10 Richest People You've Never Heard Of: Forbes List

Every year Forbes compiles a list of the richest most powerful people on the planet.  Many of the people who make the cut are household names, very famous, even if that fame comes only from having wealth.  ...

1987 Stock Market Crash Shows How Short Selling In 2008 Is Crushing America

"The stock market crash of 1987 seemingly taught America how to protect its markets. We have forgotten. Laws were enacted to protect America from a recurrence of such an event, but the laws that protect us the...

Biggest Losers

It's hard to feel sorry for someone who has a billion to lose when the do lose it but here's a list of some of the year's biggest losers (so far)."Can't believe how much money you've lost in the past couple of months? Neither can we.  But we're pleased to say that our...

Carl Icahn says Obama would be a "terrible'' President who would Wreck the Ec...

Carl Icahn says Obama would be a "terrible'' President who would Wreck the Economy I don't normally get involved in politics, but this time I am,'' Icahn told an investors conference in New York Wednesday...

Billionaire rips off Millionaire

Imagine this, your new employer a multibillion dollar media mogul offers you a generous bonus if only you can find it in you heart to make it to work on time every day for the next year. You’re enthused and...

MoveOn.org Stands up to Clinton, Sides with Pelosi

MoveOn.org Stands up to Clinton, Sides with Pelosi"Subject: Do Billionaires Own the Democratic Party? 20 big Clinton donors tried to bully Nancy Pelosi for saying that superdelegates should let the voters decide who becomes the Democratic nominee. This is the worst kind...

BigT’s Roundup - (9-23-07)

Everything that is happening in the land written here; from my blog at ConservativeINC. I love parades. They are fun to watch and they represent the best of what you’ve got in your small town. Oh, what?...

Supermodel Naomi Campbell's Plans For A Kenyan Casino Comes Under Attack

"Plans by supermodel Naomi Campbell to build a high-end casino near turtle sanctuaries in Kenya's Indian Ocean resort of Malindi have sparked a firestorm from conservationists and residents. Apart from hosting a bevy of beauties and moneyed men, the six-star casino complex -...

India home to most billionaries in Asia

India did it again.India became home to the most billionaires in Asia, pushing Japan back to the No. 2 spot, according to Forbes magazine's 2007 rankings of the world's richest people.Lakshmi N. Mittal, the London-based steel magnate who spearheaded the takeover of...

Lamborghini Healthcare: Why Billionaires Shouldn't Determine Health Policy

"Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's richest man and its former Prime Minister, recently flew to a hospital in Cleveland to have a pacemaker installed. Such journeys are not uncommon for the world's elite jet-setters and...

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Three billionaires seek to buy L.A. Times (Reuters)

" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three billionaires, including Hollywood mogul David Geffen, have expressed interest in buying the Los Angeles Times, but have been rebuffed for the time being by its owner, Tribune Co., the paper reported. Geffen, property developer Eli Broad and...

World's top 20 wealthiest people

Forbes just put out the list. Some interesting new additions. Here are the details from Forbes.

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