Real Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte survey.

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Real still top football rich list

Sean Quinn, who was once thought to be the richest man on the island of Ireland, has been declared bankrupt at the High Court in Belfast.

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VIDEO: Ireland’s ‘richest man’ bankrupt

SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, Mexico — He was the barefoot son of a peasant farmer who became one of the richest moguls in the world, a billionaire entrepreneur with a third-grade education. He controls a vast drug distribution empire that spans six continents, but he still carries his own AK-47. He is generous and feared, a mass murderer and a folk hero. He is a ghost who has become a legend. Read full article > >

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‘El Chapo,’ wanted drug lord, grows stronger in Mexico’s Sierra Madre

PALM BEACH, Fla. Sitting under the lush palms and blue skies of the richest Americans’ favorite resort — during off-season, when the rich wouldn’t be caught dead here, I hastily add — I naturally couldn’t wait to watch Mitt Romney’s PowerPoint presentation on health care. But duty beckoned, and, several pots of coffee later, I can only add my own voice to those who concluded: Poor Mitt Romney — though for different reasons. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s preemptive strike

Federal prosecutors are looking into an account overseen by Steve Cohen, one of the richest and most famous hedge-fund managers in the country. Specifically, they’re examining trades suggested by two former fund managers at his hedge fund, SAC Capital,…

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Feds Probe Hedge-Fund Titan

A Room for Debate forum on whether the richest economy in the Middle East may see more unrest.

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Opinion »: How Stable Is Saudi Arabia?

Real Madrid beat Barcelona and Manchester United to head the 2009/10 list of the richest football clubs in the world.

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Real top football rich list again

Mikhail Khodorovsky, once the richest man in Russia, was convicted on Monday of theft and money-laundering-charges, his supporters allege, that stem not from any actual crime but rather Khodorovsky’s funding of Russia’s opposition parties. Khodorovsky…

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Russian Tycoon Found Guilty

Worried that lawmakers will let taxes rise for the richest, firms have studied whether to move their payouts from next year to this month.

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Tax Fear May Move Bonuses Earlier

One of the richest couples in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates, have said they are committed to helping with ”the diseases of the poorest”.

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Bill Gates’ pledge to ‘the poorest’