Aug 20, 2009 -
For the sixth year in a row, Forbes has rounded up its list of the world's most powerful women. It measures influence by scoring each female leader on visibility (not to be mistaken for popularity) and the size of the organization or country these women lead. The top spot remains unchanged from the previous three years, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits at number one of 100 for leading the fourth largest economy in the world.
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Jul 21, 2009 -
This Summer there are bargains to be had on pretty much everything, but I'm most excited about the reduced cost of travel. Forbes is pumped about it, too, and a panel of travel experts compiled a list of the 10 best bargain vacations. In order to be considered for a place on the list, each destination must have been suggested by at least two panelists.
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Jul 07, 2009 -
Bikinis are on everyone's mind, including Forbes Traveler. The World's Sexiest Beaches are fun to consider, but it might be more realistic to plan a vacation to one of the 10 spots on Forbes' list of North America's Sexiest Beaches. At least half of the North American destinations are particularly doable for travelers on a budget.
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Jul 06, 2009 -
Forbes launched its annual list of Hollywood's top-earning actresses, and the leading ladies brought in paychecks with several zeros between June 2008 and June 2009.
Question 1 of 8Who earned more?
Kate Winslet
Jennifer Aniston
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Jun 15, 2009 -
While sometimes it's difficult to trust that economists' assessments are any more accurate than yours or mine, more than a few professionals have indicated there are signs the economy is stabilizing. The smarties at Forbes looked at the projected gross domestic product of metropolitan areas across the US, unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and home prices, incomes, and affordability data from the National Association of Home Builders to determine the 10 cities best poised for recession recovery. To see which cities have the best odds, read more
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Jun 03, 2009 -
You can't judge a job by its salary, and it seems the reverse is also true. You might never guess that some workers are taking home such sizable paychecks, so Forbes came up with a fun list of the most surprising six-figure jobs in the U.S.
Data from the U.S.
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May 26, 2009 -
Stretching your dollars wouldn't be easy in America's most overpriced cities, but it would be a cinch in the country's best places for bargains. Forbes used the same factors to evaluate which cities are bargains as it did to determine the ones that are overpriced. It analyzed the 50 largest U.S.
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May 13, 2009 -
Dollar signs are often associated with New York City, and while nobody is arguing it's pricey, Forbes says the Big Apple is not the most overpriced.
Forbes factored together the average salary for residents with at least bachelor degrees, annual unemployment statistics, cost of living, and housing affordability based on local median income to determine the most overpriced cities in the US. Surprisingly, New York is not number one on this list.
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May 05, 2009 -
While they might be the most photographed, the Hiltons are hardly the only heiresses around. Forbes has its eye on a handful of heiresses on the road filling their parents' shoes and running billion-dollar enterprises. There are 793 billionaires in the world, and according to Forbes, 25 of their daughters are worth watching.
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May 04, 2009 -
We're used to hearing about unemployment statistics on a national scale, but jobs are also relative to local economies. When Forbes came up with its list of the best places for business and careers, it couldn't help but realize the worst cities, too. After all, some places had to fall to the bottom of the list.
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