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Barclays <BARC.L> paid almost 500 staff more than 1 million pounds ($1.67 million) last year, prompting criticism that pay is still too high and that banks have not changed their w...

Washington - The International Monetary Fund came out Wednesday in support of the fight against income inequality, with Fund economists saying income redistribution efforts can strengthen economic growth.Plunging into a debate over the gap between rich and poor tha...

New York - The new General Motors boss, Mary Barra, will earn a total pay package of $14.4 million this year, 60 percent more than her male predecessor, the automaker said Monday.Feminist organizations were outraged late last week after US media reports said Barr...

New York - It wasn't a good thing to have three men skip out on a bill, but it was even worse when waitress Suzanne Parratt was fired for refusing to pay that bill.

Gary Fung of Vancouver built IsoHunt about 10 years ago, and since then it has become one of the top places to find links to torrent files online.

Naples - A teen in east Naples, Florida, thought he was doing a good deed for a few people, but he ended up getting into trouble, and going behind bars on Tuesday.

The cast members of "Real Housewives of New York" have signed a contract with Bravo, and they will receive modest pay increases as well as budgets for makeup and hair.

A Norwegian economist thinks that people who are overweight should pay more money for their flights than fliers who are skinny.

Harvey Weinstein, a proponent of Obama and an Oscar-winning producer, said that he has plans to push for legislation that would make websites pay for linking to news articles.

On Friday, France's lower house voted to fully reimburse all abortions, as well as making contraception free for minors.