Houston Foreclosures for Sale Slowed, but Total Sales Rose

Houston foreclosures for sale that closed in October dropped, but total sales of single-family houses increased by more than 14 percent. The percentage of foreclosure sales dropped to around 19 percent, compared to...

India's 100 richest are 25 pc of the GDP: Forbes

"Mumbai: The Billionaires Club of India almost doubled from last year to 54 members up from 27, aided by a rebounding stock market that gained two-thirds in the past year and an economy growing at six per...

Forbes College Rankings 2009: West Point, Princeton Top List

Forbes Magazine has released their college rankings for 2009. The magazine ranks the schools that give you the most bang for your buck. Topping the list is the United States Military Academy in West Point. The school gives you a world-class education provided you're willing...

What Does Allen Stanford Have in Common with Anti-Chevron Group?

Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon,...

How to Say Yes to Your Employees in tough times

Last week Ben Behrouzi was covered by Forbes for providing some experience around actions companies can take during tough economic times like these in order to maintain or even increase employee happiness and wellbeing.

CareToLive Provenge Prostate Cancer Petition at FDA 620 Days

FDA IGNORES PATIENT'S RIGHTS - They prefer to burn us, poison us and mutilate us, as if we are experimental mammals that they can torture for their own financial enrichment. 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with...

Mexico's Most Wanted Joaquin Guzman on Forbes Richest People List

Forbes Magazine recently released its latest list of the world's richest people.  NP Staffer Rob Walker posted his unsympathetic take on the shrinking list of billionaires.  While many have been demoted to...

Bill Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest People

The world's richest people aren't quite so rich anymore, with fewer billionaires on Forbes rich list than last year. In 2008 there were 1,125 billionaires, this year there are only 793. Thanks to the financial...

CyberOr-7 Cathedrals of Light

" One of the most significant writes on these transformations of our culture—our “boundary crossings” is George Gilder, the editor of the Forbes ASAP materials and is also called the “electronic prophet”...

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.  ...

Harry Potter earns author £3m a week

Harry Potter earns his creator £3 million a week. The credit crunch will surely not be having much effect on author JK Rowling who's rags to riches story through writing about Harry Potter her teenage wizard...

Bill Gates Is Richest Person in America...Again

No thanks to his failed Microsoft ads co-starring with Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates has "recovered his spot" as the richest man in America, by beating out Warren Buffett, with a net worth of 57 billion...

Nicole Kidman Most Overpaid Celebrity in Hollywood

Nicole Kidman is the most over-rated...er...the most overpaid, celebrity in Hollywood. Why am I not in the least bit suprised that Jennifer Garner and Tom Cruise round out the top three? "[Nicole] Kidman was named...

Thai king world's wealthiest royal: Forbes

  " King Bhumibol, 80 and, at 62 years on the throne the world's longest-serving head of state, pushed to the top of the richest royals list by virtue a greater transparency surrounding his fortune, Forbes...

Gates, Buffet eye Alberta oil sands

If they're looking for a way to invest some big, big bucks, this is surely it.  But one wonders if it wouldn't conflict in a major way with the environmental concerns that have been so clearly expressed by...

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