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Billionaire Paul Allen claims that Google, Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, eBay and a bunch of other high tech companies are infringing on the patents held by Interval Licensing LLC, a company that Allen funded. Other companies named in the complaint include Netflix Inc., AOL Inc., Office Depot Inc., OfficeMax Inc., and Staples Inc. The patents relate to web alerts and web browsing. Interval is asking for royalties on the patents or else have the companies stop infringing.

Now you can be just like Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun', flying your own fighter jet . The jet is a bargain at $175,000. A Stockton, California company is offering this Swedish jet at 61,000 feet. It goes through 100,000 gallon of fuel every minute. Who needs a corporate jet when you can fly in a fighter jet.

The children of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-A) (BRK-B) Warren Buffett , were interviewed for National Geographic.

You won't be able to get one of these at the ball park, but you can at New York's Serendipity 3 restaurant. This gourmet foot-long all-beef meal is covered in foie gras and black truffles, in a pretzel roll grilled in white truffle butter. It is expected to be awarded the world’s most expensive hot dog by Guinness, as it sells for $69 .

Guernsey's Auction House will be having an interesting auction, a nude photo negative of Marilyn Monroe, the original Yankee Stadium last home run ball, and most exciting, the tip of the nose of the Statue of Liberty, actually a backup replacement piece, one of only three in existence (one is already on Lady Liberty's nose), created back in the 1980's. To give you an idea of how big the Statue of Liberty is, the copper nose tip piece measures two feet long. The auction will be held on September 24.

George Soros, billionaire trader/investor has through his Quantum hedge fund bought a 4% interest in the Bombay Stock Exchange . He paid $35 million to Dubai Financial, a division of state-run Dubai Holdings, for interest in Asia's oldest stock exchange.

Speaking of California real estate, if glass houses aren't to your liking, and you desire a little privacy, you might want to pick up the 5.8 acre Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay, near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The island is at the convergence of three counties, San Francisco, Marin and Contra Costa and is the only privately owned island in the Bay. In the 1980's, there were plans to build a 10-story hotel and casino, and a yacht harbor on the island, but those plans fell through. The island is available for $22 million. More information and pictures are available from Private Islands Online.

This 13,875 square foot house is not for everyone. Called the Glass Pavilion, it was built by architect Steve Hermann on three-and-a-half acres in Montecito, California. What makes it different from other homes in this wealthy enclave near Santa Barbara is that the walls are made of glass . The five bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom house even has a huge glassed-in garage to show off your car collection to the neighbors. Suzanne Perkins of Sotheby's International Realty is the listing agent. It is available for a reasonable $35 million.

Tod's, the famous Italian luxury products firm, has just released its latest line of Apple iPad cases handmade out of genuine alligator skin. The price is a reasonable $4,900 .

Every one has heard about the $100 trillion dollar bill from Zimbabwe. But how many people have heard about the United States $100,000 bill? If you have never seen one before, now is your chance to check one out at the World's Fair of Money in Boston. As a matter of fact, you can see a whole sheet of $100 thousand bills. Can you guess whose portrait appears on the bill? (Answer at the bottom of this article.) These $100,000 banknotes were only used for private official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. They were never released to the public. Also at the show, you can see the United States's first $20 gold coin, and gold nuggets and bars from the Gold Rush era. What's in your wallet? The picture depicts the back of the $100,000 bill. The front has a portrait of Woodrow Wilson

It may be hard to believe but many billionaires started at the very bottom. Here are the first jobs for several billionaires. Charles Schwab picked walnuts T.Boone Pickens paper route Sheldon Adelson paper route Barry Diller mail room David Murdock changed oil at a gas station Andrew Beal sold used TV's

If a billionaire gets his identity stolen , then you are talking about real money. California billionaire Donald Bren, who is one of the top 50 wealthiest people in the world with a net worth of $12 billion, had the unfortunate experience of identity stealing. Some guy set up a bank account in his name, got a hold of his $1.4 million tax refund check, put it in the bank, then took it out.

Individuals with significant wealth face a difficult decision. On one hand, even Warren Buffet recognizes that is wealth really needs to be invested in order to produce further gains, but most wealthy investors are oftentimes not sure where to turn. Of course, financial advisors should always be the first stop. However, there are numberless con artists and fraudulent financial firms that specifically target the wealthy; thus, it is best to be fully aware of this potential threat. By simply following a few practical steps, one can take great strides toward protecting one’s wealth against fraud. The Guaranteed Return In recent years, this investment scam has become increasingly popular in financial circles. Typically, a trader will offer investors a set return each month on any principal investment. Usually, the guaranteed return will be between 1% and 2% per month. The trader solicits funds in this manner, and it usually spreads by word of mouth. Eventually the trader has sever...

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