More than 8,000 households got hit with the one-time levy as Socialist President Francois Hollande continues to target the nation's wealthiest.
The former veep's loss to Bush allowed him to focus on business. Selling Apple stock and Current TV added plenty to his coffers.
Wall Streeters earning this once-princely sum are complaining they're almost broke. Take a look at what their lifestyle costs.
The fast-food chain no longer compares its top-level salaries to those at Costco -- possibly because the discount retailer's CEO isn’t paid as generously.
The company beats profit and revenue expectations, bolstered by sales of men's goods.
Big investors and speculators are snapping up properties with cash and pushing prices up. The fear is that's creating a new bubble.
Reuters mistakenly publishes the billionaire's death notice. But the biggest surprise may be its brutal assessment of his life.
A former top drug adviser to the British government says a rampant cocaine culture within the banking industry spurred overly risky decisions.
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