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Winging It: How Larry Ellison Harnessed Big Data To Win The America’s Cup

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On Aug. 29, 2012, a strange sight emerged on the choppy waters of Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand. A black-hulled, 72-foot catamaran topped by a 131-foot wing sail sped across the gulf, first...
    






Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Was Year’s Biggest Winner, With Fortune Jumping $15 Billion

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Las Vegas Sands chief exec Sheldon Adelson hit the jackpot in 2013. The gambling tycoon’s net worth soared $15 billion, or 68%, through Friday, December 20. He is now worth just over $37 billion,...
    






Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Was Year’s Biggest Winner, With Fortune Jumping $15 Billion

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Las Vegas Sands chief exec Sheldon Adelson hit the jackpot in 2013. The gambling tycoon’s net worth soared $15 billion, or 68%, through Friday, December 20. He is now worth just over $37 billion,...
    






American College Of Physicians Urges Stricter Controls To Address Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

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Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem in the US. Now a major doctors’ organization is urging its members to practice greater caution and restraint when prescribing such medications. In a...
    






Getting Started In The Glamorous World Of Hedge Funds!

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A surprisingly wide cross-section of individuals and organisations establish and manage hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative investment vehicles. Leading investment professionals...
    






Who Got Rich This Week: Blue Jackets Owner and Married Japanese Biotech Team

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Each week at Forbes we scan our database of corporate insiders to see who got richer from the action in the stock market. The Federal Reserve announced this week that it would finally begin to...
    






How Business Users Compete With IT Teams (And How IT Can Win)

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Successful companies know the importance of technology in business today. Nearly every aspect of those organizations has been automated in some form or fashion, from manufacturing to sales to...