1 The world ranking of Tiger Woods coming in to the 2013 Masters, the first time he has entered the tournament with that ranking since 2010.
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50 Cent's Next Beverage Bonanza
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Forbes Staff
50 Cent got his first taste of just how lucrative the beverage business could be in 2007, when Coca-Cola bought VitaminWater’s parent company for $4.1 billion. The rapper had received an equity stake as compensation for shilling his Formula 50 flavor, increasing his holdings as the years went on—and after the big sale, he walked away with $100 million. …read more
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naked Retreats Plans To Invest More Than $160 Mln As China's Resort Market Grows
By Russell Flannery, Forbes Staff
naked Retreats, the owner of the popular Shanghai area resort naked Stables, is aiming to invest up more than $160 billion in the next year in new facilities to meet growing demand for eco-themed resorts in China. “If we had another 1,000 rooms, we could fill them,” said Grant Horsfield, a South African entrepreneur who founded naked Retreats with his wife Delphine Yip, a Hong Kong-born architect. The two met in Shanghai, and today live in the bustling Chinese international business hub. …read more
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Seven Coldblooded Reasons To Predict Higher Stock Prices
By Robert Lenzner, Forbes Staff 1. The damnable sequester only reduces government spending by $42 billion the rest of 2013, or a measly 1.2% of the total $3.4 trillion budget. Yes, it will unfortunately hurt some vulnerable folks, but the plan to reduce the budget beginning in 2014 by $85 billion will take 5 years to total 10% of the outlays– when, yes, it will be even more painful. …read more
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Full List: U.S. Billionaires Of 2013
2. Bill Gates Net Worth: $67 billion Source of wealth: Microsoft …read more
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Full List: Asia-Pacific Billionaires 2013
The World's Richest Billionaires: Full List Of The Top 500
1. Carlos Slim Helu & family Net Worth: $73 billion Source of wealth: Telecom Country: Mexico …read more
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In Photos: The 2013 Academy Awards
15 years after winning the Best Original Screenplay award with his buddy Matt Damon, Ben Affleck returned to the Oscar stage to accept the prize for Best Picture for ‘Argo.’ The evening’s other winners included ‘Life of Pi,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Adele (Dorothy Pomerantz has a complete list of winners, here). …read more
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Can The President End-Run The NLRB Recess-Appointments Ruling?
By Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff he recent decision nullifying President Obama‘s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board could invalidate some 200 decisions the board made while it was under the control of the president’s three appointees. It could also wipe out decisions made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under its recess-appointment chief, Richard Cordray.
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iRobot Shares Spike; Gets FDA Approval On Hospital Robot
By Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff iRobot shares are trading sharply higher Thursday after the company announced that its RP-VITA Remote Presence Robot has received FDA clearance for use in hospitals.
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America's Most Promising Company On A Sales Meeting Gone Wrong
By J.J. Colao, Forbes Staff 3Ci President Mike FitzGibbon discusses the worst sales meeting of his life, and how it provided a turning point in building America’s Most Promising Company.
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8 Keys To Better Business Writing
By Susan Adams, Forbes Staff 1. Know why you’re writing. Be clear about your objectives, including the audience you’re addressing and the goal you want to achieve. State the goal convincingly in each sentence of your prose. Example: Your firm wants to break its lease in an office building that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to install wheelchair ramps and automatic doors, but you want to stay on good terms with the landlord. Garner offers an elegant sample that includes this sentence. “Although we have no doubt that your oversight was a god-faith error, we hope that you understand why we can’t stay in the building.” He captures three goals at once: to explain that you’re breaking your lease, to spell out why you’re justified in doing so, and to preserve a good relationship with the landlord.
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eBay Q4 Revs, Profits Edge Street Ests; Q1 View Light; Shrs Slip
By Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff eBay this afternoon reported Q4 results that were a hair ahead of Street estimate, along with Q1 guidance that just missed Street estimates. For the quarter, the online e-commerce company posted revenue of $3.99 billion and non-GAAP profits of 70 cents a share; Street consensus had been $3.98 billion and 69 […]
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Twenty Female Entrepreneurs To Follow On Twitter
By Meghan Casserly, Forbes Staff 20 brilliant young female founders to follow on Twitter to build an online network of e-mentors.
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Secrets of Making the Most of Job Search Websites
By Susan Adams, Forbes Staff see photosClick for full photo gallery: How To Make The Most Of Job Search Websites The most important secret to making online job search sites work for you: Use them sparingly. Too many job seekers spend all day hunkered over their keyboards, combing through listings, trying endless search filters and sending […]
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The NFL's Top-Paid Playoff Players
By Monte Burke, Forbes Staff see photosMRQ/Icon SMI/NewscomClick for full photo gallery: The NFL’s Top-Paid Playoff Players A look at the ten top-paid players from the teams left in the NFL playoffs, and a highly-subjective take on whether they are worth the dough or not. (Note: These are base salaries.) Peyton Manning, quarterback, Denver Broncos $18 million Worth every […]
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On Nomination Day, Odds Are Overwhelming That 'Lincoln' Will Sweep 2013 Oscars
By Dan Bigman, Forbes Staff see photosAPClick for full photo gallery: 2013 Academy Award Nominations Oscar night should be very good to Steven Spielberg this year. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sorry to spoil the fun so soon, but just a few hours after nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards came out, it looks to be a virtual […]
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The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2013
By Susan Adams, Forbes Staff see photosCourtesy of University of Texas, DallasClick for full photo gallery: The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2013 University professors have a lot less stress than most of us. Unless they teach summer school, they are off between May and September and they enjoy long breaks during the school year, including a […]
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