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08 Jul 2009 11:00

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Biz: Fortune’s Global 500 proves Big Oil, Wal-Mart has us at the throats

  • seven of the top ten companies on the list are oil companies, with Shell being the biggest; Toyota is No. 10
  • third the rank of Wal-Mart, the highest-ranked non-oil-related company on the Fortune Global 500 source
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11 May 2009 09:34

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Biz: The New York Times owners may have lost much of their wealth

  • -86% loss of the Sulzburger family fortune, sez the NY Post source
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27 Jan 2009 11:20

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Culture: A: The “Jeopardy!” online test. Q: What are my plans tonight?

  • You could have a shot at fame and fortune. The producers of “Jeopardy!” have set up an online trivia test for tonight, tomorrow or Thursday, based on your time zone. It’s the first step to seeing if you’re good enough to give answers in the form of questions in front of a live studio audience. If you get on the show, tell Alex you liked him better with a ’stache. source
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