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Forbes 400: Gates, Buffett are still richest Americans

...co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion.Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-09-19/forbes-400-gates-buffett-a
Gordon's track paved with gold

...Movie star handsome, Gordon is married to a former model who reminds people of a living Barbie Doll, and he was 32nd on the Forbes magazine list of the top-earning athletes in the world for 1997 with a total of $10.3 million. And that doesn't...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/12/07/oth_218700.shtml
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. released from jail after serving two months

...believed to be on the list.Pacquiao, who earned $62 million in fights and endorsements last year, ranked second on the Forbes richest athletes list behind Mayweather and his $85 million in fight earnings.To fight in Las Vegas, Mayweather will...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-08-03/floyd-mayweather-jr-
Gates tops 'Forbes' list of 400 richest Americans for 18th time

...billion ? the largest dollar-amount loss by anyone on the Forbes 400 this year, the magazine said.Oracle CEO Larry...Charles and David Koch.All told, 18 people made it to the Forbes 400 for the first time this year, including Napster...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-09-21/gates-tops-forbes-list-400
Dick Clark of 'American Bandstand' dies

...Jokes" and the American Music Awards.For a time in the 1980s, he had shows on all three networks and was listed among the Forbes 400 of wealthiest Americans. Clark also was part of radio as partner in the United Stations Radio Network, which provided...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-04-18/dick-clark-american-bandstan
Facebook sets $28 to $35 per share for IPO

...the expected price range, this will make his holdings worth $17.6 billion. This would put him at around No. 33 of the Forbes lists of the world's richest people, above the likes of Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-05-03/facebook-sets-28-35-share-
GreenJackets pitcher earns league award

...agreement.The story was based on estimates prepared by Forbes and Financial World magazines.NBA spokesman Mike Bass calls the Forbes data inaccurate, saying financials given to the players' association "demonstrate the substantial and indisputable...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2011-07-05/greenjackets-pitcher
Masters is over and Augusta is back to normal

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work. - Robert Orben I was out at Augusta National on Sunday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/04/15/kir_475856.shtml
Bill Kirby
Billionaire's businesses stumble

...YORK -- This has been one summer H. Wayne Huizenga would probably like to forget. The billionaire, who ranks 88th on the Forbes list of rich Americans, is the chairman of Republic Services, AutoNation, and owner of the Miami Dolphins football...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/09/04/bus_269370.shtml
Business
Movers and shakers like their glitz and gold

...The exhibit staged by the National Jewelry Institute at the Forbes Galleries is a follow-up to a display last year of...gold, diamonds, moonstone and enamel, given to her by the Forbes family, is on display, as is a snake necklace with...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/06/10/liv_84599.shtml
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