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Not all benefactors want their names on the results of their largesse. Some strive to be unknown.
2009-11-19T16:00:00
Underwater mansions
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Will sales of new-home contracts turn the tide of dismal housing news in the high-rent district?
2009-11-18T11:00:00
Celebrating big spenders
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Happy days are here again: The wealthy appear to be buying, so will the rest of us follow?
2009-11-13T16:00:00
Dodging a $27 million tax
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With millions of dollars in city taxes at stake, in the end it came down to four days.
2009-11-11T14:00:00
The $52,000 lunch
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Is an extravgant meal a repudiation of thrift or a lesson in trickle-down economics?
2009-11-09T14:00:00
Lifting the veil on wealth
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A proposal in Congress will require the super-rich to open the books on their investments.
2009-10-31T08:00:00
Tax evaders: Time's up
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Offshore account holders had to fess up this week, or face criminal prosecution.
2009-10-16T14:00:00
Who's got a billion now?
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Capitalist history repeats itself. While some of the super-rich lost in the recession, others profited.
2009-10-09T15:00:00
Charity: time's-a-wastin
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In tough times, nonprofits are dealing with the double whammy of fewer volunteers and dollars.
2009-09-28T08:00:00
Malibu party crashes
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A Wells Fargo executive thumbs her nose at decorum, and feels the pain of the unemployed.
2009-09-19T08:00:00
Spenders marry tightwads
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Opposites attract when it comes to love and money, but it's a situation ripe for conflict.
2009-09-11T08:00:00
From riches to ruin
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Think that winning the lottery will solve all your financial problems? Think again.
2009-09-04T13:00:00
The charity fame game
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This ain't no Birkin, but the celebrity status "Feed" bag supports a worthy cause.
2009-08-26T10:30:00
How the rich have fallen
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$300 million in the red? What we can learn from the superdebt of the superwealthy.
2009-08-26T10:30:00
The end of bank secrecy?
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The U.S. has reached agreement with UBS. The consequences for offshore banking remain to be seen.
2009-08-12T15:00:00
Luxury and the masses
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Sales figures for luxury items are dismal. But what about that $325,000 doggie mansion?
2009-08-10T11:00:00
The rich work more
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Survey shows a "leisure gap" between the less-educated and those with college degrees.
2009-07-23T14:00:00
Tax the rich?
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The "let them pay" attitude of the latest Obama proposal leaves much to be desired in the math.
2009-07-20T14:00:00
Friends in low places
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The recession keeps on chugging along, but it's leaving many New Yorkers chugging beers instead of $18 martinis.
2009-07-17T14:00:00
Tarnished gilded age
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A glut of luxury homes on the market is the latest sign of troubled times for the privileged.
2009-07-14T14:00:00
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