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  • America's Pink Slip Capitals Forbes - Thu, May 16, 2013 5:51 PM SGT
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    Mass layoffs in the private sector are down significantly--but pink slips are still plentiful in California. In fact, The Golden State is home to five of the 10 metro areas with the largest number of major ...

  • The Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs In America Forbes - Mon, May 13, 2013 9:31 PM SGT
    best/wort jobs

    These are the 10 highest- and 10 lowest-paying jobs in the U.S., according to the BLS.

  • The Best Cities For Jobs 2013 Forbes - Mon, May 6, 2013 11:07 PM SGT
    San Francisco

    San Francisco is adding jobs faster than any other big city in the nation, but Texas takes the crown for the state where a rising tide is lifting the most communities.

  • Facebook CEO Zuckerberg smiles after addressing the audience during a media event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park

    A fortune requires finesse. As well as a willingness to embrace financial exotica, trips to Bermuda and the drive to start your own business.

  • The NBA's Most Underpaid Players Forbes - Mon, Apr 22, 2013 7:05 PM SGT

    Two solid veteran pickups in L.A. - the Clippers' Matt Barnes and the Lakers' Antawn Jamison - lead the charge.

  • 25 College Diplomas With the Highest Pay Forbes - Sat, Apr 13, 2013 12:19 AM SGT

    Students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science are making an average salary of $84,400. Engineering grads from Stanford are earning a bit less, $74,700. The ...

  • Billionaire CEOs With The Biggest Paychecks Forbes - Tue, Apr 9, 2013 6:21 PM SGT
    Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks poses during an interview with Reuters in Shanghai

    Here are the 10 U.S.-based billionaire CEOs with the fattest paychecks.

  • The NBA's Most Overpaid Players Forbes - Fri, Apr 5, 2013 5:58 PM SGT
    New York Knicks' Anthony smiles against Toronto Raptors in their NBA basketball game in New York

    Carmelo Anthony and other one dimensional scorers lead the list.

  • Whoops! Target Apologizes After Offering 'Manatee' … Forbes - Thu, Apr 4, 2013 1:35 AM SGT
    Shoppers enter a Target store in Arvada

    In the Twitter era, marketers have to be extra careful that what they put on their websites isn't offensive, even intentionally. Extra, extra careful.

  • The Companies Hiring The Most Right Now Forbes - Thu, Mar 28, 2013 9:45 PM SGT

    These are the 15 companies hiring the most right now.

  • 13 Surprising Facts About Your Taxes Forbes - Sun, Mar 24, 2013 8:25 PM SGT
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    Taxes (Photo credit: Tax Credits) Paying taxes is on everyone's mind, rarely in a good way. Knowing some pithy facts about our tax system and how you fit in may not make you feel any better. Still, as ...

  • The Best Cities For New College Grads In 2013 Forbes - Tue, Mar 19, 2013 6:29 PM SGT
    Houston

    With median apartment rents of just $800, Atlanta is a great city for new grads. We’ve all heard the stories or experienced them first-hand. The 24-year-old with a political science degree working as a ...

  • 6 Sure Ways To Sabotage Your Job Search Forbes - Mon, Mar 18, 2013 7:45 PM SGT
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    Make any of these mistakes and you might as well kiss your chances of landing a new position goodbye.

  • The World's Favorite Bosses Forbes - Fri, Mar 15, 2013 7:30 PM SGT
    Facebook CEO Zuckerberg smiles after addressing the audience during a media event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park

    Here are the world's favorite CEOs, according to Glassdoor.com. The list is based on reviews voluntarily posted by employees all over the globe.

  • The American Fast Food the World Loves: Top Global … Forbes - Mon, Mar 11, 2013 7:51 PM SGT
    8. Dunkin' Donuts

    Many of the top fast-food chains have thrived through the downturn thanks to international expansion. Here are the American chains with the biggest international presence...

  • The World's Richest Sports Owners Forbes - Wed, Mar 6, 2013 8:15 PM SGT
    Paul Allen, Seattle Seahawks owner

    Sports teams have gone from luxury purchases to big money investments.

  • The World's Youngest Billionaires: 23 Under 40 Forbes - Mon, Mar 4, 2013 2:55 PM SGT
    TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 - Day 1

    With $68 billion between them, these 23 billionaires under 40 years old have it made.

  • 13 Surprisingly Low-Paying Jobs Forbes - Thu, Feb 28, 2013 5:55 PM SGT
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    Here's our list of the 13 most surprising low-paying jobs. To make the cut, the average pay of employees in the profession had to be less than $50,000—when you’d think it would be more.

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    April 15 Tax Day (Photo credit: danielmoyle) With so many changes looming for 2013, it's easy to forget that there were some significant tweaks to the Tax Code for 2012. Here's a list of eleven changes ...

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  • With His Admission Of Doping, Lance Armstrong Could … Forbes - Tue, Jan 15, 2013 7:03 PM SGT

    (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) It’s funny that Lance Armstrong finally admitted that he doped because he wanted to compete again, in running events and triathlons. The urge to compete—and ...

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    Now that Congress has passed a new law to avoid the fiscal cliff, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, we have a better picture of the marginal tax rates for 2013 ahead of the official announcement ...

  • The 10 Best Countries to Retire to in 2013 Forbes - Fri, Jan 4, 2013 7:25 PM SGT

    Planning to retire overseas? Here are the top 10 countries for North American retirees.

  • Millionaires Are Doing Roth Conversions Before The … Forbes - Tue, Dec 18, 2012 5:24 PM SGT

    Take a cue from the millionaires scrambling to make tax moves in advance of the looming fiscal cliff tax hikes and consider a Roth conversion.

  • Will Your Retirement Be Thrown Off The Fiscal Clif … Forbes - Fri, Dec 14, 2012 1:43 AM SGT

    Reductions in Social Security COLAs and higher Medicare premiums for the upper middle class seem inevitable and a new study suggests most baby boomers and GenXers can handle those cuts. But lower income ...

  • The 10 Skills That Will Get You Hired In 2013 Forbes - Tue, Dec 11, 2012 12:06 AM SGT
    airline employee

    From computer programming to active listening, these 10 skills meet the needs of the jobs that are hiring the most in 2013. Brush up your resume and be sure to highlight them in your next interview.

  • The Top Jobs for 2013 Forbes - Thu, Dec 6, 2012 8:01 AM SGT
    computer guy

    Looking for a new career? Here are the top jobs for 2013.

  • The Best And Worst Holiday Gifts In Stores This Ye … Forbes - Wed, Dec 5, 2012 7:51 PM SGT
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    Holiday gift hits and misses.

  • The Cities Where People Earn The Biggest and Smallest … Forbes - Thu, Nov 29, 2012 6:00 PM SGT
    golden gate bridge

    These are the cities where employees earn the largest and smallest paychecks, according to PayScale.com data.

  • Retirement Savings Plan Reality: Save More Forbes - Tue, Nov 27, 2012 10:30 PM SGT

    There's a buzz building in California over a state move to create a retirement savings plan for private employees with no workplace 401k. It might seem that everyone has plenty of access to a retirement ...

  • How To Figure Out What You Really Should Be Paid Forbes - Tue, Nov 27, 2012 9:01 PM SGT

    Want to know your value in the labor market? Here's how to figure it out.

  • The Best Foreign Retirement Havens Forbes - Wed, Nov 21, 2012 6:01 PM SGT

    Dreaming of retiring overseas? We’ve got advice and top picks to fit a variety of interests and budgets.

  • Credit History Botched? Here's How To Complain And … Forbes - Wed, Oct 24, 2012 4:39 AM SGT

    Richard Cordray, director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Got a beef about a credit reporting company? Trying to get a credit file corrected? ...

  • The Potential Tax Implications of Lance Armstrong's … Forbes - Mon, Oct 22, 2012 7:30 PM SGT

    With Lance Armstrong's victories wiped clean from the record books, race organizers and former sponsors can now begin the process of recovering payments previously made to Armstrong for winning those events....

  • For Job Seekers, Is LinkedIn Worth Paying For? Forbes - Wed, Oct 17, 2012 12:32 AM SGT

    Since LinkedIn started signing up its first members back in May 2003, the professional social networking site has become an invaluable job search tool. With more than 175 million members in 200 countries, ...

  • Manhattan's Now Home To America's Most Expensive Zip … Forbes - Tue, Oct 16, 2012 8:00 PM SGT

    Fueled by a surge of wealthy foreign buyers, Manhattan takes the top spot for the first time, dominating the list along with Silicon Valley neighborhoods.

  • The 10 Best Colleges For Your Bank Account Forbes - Mon, Oct 15, 2012 6:17 PM SGT

    A NerdWallet analysis of 300,000 senior exit surveys finds that graduates of these 10 university programs earn the highest starting salaries in the U.S.

  • 10 Job Interview Myths Debunked Forbes - Fri, Oct 12, 2012 10:26 PM SGT

    see photosOtmar Winterleitner/istockphotoClick for full photo gallery: Ten Job Interview Myths Debunked You probably get a little nervous before you go into a job interview. Even if you’ve copiously prepped, ...

  • Five Financial Moves Not To Make At Fifty Forbes - Thu, Oct 11, 2012 6:18 PM SGT

    Turning fifty used to be a milestone for retirement—you could plan to sock away much more money. That reality has changed dramatically.

  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Bankrupt Dad? Forbes - Thu, Oct 11, 2012 12:37 AM SGT

    Cover via Amazon Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling Rich, Dad, Poor Dad series of financial advice books, is offering his fans yet another lesson in how the rich are different than you and me: ...

  • 7 Valuable Benefits You May Not Even Know You Have Forbes - Wed, Oct 10, 2012 6:08 PM SGT

    Most of us know about Social Security, Medicare, our employer's retirement plan and IRAs, but if you're like many Americans, you could be eligible for other benefits worth tens or even hundreds of thousands ...

  • Top Five Personality Traits Employers Hire Most Forbes - Thu, Oct 4, 2012 8:05 PM SGT

    …they all can be evaluated by a recruiter or hiring manager within the first 30 seconds of meeting a candidate.

  • How to Get a Raise When They're Not Handing Them O … Forbes - Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:31 PM SGT

    Think you deserve a bigger paycheck? Here's how to get a raise, even when they're not handing them out.

  • 13 Big Mistakes Job Seekers Make And How To Avoid  … Forbes - Fri, Sep 28, 2012 11:31 PM SGT

    Here are the most common ways people looking for work mess up their chances.

  • 10 Common Credit Myths That Could Be Costing You M … Forbes - Wed, Sep 26, 2012 5:17 PM SGT

    Managing credit is one of the most common subjects that I've been getting asked about lately. Perhaps it's because so many had their credit scores damaged during the recession and are now trying to improve ...

  • Why Working More Than 8 Hours A Day Can Kill You Forbes - Thu, Sep 13, 2012 3:21 AM SGT

    see photosGetty ImagesClick for full photo gallery: Top 25 Companies For Work-Life Balance If you're accustomed to being the last one to leave the office, new research may offer you cause to rethink your ...

  • 8 Opportunities in Your Paycheck You May Be Missin … Forbes - Wed, Sep 5, 2012 4:32 PM SGT

    When it comes to our paycheck, we tend to focus on the bottom line and think about how we'll spend or save that money. But some of the most important decisions for our financial future are among the myriad ...

  • FBI Agent's Laptop 'Hacked' To Grab 12 Million Apple … Forbes - Tue, Sep 4, 2012 4:31 PM SGT

    Supporters of Anonymous claim they stole more than 12 million Apple identifiers from a special agent who recently called on hackers to join the FBI.

  • What To Do When You Hate Your Job Forbes - Fri, Aug 24, 2012 11:45 PM SGT

    With so few jobs available during the recession, plenty of U.S. workers were holding on for dear life to ones they had—even if they were miserable. But now that things are improving and more jobs are popping ...

  • Individualized Coupons Aid Price Discrimination Forbes - Fri, Aug 24, 2012 11:34 PM SGT

    I'm not a fan of allowing companies to track every purchasing decision I make, but I've sacrificed some of my expectations for privacy in return for convenience. I use my credit card for most purchases, ...

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