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World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Asia's richest man laid out his succession plans Friday, putting his older son at the helm of his business empire and promising his younger son funding to embark on new investments.
Li, the 83-year-old owner of Hong Kong's biggest supermarket chain and with assets globally in telecom, oil and real estate, remains actively involved in the operations of his flagship blue-chip companies. On Friday he said he had no plans to retire anytime soon, but sought to put to rest frequent media speculation in the city on the future of his multi-billion dollar companies. His net worth was estimated at US$25.5 billion, according to Forbes Magazine, making him the world's ninth richest person.The tycoon, well-respected locally for his business acumen and whose views on the Hong Kong economy are closely followed by retail stock investors, said he is making the succession arrangements so the brothers "wouldn't have conflict" over his business interests."Victor will manage the Cheung Kong Group assets," L...In most parts of the country, a new home is hard to find."The inventory of unsold new homes is at its lowest level in history," said David Crowe, chief economist for...
The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip on the job and leaving developing ...
Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), on his efforts to improve the economy and his push for the White House.
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Egan-Jones Ratings President Sean Egan on downgrading U.S. credit due to the government’s mounting debt.
Two Greek bondholders, a wealthy widow and a male pensioner, sued the state on Friday over the money they have lost because of the country's multi-billion euro debt ...
Americans love chocolate. Apparently, Easter Week is one of the most popular times of the year to indulge. Nearly 71 million pounds of chocolate candy are sold in th...
A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has been seized upon by opponents of the budget cuts imposed ...
Rep. Buck McKeon, (R-Calif.), on why though some cuts to defense spending may be necessary they shouldn’t go too far with the dangers that exist globally.
Paul T. Conway says millennials will have a tough time in the job market
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ended his college lecture series Thursday with a vigorous defense of the central bank's two rounds of bond buying and the impor...
Mosaic Co. (MOS) expects a slow start to the 2013 fiscal year starting in June, as customers remain cautious amid uncertainty about the direction of grain and fertil...
Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner and Moody’s Chief Economist John Lonski on the outlook of the U.S. economy and impact of Europe’s economic woes.
Greece's political party leaders failed Sunday to bridge differences in a last-ditch effort to form a coalition government, and new elections appeared inevitable, re...
A consortium including Australian investment bank Macquarie Group (MQBKY, MQG.AU) said Wednesday that it plans to build a 10-million-barrel oil storage terminal in L...
Rep. Steve Stivers on sponsoring a bill to use steel to make nickels and pennies.
Eugene Lee, sports agent, on why so many NFL players go broke after leaving the sport.
Author Linda Fairstein discusses the continued investigation into the missing child.
FBN’s Gerri Willis on the lack of a federal budget for the last three years.
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