Huang Guangyu, known as the ‘Price Butcher” is now China’s richest person. He owns a chain of electronics stores where, presumably, he competes with low prices.
And just when you thought your 401k has taken a big hit, last year’s richest person in China, 27-year-old female property developer Yang Huiyan saw her net worth drop from $17 billion to $5 billion.
Men’s Health/Yahoo Health provide us with this list of ‘healthy’ food that actually isn’t. For example, that granola bar you ate on your way to the Obama rally has 200 calories and 15 g sugars. And a bagel with cream cheese contains 700 calories.
Ever feel like the essential message with these types of things is: “You’re all fat and going to die.”
So, there’s a who subculture surrounding hockey goalie masks. Here’s an arbitrary top ten list with pics. I was expecting more.
BTW, If anyone knows more about who paints these and how much the high-end ones cost, I’d love to know. The artwork on some of them is really top-notch.
Don’t mistake this post as investment advice of any kind. In fact, I would suggest you take any money advice on here the same way you would from Jim Cramer. Do the opposite.
That being said, here’s a list of the top five online banks for high interest savings and checking. The rates all fall between 3% and 3.50%. None of these beat inflation (currently over 5% in the US), but they’re better than leaving the cash under your mattress.
Nothing says you’ve made it like having your own foundation. Sudanese cell phone magnate Mo Ibrahim’s foundation on African Governance has found the quality of governments in Africa has improved. I suppose when your baseline is zero, improvement isn’t that hard.
Your top five African countries from best to fifth are Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Verde, Botswana, and South Africa. The first three are islands and all five have tourist-centric economies.
You bottom five from worst to not-as-worst are Somalia, DR Congo, Chad, Sudan and Angola. None of these offer much in the way of tourism (unless human misery and perpetual civil war is your thing).
Of note, Somalia scored a survey-low 6 points out of 100 in the human rights category.
Given the competition, the trendiest nation to hate, Zimbabwe, finished in a comfortable 33 out of 48 sandwiched between Mauritania at 32 and Swaziland at 34.
The good folks over at GayWheels.com (who knew?) have compiled their top ten most researched vehicles. Coming in at number one is the VW Rabbit. Springtime for Hitler indeed.
