Hard Currency: What a Ton of Cash Will Buy

With more and more financial transactions being conducted electronically, it’s easy to forget the physicality of money. What a dollar weighs, or a pile of them. So just for fun, let’s start piling up the Benjamins and see what …

Forbes Releases List of World’s Billionaires 2011

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Bill Gates Sells 90 Million Microsoft Shares

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has cut his stake in the world’s largest software maker — which he co-founded — by 13% over the past year, InformationWeek reported. In the last five years, the company has delivered far lower re…

No, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft’s Business

Investors are buying into the meme that Windows is dying — and therefore Microsoft is as well. While tablets are clearly cutting into the giant’s core PC business, Microsoft is also showing remarkable agility in building new f…

This May Be the Best Way to Put CEO Pay in Perspective

To wrap your head around how much someone like Larry Ellison makes, try comparing his compensation to the median income of an American household — $49,777. His 2008 take of $543 million is the equivalent of the annual earnings…