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At least your money can live like a millionaire's

Newsvine - business  Mon, 02/13/2012 - 03:02

Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don't.

Swiss banks and their secretive counterparts around the globe may sound like the exclusive province of the wealthy, the mysterious or the shady, but anybody can legally open an offshore account.


 

Herman Cain Attacks Sex Harassment Claims

Topix - Business News  Mon, 10/31/2011 - 05:21

NEW YORK -- Two women have accused Herman Cain, a GOP presidential candidate, of inappropriate behavior during his tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association, Politico reported.


 

Ending minimum wage won't create many jobs

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 07/06/2011 - 05:28

Of the nearly 73 million hourly wage earners in 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says 6 percent worked at or below the minimum wage.Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann seems to think so.

Many economists, though, see little job creation from abolishing the law.



 

Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office

Newsvine - business  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:22

Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir "Going Rogue."