You will recognize some of them immediately, while others you may be discovering for the first time. Many of them didn’t complete elementary school, and still more are considered high school dropouts.
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Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man. Carlos Slim Helu took that position, while a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
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Do you know the reason why there is small cut in the Apple logo? Or did you ever wonder what the Microsoft logo looked 20 years ago or the real meaning behind BMW logo?
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Which are the world’s most expensive cities? The cities included on this interactive map are from a 2009 study by the UBS, which tracked the ups and downs of various places in the wake of the financial crisis.
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So should you take the plunge? Here's a 2–minute test to help you find out. Be honest with yourself — the worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
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"On Wall Street, they pay you so much that they own you. You know? So it’s different. They have your soul. You gave it to them for the money."
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The current Fed policy of low rates, has made ownership look cheap. However, the most important ratio — median annual Income to Housing costs — shows that prices are still high.
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These are not the run-of-the-mill "prepare well" and "make eye contact" kind of tips. I found these three steps to be fairly easy but deeply sophisticated.
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Business schools are revamping the process, with the GRE gaining ground on the GMAT, earlier deadlines, and some schools experimenting with audio and video .
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Mike Mandel has four nominees for his “Economic Statistics of the Decade” award, including home prices , Chinese growth, and global trade. How about US household borrowing?
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