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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 This is a change from the 2010 law which based taxation of inherited assets on their original cost basis, instead of their current fair market value. billion estate.

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Do Commodities Speculators Make Things Cost More?

Harvard Business Review

Ke Tang of Renmin University of China and Wei Xiong of Princeton University found that prices in non-energy commodities have begun to move in tandem with oil prices, and have become more volatile. It seems pretty clear that the big rise in oil prices since 2003 has been driven by fundamental forces of supply and demand.

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Transforming Health Care Takes Continuity and Consistency

Harvard Business Review

A compelling vision of a better future needs to be communicated in a way that creates energy and motivation. Geisinger had the audacity to try to change the way health care is provided and paid for in America, and it has succeeded in reducing mortality and costs while substantially improving quality. million people.