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Forbes

# forbes - Thursday 23 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie They Got The Power

Merkel, Obama, Clinton, Gates: here’s who topped the list of most powerful women

The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women ranks them by money, media presence and impact. Here’s who’s in.

# forbes - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

Denis O’Brien and Dermot Desmond among five Irishmen on Forbes rich list

The list is once again topped by the Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim who has a net worth of $73 billion.

# forbes - Tuesday 22 January, 2013

From The Score Rich List

‘Forbes don’t have my PIN number’: Sharapova brushes off Rich List talk

Sharapova is rated as the world’s highest paid female athlete with earnings of almost $28 million per year.

# forbes - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Arrest

Red Bull heir in suspected hit and run

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, grandson of energy drink creator, is released on bail after his Ferrari struck and killed a policeman.

# forbes - Thursday 23 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Forbes

# forbes - Monday 20 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: You know what? Doing time does help you move on in life.

There is little to recommend a spell in prison, says former trader Nick Leeson, but his jail time gave him time to tackle his mistakes – and make a better go at life when he emerged.

# forbes - Friday 10 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Rich List

James Patterson is top-earning author

But Hunger Games writer Suzanne Collins makes appearance among established names.

# forbes - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

From The Score Cash Money This post contains images

In pictures: These are the most valuable sports teams in the world

With the exception of the Yankees and the Dodgers, soccer and football teams make up the entire top 10, according to Forbes.

# forbes - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In Numbers

Fornication, planning and right-wing dictatorship: the week in statistics

Plus – the man who came back from the dead, the amount we have to spend each month, and how many Nokias in Manchester United?

# forbes - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Who is Pallonji Mistry, the richest Irish citizen alive?

The new list of Forbes billionaires makes the 82-year-old our richest citizen, at $9.7 billion. But just who is he?

# forbes - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Five Irishmen make Forbes’ billionaires list as Carlos Slim comes top… again

The Mexican telecom tycoon has topped the annual list of the world’s billionaires for the third year in a row.

# forbes - Friday 20 January, 2012

From The Score Excuse

Here’s a possible explanation as to why Baghdatis lost the rag the other day

The player has been heavily criticised after losing his cool in a recent Australian Open match.

# forbes - Tuesday 4 October, 2011

From The Score Cash Money This post contains images

The name game: here are the sporting world’s 10 most valuable team brands

Don’t take our word for it, though. The good people over at Forbes have crunched these numbers.

# forbes - Thursday 22 September, 2011

Rich List This post contains images

Bill Gates tops the Forbes rich list – again

The Microsoft founder is still the richest man in America – but who else made the cut?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Nine things to know by 9am: Britain offers compensation to Bloody Sunday families, Ireland’s €29m doctors’ bill for sick notes, and how the rest of the world is preparing for Arthur’s Day…

# forbes - Friday 26 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Forbes

Angela Merkel reclaims her title of world’s most powerful woman

The German chancellor was placed at the top of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, which is compiled by Forbes.

# forbes - Wednesday 17 August, 2011

Even Better Than the Real Thing: Bono’s Facebook stake now worth nearly $1bn

The rising value of the social network is good news for the rockstar.

# forbes - Thursday 26 May, 2011

From TheJournal.ie IMF

Ten things you really need to know about Christine Lagarde

“I honestly think that there should never be too much testosterone in one room”. Christine Lagarde wants to be the head of the IMF and the first woman in the job, but what do we know about her?

# forbes - Friday 8 April, 2011

From The Daily Edge Fictional 15

Irish supervillain Fowl ranks third in Forbes list of richest fictional characters

The mining tycoon Scrooge McDuck remains top of the list – but Ireland’s Artemis Fowl II comes third, worth €9.3bn.

# forbes - Friday 25 March, 2011

From The Score Daddy Warbucks This post contains images

Sugardaddies: the fifteen richest owners in the sporting world

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the richest of them all? Abramovich is only at number four, so who’s got more moulah?

# forbes - Thursday 10 March, 2011

Slideshow: Forbes names the planet’s wealthiest people

The richest people in the world are almost $1 trillion richer than last year, according to Forbes. That’s a lot of zeros…

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Ministerial pay cut; 21-year-old questioned about Mayo killing and the identities of the world’s richest people are revealed.

# forbes - Thursday 23 September, 2010

Bill Gates back at the top of America’s Richest list

Microsoft’s founder is the worth more than the Anglo bailout.

# forbes - Friday 10 September, 2010

From The Daily Edge Hollywood

Guess who is the highest-paid actor in Hollywood…

Check out our slideshow of the 10 biggest earners on the silver screen.