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+The World's Billionaires

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

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

The subcontinent's wealthiest doubled the value of their fortunes over the past year.

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

A major pipeline to Europe tops the agenda as the Italian and Russian leaders meet in Moscow.

Want a ''manly'' car? Opt for a pickup. Feeling like a more feminine set of wheels? Go visit your local Saturn, Honda or Volkswagen dealer.

Only a bona fide superstar can parlay a moment of stardom into a long and lucrative career.

The 10 metros where prices are rising most, and the 10 seeing the steepest drops.

The future is here--at least, as we imagined it in 1962! Here's what you need to live that Jetsonesque life.

Ignore them at your peril.

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