Read more Forbes stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12623/forbes.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70822/ponzi-loot-puts-madoff-client-among-richest-americans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeffry Picower is a secretive guy, which must have made his turn in the spotlight this week all the more uncomfortable. The former lawyer, who was already being sued for $5.1 billion in alleged profits from Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, cracked Forbes ’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans...http://www.newser.com/story/70822/ponzi-loot-puts-madoff-client-among-richest-americans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:31:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70699/billionaire-bloodbath-costs-americas-super-rich-300b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's 400 richest people became a whole lot poorer over the last 12 months, according to the latest Forbes list. Their total wealth fell by a whopping $300 billion to a total $1.27 trillion, with 314 of the 400 experiencing a fall in fortunes. A Forbes editor described the...http://www.newser.com/story/70699/billionaire-bloodbath-costs-americas-super-rich-300b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 3:24:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63380/angie-edges-jen-as-top-earner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChalk up one more for Angelina Jolie. Brad Pitt’s current partner beat out his ex-wife to top Forbes ’ Top-Earning Actresses list. Jolie made $27 million in the last year; Jennifer Aniston came in second with $25 million. In third place: Meryl Streep, thanks to Mamma Mia . For the complete...http://www.newser.com/story/63380/angie-edges-jen-as-top-earner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 7:46:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53202/mexican-drug-lord-makes-forbes-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany of the world's richest people have lost their spots on Forbes ' list of billionaires, but there's at least one head-turning new addition: the head of the Sinaloa cartel, currently embroiled in a Mexican drug war that's left 7,000 people dead. Joaquin Guzman, the 5-foot-tall drug trafficker known...http://www.newser.com/story/53202/mexican-drug-lord-makes-forbes-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 7:55:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53101/against-all-odds-bloomberg-got-richer-in-2008.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow does he do it? Last year was so bad for the world's billionaires that a third of them were demoted to mere multi-millionaires but Michael Bloomberg bucked the trend big time by actually increasing his wealth, the New York Daily News reports. The New York mayor, with an estimated...http://www.newser.com/story/53101/against-all-odds-bloomberg-got-richer-in-2008.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 4:45:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53070/gates-no-1-on-shrinking-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis may not elicit much sympathy, but Forbes ' annual list of billionaires has shrunk from 1,125 names to 793 this year. Bill Gates lost $18 billion but managed to regain the top spot from Warren Buffett, who lost $25 billion. Here's the top 10: Gates, $40 billion Buffett,...http://www.newser.com/story/53070/gates-no-1-on-shrinking-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 19:34:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50524/smith-is-hollywoods-moneymaking-mvp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Oscars indicate who Hollywood thinks deserves a statue, but if you want to know what insiders really think about stars, start talking money. Forbes did just that, asking industry vets to rank talent based on their ability to make a project pop, from early hype to DVD sales. Here...http://www.newser.com/story/50524/smith-is-hollywoods-moneymaking-mvp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 14:03:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46117/worlds-priciest-fake-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForbes has put together its first list of the world’s most-expensive fictional homes. Including literature, video games, and Monopoly, the editors had a few ground rules—no castles, and take it easy on the country estates. Xanadu, $135 million: A perfect mountaintop retreat for Citizen Kane , “a tragically flawed media...http://www.newser.com/story/46117/worlds-priciest-fake-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 13:53:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37139/cowboys-nfls-richest-at-16b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe NFL is the richest pro sports league in the world, with the average value of each franchise topping $1 billion, reports Bloomberg. The combined value of the league jumped 7% from last year and has more than tripled since Forbes began ranking the teams 10 years ago. The jump...http://www.newser.com/story/37139/cowboys-nfls-richest-at-16b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Sep 2008 11:37:13 CDT