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Madonna Highest-Earning Celeb, Despite &#39;Flop&#39; Album
Madonna Highest-Earning Celeb, Despite 'Flop' Album
'forbes' list
Aug 27, 2013 7:10 AM CDT

Madonna Highest-Earning Celeb, Despite 'Flop' Album

Her tour managed to save her—big time: Forbes

(Newser) - Somehow, despite selling fewer than a million copies of her latest album, Madonna made it to the top of the Forbes 2013 top-earning celebs list. She has her tour to thank: It grossed $305 million. Merchandise sales, her clothing line and fragrance, and investments also helped get her to the...

All Bow: Oprah Again &#39;Most Powerful&#39;
 All Bow: Oprah 
 Again 'Most Powerful' 
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Jun 26, 2013 8:50 AM CDT

All Bow: Oprah Again 'Most Powerful'

Top 10 is dominated by women

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has been out of the top spot on Forbes ' annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities for two years now (she lost out to Jennifer Lopez last year and Lady Gaga the year before), but she's back at No. 1 this year. She's not...

Buffett Drops Out of Forbes Top 3 Billionaires

Carlos Slim still richest guy in the world

(Newser) - Forbes' annual list of billionaires is out—and for the first time since 2000, Warren Buffett didn't make the top three. The list has again expanded; now it contains 1,426 names who boast a total net worth of $5.4 trillion, compared to $4.6 trillion last year....

2012&#39;s Top-Earning Musician Might Surprise You
2012's Top-Earning Musician Might Surprise You
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Nov 30, 2012 10:41 AM CST

2012's Top-Earning Musician Might Surprise You

'Forbes' releases annual list of highest-paid musicians

(Newser) - The top-earning musician of 2012 is ... Dr. Dre? Yes, the rapper tops Forbes ' annual list of the highest-paid musicians, thanks mostly to his wildly successful Beats headphone line, which also scored him a spot in Forbes' top five highest-paid celebrities this year . The top 10 musicians who raked in...

Surprising Jobs That Earn 6 Figures

Elevator repairmen make the list

(Newser) - It's not just investment bankers, doctors, and the Waltons who earn sizable salaries. Forbes has compiled a list of 20 surprising occupations that pay out more than $100,000, at least for those in the top 10% of their professions. A sampling:

America&#39;s Best Colleges
  America's Best Colleges 
Aug 1, 2012 4:02 PM CDT

America's Best Colleges

Princeton tops annual list from Forbes

(Newser) - Forbes is out with its annual list of the nation's best bang-for-your-buck colleges, with its rankings based on five criteria: post-graduate success, student satisfaction, debt, graduation rate, and competitive awards. The top five:

Forbes' Most Powerful Celeb Is ... J.Lo?!

Jennifer Lopez manages comeback to top annual list

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez went from superstar to has-been … and has now apparently swung back to superstar. The American Idol judge tops the latest Celebrity 100, Forbes ’ annual list of the stars with the most money and fame , with $52 million in earnings over the past year. In addition to...

Mitt Romney the Butt of 2 April Fools' Pranks

And Forbes.com did not find one of them funny

(Newser) - One of yesterday's April Fools' Day pranks apparently fooled a few too many people: A Forbes contributor posted a blog on Forbes.com claiming that Mitt Romney had dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Rick Santorum. Despite the fact that editors took it down after just half...

Meet Youngest Female Self-Made Billionaire

Spanx founder Sara Blakely cracks Forbes list

(Newser) - The likes of Carlos Slim and Warren Buffett are getting their due attention with the release of latest Forbes list , but Sara Blakely is getting her share as well. The 41-year-old Florida native is on the cover, in fact, after earning the distinction of being the youngest self-made female billionaire,...

America&#39;s 5 Priciest Zip Codes
 America's 5 Priciest Zip Codes 
Oct 14, 2011 3:25 PM CDT

America's 5 Priciest Zip Codes

New Jersey, California, and New York neighborhoods top the list

(Newser) - 90210's claim to fame extends beyond Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty. The zip code is also one of the five priciest in America. With the help of Altos Research, Forbes crunched 20,000 zip codes' worth of real estate listings to zero in on the poshest geographic areas in...

Forbes Lists World's 100 Most Powerful Women
 World's Most 
 Powerful Woman Is... 
'forbes' top 100
Aug 24, 2011 5:57 PM CDT

World's Most Powerful Woman Is...

Angela Merkel, followed by Hillary Clinton

(Newser) - Want to get onto Forbes ’ annual 100 Most Powerful Women list? Better get yourself into one of these six categories, which is where all of this year’s candidates came from: billionaires, business, lifestyle, media, nonprofits, and politics. Candidates were ranked by money, traditional and social media influence, and...

Carlos Slim Tops Billionaires List

Mexican tycoon world's richest man with $74 billion

(Newser) - Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim is the richest person in the world for the second year running, according to Forbes' latest list of billionaires . The 71-year-old Slim, now worth an estimated $74 billion, widened the gap with No. 2 Bill Gates thanks to some canny business moves last year, including...

Hu Jintao Unseats Obama on Forbes' Most Powerful List

And you can bet Forbes knew it would provoke headlines like this one

(Newser) - As if Barack Obama wasn’t having a bad enough week, Forbes has dropped him to No. 2 on its annual “Most Powerful People” list, citing his electoral defeat as a major reason. “It's quite a come-down for last year's most powerful person, who after enacting widespread reforms...

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

 Michelle Obama: 
 World's Most 
 Powerful 
 Woman 
no. 9: beyonce?!
Oct 7, 2010 7:40 AM CDT

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

The first lady beats Hillary Clinton ... and Lady Gaga and Beyonce

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is pretty powerful, but she’s still no Oprah Winfrey. The secretary of state does, however, wield more heft than Lady Gaga on Forbes ’ annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. This year's list still took wealth into account, but gave more weight to...

Jon Bon Jovi Fumes at Forbes
 Jon Bon Jovi Fumes at Forbes 
Jul 26, 2010 12:26 PM CDT

Jon Bon Jovi Fumes at Forbes

But you can't argue with the mag's numbers

(Newser) - Today in the Whiny Celebrities Department: Jon Bon Jovi, who is none too pleased he was left off of two Forbes celebrity lists. “Jon kicked up a huge fuss and got his people to complain” when he didn’t make it on the Power 100 or the Musicians’ Rich...

Gaga Debuts at No. 4 on Forbes ' Celeb 100
 Gaga Debuts 
 at No. 4 
 on Forbes' 
 Celeb 100 
OPRAH'S BACK ON TOP
Jun 29, 2010 6:23 AM CDT

Gaga Debuts at No. 4 on Forbes' Celeb 100

And Oprah's back on top, thank you very much, Angelina

(Newser) - Lady Gaga debuted at an impressive No. 4 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, while Oprah Winfrey reclaimed her top spot, dropping last year's queen Angelina Jolie to a meager No. 18. The top five "World's Most Powerful Celebrities:"
  1. Oprah Winfrey: earned $315 million over the past year
...

Meet the World's Richest Moms
 Meet the World's Richest Moms 
May 9, 2010 5:15 AM CDT

Meet the World's Richest Moms

There are 70 billionaire moms in the world

(Newser) - We hear a lot about Angelina , but she isn't the only mom making serious bank. According to Forbes ' count, there are 70 billionaire mothers in the world (compared to 555 dads). Some of them—think Mars and Heineken—are old names. Others, are relative newcomers. Here are some of...

The Wealthiest Fictional Characters

'Twilight' vampire tops Forbes list; cartoon superheroes fare well

(Newser) - Upheaval in the financial sector has widespread implications—it even affects the annual Forbes rankings of the wealthiest fictional characters. Entering the list at No. 1 is Carlisle Cullen, the Twilight vampire patriarch, who has a serious advantage in that he's undead and has had 370 years to accumulate his...

Glenn Beck Rakes in $32M
 Glenn Beck Rakes in $32M 
Apr 8, 2010 4:19 AM CDT

Glenn Beck Rakes in $32M

Media, Events Stuff the Pockets of Right-Wing Star

(Newser) - Being a bombastic, right-wing star has paid off big time for Glenn Beck, who has raked in more than $32 million in the last year. Besides laboring on radio and TV, Beck makes his fortune with books, through his web site and appearing at events. It's all in a day's...

Carlos Slim Overtakes Bill Gates as World's Richest
Carlos Slim Overtakes Bill Gates as World's Richest
NET WORTH: $53.5B
Mar 11, 2010 8:11 AM CST

Carlos Slim Overtakes Bill Gates as World's Richest

Mexican businessman's net worth is $53.5B, Forbes estimates

(Newser) - Mexican businessman Carlos Slim has overtake Bill Gates to become the world’s richest person, with Forbes’ annual estimate giving him a net worth of $53.5 billion—a hair more (well, to them) than the Microsoft founder’s $53 billion even. Investor Warren Buffet ($47 billion) is third, followed...

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