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Davos is an opportunity for the rich and powerful to schmooze in the Swiss resort town of Davos. And it's an opportunity for the media covering them to...well, work a lot of hours and schmooze a bit, too.
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If Washington can reach a grand bargain to fix its fiscal problems, the U.S. economy could boom, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC on Wednesday in Davos. |
Steve Liesman and Andrew Ross Sorkin discuss staying warm in twelve degree weather (hat or no hat...) at Davos. |
Taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief after crucial credits and deductions were extended. Now, what were they again? |
Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers. |
Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Wednesday to give Britons a straight referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union or leave within the next parliament if he is re-elected at the next election in 2015. |
Getting from the airport to the temporary economic mecca of the world can take up to three hours. |
Futures traders on CNBC debate whether Apple would face the same issues if Steve Jobs was still alive. |
While the banking industry is being "attacked" from all sides, Standard Chartered's CEO tells CNBC that the Asia-focused bank is looking forward to the year, which has got off to a good start. |
A new book takes a look at Facebook's innovation culture and offers readers and entrepreneurs lessons they can learn from the company and its CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. |
Southwest announced a new $40 fee to let passengers board early — the latest carrier to charge additional fees for everything from priority boarding to guaranteed seats next to your kids. |
Every year in America, 2.5 million people die. In 2011, the last year for which numbers are available, 42 percent were cremated. That’s double the rate of just 15 years ago. |
Countries that are most popular with retirees have great climates and low costs of living. One country like this is Ecuador. Read ahead to find out more and see if it’s the retirement destination for you. |
Household incomes in Manhattan are about as evenly distributed as they are in Bolivia or Sierra Leone. So, how much do you need to make to be middle class in the borough? The New York Times reports. |
It has been a harrowing start to 2013 for the global energy industry. BP, Statoil and the joint operators of the In Amenas natural gas plant in Algeria are slowly coming to terms with last week's brutal 4-day occupation of the isolated desert facility where 38 mainly foreign hostages were killed by Islamist militants. |
It was first reported in 2010 that the pillars of Kolkata's landmark Howrah bridge were being used as spittoons by pedestrians who chewed gutkha – a tobacco product popular with millions in India. The Christian Science Monitor reports. |
From Beverly Hills mansion to beach house to penthouse, these are the most expensive rentals on the market. |
The highest earners of porn today are CamGirl models who make money by stripping in front of a computer webcam. |
Concept cars create the most buzz at the Detroit Auto Show, providing the surprise element -- and the flashy music and lights. |
When President Obama celebrates his second inauguration, he will be toasted during lunch with Korbel Champagne Cellars in Sonoma County. |
While the old guard is certainly not stepping out of the spotlight, there are a lot of up-and-comers eager to take their place. |
The Caped Crusader's vehicle is one of more than 1,400 cars appearing at the the 42nd annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction this weekend. |
His titles, his awards and his legacy, are mostly gone. Not even his confessional to Oprah can bring them back. Lance is done - or is he? |
Adding to a rising chorus of analysts warning of a potential bond market crash in 2013 is David Roche, president of Independent Strategy, who points to the most "dangerous" asset to own. |
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The flu remains well above epidemic levels nationally, with 48 states reporting widespread flu activity in the week ended Jan. 11, the CDC said Friday, but in some areas flu levels are coming down. |
After a 10-month investigation, CNBC found many people who had trouble selling Herbalife and sometimes lost thousands of dollars in the process. Herbalife's stock is now in the middle of a major hedge fund battle. |
How politicians even explain the way the government spends money depends on what party they belong to and whether that party holds the White House or Congress. |
Executives of the Business Roundtable are urging Congress to raise the Social Security and Medicare age eligibility to 70, from the current 67. |
CNBC's Jane Wells asks why so many Americans actually need a breather day to clear their heads. |
It is possible to write a will yourself, but if you're planning anything complicated, it might have all the authority of a notarized grocery list. |
