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Last update: December 22, 2009

+The World's Largest Malls

They're springing up in Asia, but will they all last?

By our count there are a record 946 billionaires this year, including 178 newcomers.

If you want a fat paycheck, get out of the kitchen and into the operating theater.

The world's most powerful and best-paid movie stars, musicians and athletes.

Combined with virtualization, the company's new mega-bandwidth equipment promises to supercharge data centers.

Madonna tops Forbes' first-ever Cash Queens of Music list, banking $72 million between June 2006 and June 2007.

The bank will proceed with its takeover of the wounded mortgage lender after it posts a $422 million loss.

Detroit grabs the top, or should we say bottom, spot on Forbes' inaugural list.

These are the biggest global enterprises based on a composite of sales, market value, assets and profits.

Candy maker continues to struggle with heir apparent Charlie Bucket, now 15; becoming more interested in girls and less in Oopma-Loompas.

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