May 22, 2013

Postal Service Keeps Delivering Mail Through Hurricane Sandy


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As Hurricane Sandy began tearing up the East Coast, thousands evacuated their homes, schools closed, New York transit froze, the stock exchange fell quiet, federal offices in Washington D.C. shut down, and offices told their worke…

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Ousted Duke Energy CEO Earns Up to $44.4 Million for a Few Hours Work


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When Duke Energy bought out Progress Energy on Monday, it formed a utility company of colossal proportions, which will provide power to more than 7 million Americans. And a whopping company means a whopping CEO compensation package — even if that CE…

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The Richest Woman in the World: How Gina Rinehart Earns her Billions


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Filed under: People, Features

The most dizzyingly rich women in the world have something in common: It’s almost always their husbands or fathers who actually earned the dizzying riches. But while Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart inherited $75…

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Christmas Music: The Gift That Keeps on Giving (Royalties)


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Filed under: MediaThis Christmas season, cherub-cheeked crooner Michael Bublé and 3-D phenom Justin Bieber are bidding for a spot in your family’s CD player, alongside stalwarts like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Many young artists have re-re…

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Waiter’s Phony $10 Tip Includes Religious Lesson


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Filed under: Personal Finance A $10 bill is a joyful sight for a server. But when one waiter went to retrieve such a note out from under a diner’s plate recently, he reportedly noticed something curious. The tip it provided wasn’t monetary, but took th…

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