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Top 10 Billionaires of the World in 2011 [PHOTOS]

Forbes' latest list of billionaires, which was published on Wednesday, has a few surprises on it. The world has now 1,210 billionaires, with a total net worth of $4.5 trillion. The number of billionaires has doubled in China while Moscow surpasses all other cities in the number of billionaires.

Eight Features iPhone 5 Cannot Afford to Lose in War Against Android Phones

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The iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S, as it has at times been rumored to be named, is expected to debut sometime in October. If the latest rumor about its release date is to be believed, Oct. 4 will witness the much-awaited product launch of the iPhone 5 this year. Here are the top features that iPhone 5 can't afford to lose.

Electronic Payments Summit Finds Google Wallet as Promising

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Jefferies' 2011 Electronic Payments Summit was held in New York on Sept. 20. The summit had six panel discussions focusing on private equity, prepaid, regulatory and legislative landscape, merchants and merchant acquirers, the future of U.S. debit and mobile money
The X Factor Premier

Why Was X-Factor Premiere Underwhelming?

The singing contest show, The X-Factor, touted as the biggest show ever to hit America created by Simon Cowell debuted on Fox last night with a not-so-flattering reception. The show originally from UK managed to pull in just 12.1 million viewers and was ranked fourth behind CBS's Criminal Minds and CSI and ABC's Modern Family in the nightly ratings. To put things in perspective, American Idol premier had 21.6 million viewers when it was aired...
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Australia Economy: Why Some Retailers Are Doing It Tough

Two significant speeches from senior Reserve Bank officials in the past day or so have added to the arguments and view the central bank has about the current state and direction of the Australian economy, which appeared in this week's minutes of the September 6 RBA board meeting.
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Lindsay Lohan Books Modeling Gig

“Lindsay is a beautiful, highly acclaimed actress and model. We will be able to create unique images: Refined and luxurious, but also full of sensuality,” the company said in a press release.
Troy Davis

Troy Davis Execution: 'Unjust' says Carter, 'Unusual' says Clinton

The execution, or murder as some call it, of Troy Davis that stirred controversies all over the world also appears unjust and outdated in the eyes of former President Jimmy carter, and the process should have slowed down in the eyes of former President Bill Clinton.
(L-R) The cast of ''Modern Family'' Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Ed O'Neill, Ariel Winter, Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet pose backstage after the show won for best

Americans prefer Modern Family to X Factor

Big, brash new singing contest The X Factor was thumped on its U.S. TV debut, with American audiences preferring comedy Modern Family in their millions, ratings figures showed on Thursday.
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Dow Plummets, When Does NYSE Pause Trading?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in Thursday trading, dropping more than 3 percent at certain times after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke introduced Operation Twist to jump-start the slumping economy.

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