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Who Are Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors?
TIME
And she couldn't catch a break in the eyes of Forbes: they ranked Everybody's Fine and Lucky You, which only earned $16 million and $8 million globally, but not He's Just Not That Into You. And despite producing and appeared in the $180 million global...
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Top Shareholder Stands Behind Jefferies, Leucadia Buys 1 Million Shares
Forbes
A firm spokesman also told Forbes that its short positions are in securities and not via credit default swaps on sovereign debt (CDS). Jefferies later released a supplemental statement to that effect. (See “Jefferies Defends Against Market Scrutiny. ...
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Forbes
Forbes Most Powerful List: Pope Behind Obama, Bill Gates, and Saudi King
Christian Post
By Stoyan Zaimov | Christian Post Contributor Forbes, the American media company, published their annual list of 70 of the most powerful people in the world today, which listed United States President Barack Obama at the No. 1 spot. ...
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Saudi Arabia's king ranked sixth in global power list
ArabianBusiness.com
By Andy Sambidge Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud has been ranked the world's sixth most powerful person in a list compiled by US magazine Forbes. The kingdom's ruler, who earlier this year announced a $130bn plan to create jobs and ...
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ArabianBusiness.com
Four Things That Are Reducing Your Social Security
Forbes
Investopedia's Forbes page brings the expertise of nearly 200 writers -- with specialties ranging from active trading to frugal living and everything in between -- to your fingertips. A division of ValueClick, Inc., Investopedia has been a leader in ...
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Candidates for Forbes Africa Person of the Year announced
Bizcommunity.com
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was for the second consecutive year, named Central Bank Governor of the Year in Sub-Saharan Africa byglobal business magazine, Emerging Market. the late Professor Wangari Mathaai, ...
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Corzine Done at MF Global; Hires Criminal Defense Attorney
Benzinga
According to Forbes, MF Global was leveraged at about 80-1, which is absolutely ridiculous - it makes Lehman Brothers' leverage prior to its implosion look conservative. The company had around $41 billion in assets, $39 billion in debt, ...
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The decisions are his own, says Ratan Tata
Moneycontrol.com
By Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya/ Forbes India Why He Won For transforming the Tata group to a truly global conglomerate. For showing India Inc. how to dream big. For building a strong leadership pipeline that will make sure the group endures much beyond ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Jackson estate 'to continue making millions'
ITN
Already the top-earning deceased celebrity - with sales of £81 million over the past year, according to Forbes.com - it is speculated that his globalappeal could continue to grow. Children were some of the most ardent consumers of Jackson music and ...
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ITN
The power of one (per cent)
Business Spectator
Jeff Greene is a Florida-based investor who ironically became a billionaire (he's worth $US2.1 billion, according to Forbes) by buying credit default swaps as the US housing market crashed in 2007. The investor and real estate magnate was also a ...
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For the Oppenheimers, diamonds are not forever
Reuters
For the Oppenheimers, worth around $7 billion according to Forbes magazine which put them in 136th place of the world's billionares, not much will probably change after the De Beers sale. They are passionate conservationists and own the Tswalu Kalahari ...
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Quantum Computers, Part 3: A Whole New World
TechNewsWorld
Already, quantum technology is trickling into the real world. One big leap happened earlier this year when security company Lockheed Martin purchased the 128-qubit "D Wave One," which Forbes called the first commercially available quantum computer. ...
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Governor Herbert Leads Trade Mission to Canada
Utah Pulse
Forbes magazine recently ranked the Canadian economy as the strongest in theworld. Alberta is enjoying 3.6% unemployment — essentially full employment — with an increasing demand for workers. Businesses in the region have more work than the ...
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A Hong Kong Culinary Adventure 2011
Vancouver Sun (blog)
The festival, considered by Forbes Traveler as one of the top 10 food and wine festivals in the world, showcased a Grand Tasting Pavilion sponsored by Riedel offering premium wines, to wine classes, a wine auction, entertainment and various food booths...
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Vote, then spend, then pay
Asia Times Online
By Reuven Brenner Although the unresolved timing and the unknown question in the briefly proposed Greek referendum raised havoc in stock and bond markets around theworld, if a referendum regarding austerity measures linked to the country's debt crisis...
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PM welcomes appointment of Bank of Canada Governor as Chair of the Financial ...
Canada's New Government (press release)
More recently, five Canadian financial institutions were named to Bloomberg's list of theworld's strongest banks, more than any other country, and Forbes Magazine recently named Canada as the best place in the world to do business.
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People: Justin Bieber's sex life might be center of police investigation
San Jose Mercury News
... million globally and her 2007 film "Lucky You" brought in only $8 million. Not surprisingly, Eddie Murphy finished second ("Shrek" doesn't count, the logic being that the actors aren't the main draw and Forbes is too good to count talking donkeys. ...
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Global Warming Truth - The World is Warming (& We Are Causing It)
IBTimes
James Taylor (no, not that James Taylor), senior fellow for (anti-)environment policy at the Heartland Institute, has a completely inane op-ed published in Forbes this week that essentially says: "Oh, we knew the earth was warming - no one denied that ...
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What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?
Evening Standard
Tatiana comes from a succession of South American business moguls -Forbes magazine listed her grandfather Julio Mario as the 108th wealthiest man in the world (the second wealthiest in Colombia), with a net worth of $8.5 billion - and since 2004 she ...
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Evening Standard
Tingyi Holding and PepsiCo Enter into Agreement to Form Strategic Alliance in ...
Sacramento Bee
For three consecutive years from 2008 to 2010, Tingyi was named one of the 50 best listed companies in Asia by Forbes for its solid financial track record and excellent management and entrepreneurial skills. As of 31 October 2011, market capitalization ...
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Manulife Financial's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Michael W. Bell - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President and Member of Risk Disclosure Committee James R. Boyle - Senior Executive Vice President of US Division and President of John Hancock Financial Services Cindy L. Forbes - Chief ...
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Aon's Premier Partnership Kicks Up Camaraderie
Workforce Management
... of employees worldwide who are now associated with Manchester United, which has won a record 19 championships in the highest division of English soccer and was tabbed by Forbes magazine as the world's richest soccer club worth $1.8 billion. ...
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China Toy Sales Seen Surging to $9 Billion With Princess: Retail
Bloomberg
Photographer: Forbes Conrad/Bloomberg An exhibitor demonstrates a floating remote-controlled shark at the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Exporters also share the headwinds of rising costs and a strengthening yuan. ...
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Bloomberg
Bill Gates Urges Obama to Embrace Global Tax
Canada Free Press
Tim Worstall, a contributor to Forbes, points out that the European Commission has issued a 1200 page report on the idea of a transactions tax affecting Europe that concludes it would not effectively raise any revenue because it would retard economic...
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Report Paints Picture of the Average US Megachurch
Christian Post
According to the report, based on information from Leadership Network, The Christian Post and Forbes, the average weekend worship attendance is 2000-2999 members. Fifty-six percent of megachurches are evangelical, and the rest such as those that are ...
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Christian Post
ZOLL LifeVest, AutoPulse, and Temperature Management Solutions to be Showcased...
Newswire Today (press release)
A NASDAQ Global Select company and a Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company in 2007, 2008, and 2009, ZOLL was also designated in 2011 as one of Forbes Top 100 Small Public Companies in America with annual revenues under $1 billion. ...
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BRICS: Emerging Economy Investment Opportunities
Resource Investing News
“The 'BRIC' stocks were rockers in the middle of the past decade with markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China tripling or more between 2003 and 2008 when the financial crisis laid them,” explained Forbes staff writer John Dobosz. ...
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Resource Investing News
Billionaire banking on China
New Zealand Herald
This year Forbes magazine assessed his wealth at US$2 billion ($2.5 billion), placing him at 595th position on its list of the world's billionaires. The pay-off from his venture into China is far from assured. Global investors increasingly have doubts ...
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Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler to Speak at W&L
Rockbridge Weekly
He has successfully recruited, trained and placed over 600 business journalists in Bloomberg bureaus throughout the world. Winkler is a former columnist for Forbes Magazine, a former reporter in London and New York for the Wall Street Journal and ...
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Rockbridge Weekly
WeSchool organize a workshop on Global Leadership Management
CoolAvenues
Mr. Nihal Kaviratne, CBE, Chairman, Akzo Nobel India Ltd., Mr. Kaviratne is recognized by Forbes as one of the five most in demand non executive directors in India • Mr. Ian Ridgwell, an economist by background and currently the Managing Director of ...
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Barack Obama, Influential Figures 2011 ... - The Daily News Global
By ironmusc
Barack Obama Become No 1 Influential Figures In 2011 Barack Obama - U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama became the most influential figures in the world in.
The Daily News Global
World War III: Opinions, Opinions, Opinions... - Forbes
Biggest Gainers On The Forbes 400 ... In 1994, I published a book entitled World War III – Population and the Biosphere at .... News; People; Places; Companies ...
www.forbes.com/.../world-war-iii-opinions-opinons-opinons/
Will MF Global Be Saved This Weekend?
Biggest Gainers On The Forbes 400 · America's Best ... Things went from bad to worse this week for MF Global. .... loading. News; People; Places; Companies ...
www.forbes.com/sites/.../will-mf-global-be-saved-this-weeken...
Bill Gates fifth most powerful person in the world, says Forbes
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, whom Forbes recently named the richest person in America, has made another Forbes list. This time, the magazine has named him ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2016678292_bill_gates_fifth_m...
Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Sonia no. 11 - World News ...
Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as the US leader's clout rose after the deaths of al Qaeda leader Osama bin ...
ibnlive.in.com/news/obama-tops-forbes.../198672-2.html
Focus On Common Goals In A Complex World At Forbes CMO Summit
Latest News ». The Forbes Global 2000 are the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world. This year's list reflects big gains in profit and sales from a ...
www.forbes.com/.../focus-on-common-goals-in-a-complex-w...
Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2 | ABS-CBN News ...
NEW YORK - Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as the U.S. leader's clout rose after the deaths of al Qaeda leader ...
www.abs-cbnnews.com/.../obama-tops-forbes-most-powerful-l...
Global Times > NEWS > Michael Jackson.Forbes
For a second straight year Michael Jackson is the world's top dead earner, according to a macabre list compiled by Forbes magazine of stars whose earning ...
www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/.../Default.aspx?Tag...
Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2 | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as the U.S. leader's clout rose after the deaths of al ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-forbes-powerlist-idUSTRE7A15B9201...
Murdoch, Abramson make Forbes' list of 'most powerful ... - Poynter
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is No. 24 on Forbes' new list of the 70 most powerful people in the world. New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is ...
www.poynter.org/.../murdoch-abramson-make-forbes-list-of-...
worlds-most-powerful-people-forbes: Personal Finance News from ...
The World's Most Powerful People, 2011. by Forbes staff. Wednesday, November 2, 2011. provided by ForbesLogo.jpg. by Michael Noer and Nicole Perloth ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../worlds-most-powerful-people-forbes
Bill Gates fifth most powerful person in the world, says Forbes
Bill Gates fifth most powerful person in the world, says Forbes: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, whom Forbes recently named the richest person in America, has ...
www.onenewspage.com/.../Bill-Gates-fifth-most-powerful-pers...
Sonia, PM among 20 most powerful in world: Forbes - NDTV Profit
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh figured amongForbes' list of world's 70 most powerful people in 2011 as US Barack ...
profit.ndtv.com/.../sonia-pm-among-20-most-powerful-in-wor...
Putin surges up Forbes 'most powerful people' rankings | Alternative ...
Alternative Media World News Blog Putin surges up Forbes 'most powerful people' rankings | Impeach Obama, Stop Obama from Being Elected, Obama a Fraud ...
www.truth24.co.za/.../putin-surges-up-forbes-39most-powerfu...
Putin, second most powerful person in world: Forbes [newKerala ...
Putin, second most powerful person in world: Forbes - Moscow, Nov 3 : Unlike US President Barack Obama, he is not the president of his country. He is simply ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-99673.html
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