Forbes’ tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in list – Los Angeles Times
Globe and Mail Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in listLos Angeles TimesThe list of the world's ultimate 1% has grown: Forbes magazine said its tally of billionaires…
Wine industry growing as investment option
Canadians are drinking more and more wine. But there are even a few ways to include it in your investment portfolio, Rubina Ahmed-Haq writes. CBC | Business News…
Kansas Republicans plan tax revolution – Financial Times
Telegraph.co.uk Kansas Republicans plan tax revolutionFinancial TimesGrowing new ideas: Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, at a nature centre last year. He has proposed a 'glide to zero'. The stuffed head…
Taxes On The Rich Near 30-Year High: Tax Policy Center – Huffington Post
Philadelphia Inquirer Taxes On The Rich Near 30-Year High: Tax Policy CenterHuffington PostWith Washington gridlocked again over whether to raise their taxes, it turns out wealthy families already are paying…
Half of $1B Apple awarded from Samsung invalidated
A U.S. federal judge on Friday erased nearly half of the $ 1 billion US in damages that a jury decided that Samsung Electronics should pay Apple in a high-profile…
Swiss vote to curb executive pay – Financial Times
Livemint Swiss vote to curb executive payFinancial TimesSwitzerland is to impose a stringent set of curbs on executive pay, after voters overwhelmingly backed a package of measures that will sharply…
Detroit in ‘financial emergency,’ Gov. Snyder declares
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday he has declared a financial emergency in Detroit, a determination that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city’s finances.…
Spending cut showdown threatens Obama’s second-term agenda – Reuters
ABC News Spending cut showdown threatens Obama's second-term agendaReutersBy Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick. WASHINGTON | Sat Mar 2, 2013 9:51pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just hours after across-the-board spending…
Buffett says $24 billion gain wasn’t good enough – MarketWatch
New York Times Buffett says $ 24 billion gain wasn't good enoughMarketWatchIn his highly anticipated annual shareholder letter, published Friday, famed investor Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. went straight…
Big U.S. businesses urge Supreme Court to OK gay marriage
A group of 200 large American corporations is urging the country’s top court to strike down a law that restricts marriage to heterosexual unions, arguing it creates expensive human resources…
