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Forbes: Texas reigns as most valuable college

The Texas Longhorns are the most valuable team in college sports.

Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world's most powerful

Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture.

Richest dead celebrity? It's not Michael Jackson

According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn't Michael Jackson.

Jolie overtakes Winfrey on Forbes' Celebrity 100

Angelina Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes.

Forbes: Vince Vaughn is best value for the money

Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine.

Hendrick, Roush Fenway most valuable NASCAR teams

Hendrick Motorsports has passed Roush Fenway Racing as the most valuable team in NASCAR, according to Forbes' annual rankings.

De La Hoya wins easy decision; sets up Mayweather rematch

Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion. In what was little more than a tuneup for a much bigger fight, De La Hoya kicked off his retirement tour Saturday night before an appreciative crowd by pitching a near shutout over a game but overmatched Steve Forbes.

Oscar De La Hoya Sets Retirement Plan

Oscar De La Hoya plans to fight three times this year, then retire. "I'm at that stage of my career now where I can't take it further," the 35-year-old De La Hoya said Tuesday. "I can't go on for the next two years, three years. It's just time to hang up the gloves.

Forbes: Madonna Richest Woman in Music

Madonna is the richest woman in music. The 49-year-old entertainer leads Forbes.com's list of the top 20 "Cash Queens of Music," earning $72 million between June 2006 and June 2007.

Forbes: Maple Leafs Most Valuable in NHL

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the most valuable NHL team, even though the Original Six franchise hasn't captured the Stanley Cup in 40 years, according to Forbes.

Elvis Is Forbes' Richest Dead Celebrity

Elvis Presley is still the King.

Bundchen Tops Forbes' Richest Model List

Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, earning $33 million in the last 12 months. The Brazilian supermodel strutted past the likes of Kate Moss, who came in at No.2, and Heidi Klum, who placed third on the list.

Young Tycoons Top Forbes' China List

A 37-year-old appliance merchant topped a list of China's richest businesspeople released Thursday by the business magazine Forbes, leading a group of young entrepreneurs who have profited from the country's economic boom.

Cobain Tops List of Richest Dead Celebs

Twelve years after his death, Kurt Cobain is making millions upon millions. He's even richer than the King. Cobain, who raked in an estimated $50 million between October 2005 and October of this year, has edged Elvis Presley from the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities."

Billionaires Only Occupy Forbes 400 List

For the first time, Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans consists exclusively of people worth $1 billion or more. As a group, the people who made the rankings released Thursday are worth a record $1.25 trillion, compared with $1.13 trillion last year.

Castro Denies Forbes Report on His Wealth

Cuban President Fidel Castro denounced a Forbes magazine report naming him one of the world's wealthiest rulers, putting in a special television appearance on Monday to rebut the story he called "rubbish."

Forbes U.S. Billionaires, Listed by State

The ranking of American billionaires as estimated by Forbes magazine, listed by state. Listings include rank, name, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.

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The Right's myth about Obama's cabinet: Beck, Hannity, Gingrich, etc. cite erroneous 'statistics'
Source: Salon.com

From the moment it was announced, the jobs summit that President Obama held last week drew heavy criticism from the right. The mere fact that the White House was holding such a summit in the first place seemed to be offensive to many conservatives.

NuBarter A Finalist in Forbes.com "Boost Your Business" Contest
Source: Barter News Weekly

NuBarter, a barter exchange company located in Georgia is in the top finalists of the Forbes Boost Your Business Contest.

America's Most Toxic Cities
Source: EnviroLink News Service

To determine which cities are most toxic, Forbes looked at the country's 40 largest metropolitan statistical areas--geographic entities that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines and uses in collecting statistics--based on data provided by the U.S.

Which dead celebrity makes the most money?
Source: ABC Action News

Six feet under hasn't prevented a select group of dead celebrities from earning more than six figures, evidenced by this year's Forbes list of "top-earning dead celebrities."

Just in time for Halloween: Forbes' List of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
Source: Forbes

The money might be drying up in Hollywood, but there's still plenty of cash being made in the graveyard.

More Layoffs at Forbes Magazine - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Forbes, the magazine that once used "capitalist tool" as a motto, is now seeing the downside of capitalism. The magazine plans to lay off several staff members this afternoon, responding to the miserable advertising climate for business magazines.

India set to be global leader in tech services: Forbes chief says
Source: Reuters

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is set to become a global leader in technology services as software companies move up in the value chain, while the weak dollar has hurt the U.S. economic recovery, the Chairman and CEO of business publisher Forbes said on Saturday.

Forbes Lists Top U.S. Trout Fishing Towns
Source: Forbes

Forbes may be best known for business acumen, but Steve Forbes also owns some pretty amazing trout fishing properties. So he knows a thing or two about what makes for a good trout fishing trip.

World's Most Powerful Women: Forbes' list puts Angela Merkel ahead of Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Just back from holiday, looking refreshed weeks before she is expected to win the September election as Germany tentatively eases itself out of recession, Angela Merkel enjoyed more good news today: she is still the most powerful woman in the world. The German chance …

Detroit sucks for singles
Source: News Impact - MLive.com

Single and it Sucks has been griping about it for a while, but Forbe's confirmed it: It's tough being single in Metro Detroit.

Fox News goes 10 for 10!
Source: Politico

Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

The World's Billionaires 2009 - Forbes.com
Source: Forbes

You want to know who the top percentile of the world's wealthiest are? Here's the list.

Gates Foundation Program to Fight HIV in India Wasted, Says Forbes
Source: rhrealitycheck.org

Forbes India today evaluates Avahan, the $258 million Gates Foundation HIV prevention initiative on the ground in India. And the program doesn't fare well:

Animating Antitrust
Source: Forbes

Why U.S. industry needs a revitalized antitrust division.

Elkhart ranked in Top 10 worst small cities for a job
Source: WNDU.com

Forbes magazine ranks Elkhart in the top ten worst small cities for a job in the U.S..

Turbo Tax Cheat Timothy Geithner's Plan is Toxic
Source: The Freedom Post

This article is seeded with permission of TheCapitalist Geithner is proposing the same stuff that got us in trouble in the first place. The stock market did go up.

Geithner's Bank Plan: Winners And Losers - Forbes.com
Source: Forbes

The Bad asset buy out plan looks like a winner with banks and financial companies. It is a chance for them to clear their books of bad asset with a government partnership

Mexican drug lord makes Forbes' billionaire list - CNN.com
Source: CNN

Forbes has included a Mexican cartel leader as a billionaire in their publication right along with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Joaquin Guzman Loera, escaped prison in 2001 and has built up of the top 2 drug cartels in Mexico. Surely Gates & Buffet are thrilled with the company.

Mexican drug lord on Forbes list of richest, with $1 billion | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

Reuters reports that Mexico's most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, who is blamed for thousands of deaths in the country's continuing drug war, has made it onto the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest people, with an estimated $1-billion fortune.

Mexican 'drug lord' on rich list
Source: BBC News

Forbes magazine's latest list of the world's billionaires includes Mexico's most wanted man - Joaquin Guzman. The 54-year-old, who is said to be the head of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, is 701st on the list with an estimated fortune of $1bn (£722m).

As you tighten your belt, spare a thought for a new endangered species: billionaires - Times Online
Source: The Times

Forbes, the magazine that tracks the world's rich like a naturalist charting wildebeest, published its list of billionaires yesterday. It has shrunk from a crowd of 1,125 to a mob of 793, the first time that billionaires have become rarer as a species since 2003.

EXCLUSIVE: The OUTRAGEOUS story behind H.R. 600… Why Democrats are Supporting a Bill that Allows People to Get FHA-Insured Mortgages Without Down Payments.

This article is the second in a series of investigative reports related to a bill now in committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. At least eleven prominent Democrats and one Republican are supporting H.R.

Magazine's Ranking Of Chicago As 3rd Most Miserable City Is Ridiculous
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

...no one who ever spent time here would call the place miserable, and to understand that Forbes did, based on a faux scientific index that considered taxation and unemployment and traffic and other factors, is to see how far from common sense those pretending to use a rigorous m …

America's Most Wired Cities
Source: Forbes

Move over, Atlanta. Seattle, Microsoft and Amazon.com's home base, is now the country's most wired city.

Journalist? Look east
Source: Forbes

China plans to hire hundreds of reporters as U.S. newspaper market shrinks, but the question is would journalists be interested in working in state-controlled media.

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