Forbes’ List of Billionaires Shrinks in 2009

Big fortunes take big hits
I had to laugh when I read the opening line of Forbes’ report on this year’s billionaires: “It’s been a tough year for the richest people in the world.”
I have my doubts about whether those people know the true meaning of “tough year.” However, it’s true that [...]

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World's richest person: Bill Gates
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

The billion dollar Payday Loan

How come the papers are only reporting in Billions? What’s happened to normal money?
The financial scale has changed from millions to billions and I am lost in all the big numbers. The one thing I still understand is the size of a Payday Loan.
Dad, how much is a billion, exactly?
A [...]

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Money
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 by
Leon Moss