King Larry: The story of a business monster

Growing up fatherless on a peach farm in California, Larry Hillblom told friends he wanted to be like Howard Hughes some day. He came closer than anyone could have expected. Hillblom went into business, amassed a huge fortune, acquired an airline, built a secretive empire, sustained hideous injuries in a plane crash, and developed into a full-blown germaphobe eccentric.

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That Missing $1.2 Billion in MF Global Money Is Probably Gone for Good

It's always a bad sign for those still waiting to get their MF Global money to wake up to a front-page Wall Street Journal story saying that "officials hunting for an estimated $1.2 billion in missing customer money increasingly believe that much of it might never be recovered."

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Local road money: The rest of the story

SHEFFIELD NELSON: His severance tax petition holds better promise for local roads.

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'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Big Themes for 2012

Search Jim Cramer's Mad Money trading recommendations using our exclusive Mad Money Stock Screener and watch Jim Cramer's Mad Money Post Game video exclusively on TheStreet.com. NEW YORK -- "Stick with the five big themes of 2012," Jim Cramer announced to his "Mad Money" TV show viewers on Tuesday, as he told investors that the new year has given them multiple ways to win

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'Found money' story a spark of hope

How very enlightening it was to read recently about a noble gent, John Deschamp, a Transportation Security Administration screener who turned in $5,000 cash that he found on the floor at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Should I Put My Money in Caribbean Tax Havens Like Mitt Romney?

What's so special about the Cayman Islands? What's a tax haven? Can I have one, please

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Newsmaker: Megaupload a story of Dotcom boom and bust

Among the roll-call of hip-hop artists and other celebrities plugging Megaupload.com's digital storage services in an online promotional video, a cameo from the website's founder would have gone unnoticed ...

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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Global Prospects Brighten

Search Jim Cramer's Mad Money trading recommendations using our exclusive Mad Money Stock Screener and watch Jim Cramer's Mad Money Post Game video exclusively on TheStreet.com. NEW YORK -- "The world seems to be improving," Jim Cramer announced to his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Monday, after a generally positive day on Wall Street. ..

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MONEY MARKETS-Rising gasoline buoys inflation view

* TIPS breakeven rates rise with gasoline prices * Some analysts predict breakevens could head higher * Euro zone debt crisis could curb such a rise * Libor falls again; U.S. T-bill sold above zero pct ...

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Best Money Moves: Sell stock

Some people are born to be traders. Others have to be taught how do it. And then some of us wake up one day and find we are too white-knuckles, sweaty-palms scared to resist screaming, "Sell!"On ...

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