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Top 10 richest Americans
The 100 richest people in the world gained $241 billion in net worth last year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Americans dominated the list, occupying five of the top 10 spots. This countdown of the top 10 wealthiest Americans features a casino mogul, software tycoons, and a lot of Wal-Mart money.
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10 must-read books about higher education in America
Check out these 10 books for a thorough grounding in where higher education stands in the US today.
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Facebook IPO: Six key dates in its debacle
Facebook's first week as a publicly traded company will go down as a terribly botched corporate launch, perhaps one of the worst in recent history for such a highly visible entity. Eight days ago, it was the tech world's most highly anticipated initial public offering in eight years. Now, the social media company faces mounting legal woes and serves as an embarrassing example of how not to run an IPO. Despite rising insider pessimism about its growth prospects, Facebook kept boosting its asking price and the number of shares it would sell. The result: billions of dollars in losses; investigations by two congressional committees, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an industry watchdog, and the state of Massachusetts; at least 13 class-action lawsuits; and thousands of resentful shareholders who days later still were unsure how many Facebook shares they had or at what price. Here are six key dates in Facebook's unfolding IPO disaster.
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Bill Clinton: 5 reasons he is helping Obama
Four years ago, former President Clinton got his knuckles rapped for calling Sen. Barack Obama's presidential aspirations a "fairy tale." Now the 42nd president is appearing on the stump with No. 44. Here are five reasons for Mr. Clinton to go all out for the newest member of the Presidents Club.
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Unemployment rate: How many Americans are really unemployed?
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Horizons On eve of Facebook IPO, GM pulls millions in ads
General Motors yanks $10 million in Facebook ads. Will this affect the Facebook IPO?
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JP Morgan loss: Did US regulators know what CEO Jamie Dimon apparently didn't? (+video)
Federal regulators embedded at JP Morgan are supposed to get the reports that CEO Jamie Dimon gets. But in the case of JP Morgan's $2 billion loss, that might not have been much help.
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JPMorgan reveals huge $2 billion trading loss
JPMorgan stock drops nearly 7 percent in after-hours trading. JPMorgan CEO Dimon blames 'errors, sloppiness, and bad judgment.'
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Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul?
Mitt Romney is way ahead of Ron Paul in the delegate count. But Paul's enthusiastic forces have been effective in controlling state party apparatus, and this could impact the GOP convention.
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Occupy movement seeks new recruits. In New York, it found some. (+video)
A new generation of activists skips school, flocks to Wall Street to join May Day Occupy protests. On their minds? student loans, reining in corporations, and being part of something that could matter.
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Bill Clinton: 5 reasons he is helping Obama
Four years ago, former President Clinton got his knuckles rapped for calling Sen. Barack Obama's presidential aspirations a "fairy tale." Now the 42nd president is appearing on the stump with No. 44. Here are five reasons for Mr. Clinton to go all out for the newest member of the Presidents Club.
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Cybersecurity bill (CISPA): After House passage, what will Senate do?
Sen. John McCain is pushing a voluntary cybersecurity approach, while another CISPA-type bill would require companies like electric utilities to meet federal cybersecurity standards.
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The Vote White House Correspondents' Dinner: Who's coming?
Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan are the latest celebs to emerge on the list for Washington's annual 'nerd prom,' the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Here's a list of other names.
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Newt Gingrich to exit presidential race: What took so long?
Newt Gingrich said weeks ago that he knew Mitt Romney was the likely nominee. Now, campaign aides say, he is set to suspend his campaign May 1.
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Chevy Volt comeback: gas prices spur best-ever monthly sales
GM had temporarily closed a Chevy Volt plant because of slack demand. But that changed in March with a record 2,289 units sold. GM's new target: 3,000 a month.
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If Supreme Court scraps health-care law, who wins politically?
Harsh questioning from the Supreme Court majority has touched off new political calibrations over President Obama's health-care law. In some ways, Democrats could be the winners.
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Horizons Windows 8 set for October launch: report
Windows 8, the latest Microsoft OS, could ship this fall, just in time for the holiday rush.
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Leon Panetta's big task in Afghanistan is trust-building. Impossible? (+video)
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Afghanistan to try to repair relations after the Quran-burning incident and a mass shooting of civilians. The fact that the US has spirited away the accused shooter complicates his mission.
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Monitor Breakfast What keeps SEC chairwoman up at night? Money market funds (+video)
The health of money market funds leads the list of worries of SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro, America's top financial market regulator. Past wild swings in the stock market rank up there, too.
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Horizons Fresh Apple TV rumors emerge. Should we believe them?
An Apple TV set is apparently in the works. And it could hit shelves this year.
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The Vote Who is Saul Alinsky, and why is Newt Gingrich so obsessed with him?
Newt Gingrich keeps likening President Obama to radical community organizer Saul Alinsky. But Gingrich seems to have adopted Alinsky's tactics himself, as has the tea party. Mainstream Republicans aren't happy.
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White House proposes new help for troubled mortgages. Too little, too late?
President Obama's mortgage modification program has helped only a fraction of Americans under water. New measures have been proposed, but they could be costly to taxpayers.
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Horizons Netflix CEO forecasts steady decline in DVD subscribers
Netflix will focus its energy on streaming video and unique content, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said this week.
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US Chamber sees limp economy, high unemployment rate in election year
US Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue offered a grim outlook Thursday for cutting the politically sensitive unemployment rate, citing slow economic growth.
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Is California Gov. Jerry Brown's 'ransom' budget an empty threat?
California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a state budget Thursday that would cut $4.8 billion from education – but only if a ballot initiative to raise taxes fails. Problem is, legislators are balking.
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Robert Reich Wall Street is its own worst enemy
Capitalism depends on trust, but Wall Street has blanketed America in a miasma of cynicism
12/11/2011 04:00 pm -
Horizons Words with Friends dust-up: Bad for Baldwin, great for Zynga
Alec Baldwin kicked off plane for playing Words with Friends. There are few winners in such a news story – but Zynga is one of them.
12/07/2011 07:23 pm -
The Vote Is public support for the tea party movement fading?
The tea party movement has lost public support, including in the 60 House districts represented by member of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus. Is that just a blip, or is it significant?
12/04/2011 12:53 pm -
Unemployment rate: How many Americans are really unemployed?
It depends on which measurement you use. For most people, the ability to find a job is the most basic sign of a healthy economy. Changes in the unemployment rate signal whether getting a job is becoming harder or easier for US workers. But other numbers, also sent out by the Labor Department on the first Friday of each month, offer additional barometers to watch. Here are five ways to measure the jobless problem, with the latest numbers plugged in.
12/02/2011 03:05 pm -
NLRB vote: Republicans furious over 'microwave' organizing for unions
The NLRB is set to vote Wednesday on 'microwave' organizing – a rule that would help unions organize more quickly and avoid employer interference. Republicans vow to block the move.
11/30/2011 01:52 pm
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