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Forbes names top female self-made billionaires

Mar 8, 2012
The youngest woman on the list, Sara Blakely, has a great background story.
Posted In: Forbes, female, Entrepreneur, Oprah Winfrey, Meg Whitman, Sara Blakely
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Is American girl power waning?

Aug 25, 2011
Forbes magazine has dropped 20 Americans from its list of the world's 100 most powerful women. This sorry state of affairs sets The Marketplace...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: American families make 18% less after the financial crisis, radiation levels continue to rise in Japan

Mar 25, 2011
Here are some of today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. The economy, in the last quarter of 2010, grew ...
Posted In: Commerce Department, Economy, financial crisis, Forbes, Fukushima, gas, gas prices, GDP, Honda, Japan, mid-day update, Nissan, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear power, production, radiation, Rederal Reserve, Toyota
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Fargo, Pittsburgh make "Best Retirement Places" list

Mar 25, 2011
When considering places to retire to, one usually thinks of warmer climates -- like Florida and Arizona. Not Nebraska and North Dakota. But ac...
Posted In: Forbes, Pittsburgh, Retirement, retirement savings
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Indicator Bashing

Oct 22, 2010
State Line. (David Brancaccio, 2010)...
Posted In: business, david brancaccio, economy 4.0, Forbes, maine, picture this
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Forbes lists 15 wealthiest fictional characters

Apr 14, 2010
In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman's, Forbes has done the ground work with "The Forbes...
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...