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Drug addict on the verge of prostitution becomes millionaire in two years

MLM has taken the world by storm and Dani Johnson is the living proof that starting a business and empowering others to follow the path of success is the best way to acquire both money and personal satisfaction.

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Best Business Movies with a Lesson

Nowadays, the vast majority of movies played on the big screen revolve around fashion, troublesome couples, unrequited love, action heroes, or all in all, rather trivial matters. But sometimes, movies can actually teach you a lesson and offer you some insight into more important aspects of life. Following, we would to present you with a list we have compiled of the 7 best business movies around you. Curious to see what you could learn from these classic masterpieces in cinematic history? Let’s take a look.

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10 Most Hated Companies in the World

Ever endured a string of bad experiences with a product or service after which you vowed never to go through again? Most likely, you’ll either hate the commodity or the company itself – after all, they were the ones who sold it to you. In no particular order, here are the ten most hated companies of the 21st century.

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US unemployment considered too high

With US unemployment considered too high, Yellen came in to put many a mind at rest in regards to potential tapering, suggesting that the US economy still has some ways to go, and with that news the US markets promptly rebounded from their intraday lows to climb back into positive territory. The S&P/ASX 200 saw this as a jolt of fresh air and promptly rebounded from yesterday’s larger than expected sell off, hitting intraday highs just after 12pm before closing the day up modestly at 36.2 points or 0.68% on volume of $3.9 billion.

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Is $8-$10 an hour slave labour?

How can Australians feel wealthier instantly? There is a simple way to do that by cutting the cost of child care, age care and disability whilst increasing the participation rate of women at work to boost the Australian economy.

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Why is Mark Zuckerberg losing millions of dollars

Mark Zuckerberg needs no introduction; he is Facebook’s founder and the man who traded a US$500,000 salary per year with a symbolic US$1. He was 2012’s highest paid public CEO in the U.S but 2013 has not been so kind to him.

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10 Strongest Economies in the World

As the aftermath of last decade’s financial crisis begins to dwindle, economies around the world are starting to pick up the pace. Therefore, we would like to present you a list of this year’s top 10 strongest economies in the world. We used the gross domestic product (GDP) as the main indicator in ranking the countries. Let’s take a look.

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Weak day for Australian Markets

Weakness across both Europe and the US markets overnight plus Gold sitting precariously close to critical support levels, opened up our session for a potentially bad day and it appears a few more stops were triggered than the overnight weakness may have suggested. Initial targets had the SPI futures pointing to a fall of 26 points and despite Wespac’s Consumer Confidence figures strengthening by 1.9%, the S&P/ASX 200 gathered momentum to the downside, closing the session 73.9 points lower or 1.3% on volume of $4.1 billion.

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How $5000 made the youngest female billionaire

Sara Blakely proves that failure can only make you stronger and staying true to the product you believe in can help you sell 8,000 items in six minutes. According to Spanx’s founder, the secret to success is failure.

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5 Reasons Vladimir Putin is the world’s most powerful man

If you are wondering who made it through to this year’s Forbes’ Most Powerful People in the World list, a blend of the best CEOs, philanthropists, billionaires, entrepreneurs and political leaders, you should know that Barack Obama is no longer the most powerful person in the world.

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A day of tradition and politics

Even on a day largely devoted to tradition, you couldn’t keep the politics out of parliament.

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Record highs on the US indices

Record highs yet again on the US indices greeted Aussie traders first thing this morning, but volumes in the US were light due to Veterans Day, which saw the US bond markets closed.

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7 Things we can learn from Tony Robbins’ new book

Christmas is approaching and the best gift that Tony Robbins could offer us is his new e-book, “Re-Awaken the Giant Within”, which is not only a compact version of the original bestseller “Awaken the Giant Within”, but also a free one.

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The Two Most Recent Corporate Scandals in Australia

While corporate scandals have a history that can be traced back to decades, it seems that nowadays they are popping up like mushrooms after rain. While stories of corruption, bribery, and greedy managers make the headlines every single day, there are certain corporate scandals that have a more profound impact.

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How the right attitude can make you a successful property investor

Having the right attitude is a key to success when investing in property, writes Adam Medaglia.

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Local markets close in the red

Positive US jobs data suggesting 205,000 new jobs were added versus an expectation of 120,000, provided a handy boost of 167 points to the Dow Jones, to cap off 5 straight weeks of gains but with Gold down under $1,300 an ounce, we knew the start to the week would be anything but normal.

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3 businesses following in Blockbuster’s footsteps

Blockbuster has announced the closure of its US stores admitting defeat to the online streaming trend. Although Blockbuster here in Australia is unaffected by this decision, the brand has been hailed as a ‘dead brand walking’ with experts predicting its demise in the very near future.

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Most dangerous occupations in the world

There are people who complain of a boring job and others of a dangerous one but no matter how dull sitting at an office might sound, extra money might never be enough to cover the life-threating situations certain dangerous occupations put you in.

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Australia’s brightest young social entrepreneurs

Education should be the cornerstone of any society, that is why it is heartwarming when we hear great entrepreneurial stories that are steeped in masterclasses and education initiatives.

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5 lottery winners who ended up broke

Winning the lottery might seem like a gift from God, but knowing how to spend the millions proves to be too hard for most lucky winners.

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