Uncommon Money News (Vol. 88)


By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

Recently, I participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning #130 (hosted at the Smarter Wallet), the Carnival of Financial Planning #131 and #133 both hosted at The Skilled Investor . Lastly, I particiapated in the Carnival of Financial Planning #132 hosted at Good Financial Cents. The featured posts were: Thoughts On Escaping the Rat Race and Is Bigger Better? Scaling Down The American Dream. Thanks for including my posts in your carnivals. Please check out other posts on these sites.

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Business

Sony signs biggest deal ever album deal with Michael Jackson’s Estate worth $250 million

How Much Is Facebook Worth? About $11 Billion

346 Most Admired companies

Continental Airlines To Tall People: Pay Up For Comfort

High-End Repo Men (Seizing Yachts, Jets) Are Thriving

Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China?

Workers Crushed by Toyota: 4700 Fired in Califorinia

Economy

Taxpayers Who Earn $300,000 a Year Don’t Feel Rich

Cities Where The Recession Is Easing

America’s Richest Counties

The Richest States in America

Entertainment Money News

Beyoncé’s Perfume Sells $3 Million–In Just One Month!

New Settlement Reach in Travis Barker Jet Crash

Dennis Hopper’s Wife Won’t Move Out!

Does Michael Jackson’s Estate Owe Law firm $400k?

Jamie Jungers Wins $75,000 in Mistress Beauty Pageant

Alice in Wonderland Mammoth-sized opening

More Box Office News

Mel Gibson — Malibu Retreat for Sale

Avatar Makes (More) History; Kevin Smith Not Too Fat to Open

Suge Knight — Old School Tax Lien

Jennifer Aniston Strong, but Not Wimpy; Alice Most Powerful of All

Scarlett Johannson is selling her four-bedroom, gated Spanish villa in the Hollywood Hills

Britney Spears has just placed her home on the market again

Homes of the Billionaires

Offbeat Money News

Mexico’s Slim Becomes World’s Richest Person

How a Secretary Made and Gave Away $7 Million

Which Jobs Pay New Hires Best?

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors

Specialist nurses paid higher salaries than family doctors

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