Western Canada Steve Smith | Tetra images | Getty Images Looking for some peace and quiet in retirement and willing to pay for the privilege? Try looking outside U.S. borders. We took the top 10 countries in this year’s Global Peace Index from the Sydney, Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace and reordered them from
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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller exits during a break in testimony during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The nearly two-year special counsel investigation of Russian election interference led
The problem with the Monopoly board game is that only one person ends up happy in the last half hour of the game, and everyone else is miserable. If you believe tech critics, some of the biggest companies in the industry have figured out a way around this unhappy ending in real life. Each one
View of Abu Dhabi’s skyline at sunset from Dhow Harbour in the UAE. Getty Images Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has joined major Wall Street investors in a landmark oil pipeline partnership with Abu Dhabi’s National Oil Company (ADNOC), bringing the total investment in the project to nearly $5 billion. The move, which will see
Leon Cooperman Scott Mlyn | CNBC During Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, many of the Democratic candidates called for ending a favorite tax break of the rich. And now they have some unlikely allies: billionaire, conservative hedge-fund managers. In Wednesday’s Financial Times, hedge-fund manager and longtime Republican supporter Leon Cooperman said that while he opposed
Sir Richard Branson is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 16, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Fulfilment does not come from material possessions, billionaire Richard Branson said in a new blogpost, claiming he “never set out to make money.” “I truly believe that ‘stuff’ really
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout via REUTERS. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | Reuters Jeffrey
Charges against Jeffery Epstein were announced on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day before accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
Five billion dollars. That’s how much Facebook will have to fork over to the government under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. It’s the biggest fine for violating user privacy by a wide margin – 200 times bigger than the previous record, according to the FTC chair. But some are already saying the settlement
Adrian Peterson #26 of the Washington Redskins looks on after being tackled by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half at FedExField on Dec. 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Scott Taetsch | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Professional athletes suddenly striking it rich and then precipitously losing it all is a tale familiar to