday, MAS' top official said the latest sponsorship ... See all stories on this topic »

The Woman in Charge Daily Beast Crisply organized in both her appearance (tailored navy suit) and her thinking (four policy guidelines, all starting with the letter “r”), she is likely the only human being to appear on the cover of Forbes and in the pages of Vogue the same month. ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Hospital operator HCA to buy back about $1.5 billion in shares from Bank of ... Washington Post Three HCA board members designated by the bank — Chris Birosak, James Forbes and Nathan Thorne — then will step down. That will leave HCA with a 12-member board. HCA is the largest US hospital chain. It owned 164 hospitals and 111 freestanding ... See all stories on this topic »

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