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Jan 22, 2016 | Contributor: Todd JatrasThe second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos is all about the business at hand. According to Bloomberg, the average cost of attending what’s been jokingly referred to as the “Burning Man for Billionaires,” is north of $50,000—so it’s time to make it pay off. Participants can be seen running nonstop from panels to private meetings to parties. You certainly won’t hear many of them discussing their weekend ski plans. ... Read More | 
Dec 2, 2013 | Contributor: James RothaarA recent research project conducted by Spear's magazine and WealthInsight has uncovered a stark gender gap among high net worth individuals: Only 10 percent of the world’s multimillionaires with a net worth of $30 million or more, excluding their personal residence, are female. WealthInsight’s global database of millionaires was used for this report. ... Read More | 
Nov 11, 2013 | Contributor: James RothaarStudents who want to become millionaires should attend Harvard University or major in engineering, according to a recent study performed by WealthInsight for Spear’s magazine. The ivy league giant topped the list of the 500 schools that produce the most millionaires, followed by the Harvard Business School, Stanford University, the University of California, and Columbia University. ... Read More | 
Jun 6, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Teens across American are being granted a scholarship that asks them not to go to college. In a twist from the norm, a tech tycoon out of San Francisco, Peter Thiel, is granting $100,000 to brilliant students who are going to follow their... Read More | 
Jun 6, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
The U.S. Dollar has dropped and U.S. economic growth is still hindered. A report shows that American consumer spending is up 0.4 percent, but in the face of rising food and gas prices. This is keeping the interest rates low at the Federal Reserve,... Read More | 
Jun 6, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Chrysler announced that the repayment of $5.1 billion dollars along with $865 million of interest has been repaid to the U.S. Treasury Department. This comes at the same time that Chrysler repaid its debt to the Canadian government-owned Export... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
After news that Chrysler had paid back part of its debt from the 2008-2009 auto recovery bailouts, in the amount of $7.6 billion to U.S. and Canadian governments, Fiat has notified the U.S. Treasury that they would be buying out the last 6% of the... Read More | 
May 31, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
There are charges that are going to be filed against former vice president hopeful Jonathan Edwards for using campaign finances to conceal his affair with Rielle Hunter. He admitted to an affair, after first denying the allegations. Later on he... Read More | 
May 31, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
The National Science Foundation is taking a harsh look at the silly side of science. Putting into question experiments that seem out of the norm, or are using major research dollars, a recent report is asking "Are these projects the best possible... Read More | 
May 31, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
A $5 Billion dollar settlement, one of the largest in US history, has been paid out by pharmaceutical companies for marketing anti-psychotic drugs, in cases when they were not proven safe or effective. In some instances these drugs have caused... Read More | 
May 31, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Liu Dali, a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, in China has come out with allegations that he and fellow inmates were forced to farm gold in online MMORPG’s like World of Warcraft. Dali, who was in the labor camp for "illegally petitioning" the... Read More | |
May 27, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
H&R Block, Inc. is looking to acquire the do-it-yourself tax program TaxAct, which is a fierce competitor in the world of at home tax preparation. H&R Block At Home and TaxACT are 2nd and 3rd after Intuit’s successful Quicken and TurboTax, which... Read More | |
May 27, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
AT&T announced that it will be releasing its new 4G network in selected market areas, with 10 more market areas to follow soon after. The first lucky users of the new 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service will be Dallas, Houston, Chigaco, Atlanta,... Read More | 
May 27, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Green coffee prices are soaring and coffee costs are going up. Green coffee is the coffee used in making the different blends of coffee that consumers drink at cafés and buy in the grocery store. These rising costs, plus poor growing conditions... Read More | 
May 27, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
In the wake of the Playstation Network’s security breach, and millions of dollars of lost revenue, Sony has been hit again. Hackers have attacked Sony Ericsson Canada's online store, stealing personal data in the process. Sony told BBC that... Read More |
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