<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href='/style/ggRss.xsl' type='text/xsl' media='screen'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Finance & Business Article(s)]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/discovered/money</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><language>en-us</language><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><item id="38702"><title><![CDATA[Black vs Urban Blogosphere! Does it Matter?]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/38702/Black-vs-Urban-Blogosphere-Does-it-Matter</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=38702&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/ryan517' title='Ryan517'>Ryan517</a> Black Blogger vs Urban Blogger; Does the label really matter to Marketing Execs? Or am I wrong?]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tech & Gaming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/38702/Black-vs-Urban-Blogosphere-Does-it-Matter?sc=1#social</comments><author>Ryan517</author><pubDate>7/18/2008 9:12:38 AM</pubDate></item><item id="38395"><title><![CDATA[Branding 101: Asher Roth « Tycooning 101]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/38395/Branding-101-Asher-Roth-Tycooning-101</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=38395&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/eljohnson' title='EL Johnson'>EL Johnson</a> What does a rapper look like?]]></description><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/38395/Branding-101-Asher-Roth-Tycooning-101?sc=1#social</comments><author>EL Johnson</author><pubDate>7/16/2008 9:38:44 PM</pubDate></item><item id="38188"><title><![CDATA[Real Estate: The World’s Most Expensive House!]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/38188/Real-Estate-The-Worlds-Most-Expensive-House</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=38188&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/private' title='Sikskillz84'>Sikskillz84</a> Billionaire Roman Abramovich, one of the richest man in the world, has just made an historic purchase. The Chelsea Football Club owner has just paid $500 million dollars for this superior estate. This elite estate sits on a 10 acre lot cascading down to the resort of Villefranche on the French Riviera.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jewels & Luxury]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/38188/Real-Estate-The-Worlds-Most-Expensive-House?sc=1#social</comments><author>Sikskillz84</author><pubDate>7/15/2008 6:49:22 PM</pubDate></item><item id="37764"><title><![CDATA[Tycoon Power Moves: 50 buys rights to Shaniqua’s life story]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/37764/Tycoon-Power-Moves-50-buys-rights-to-Shaniquas-life-story</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=37764&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/eljohnson' title='EL Johnson'>EL Johnson</a> Long money will get you a long way..............]]></description><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/37764/Tycoon-Power-Moves-50-buys-rights-to-Shaniquas-life-story?sc=1#social</comments><author>EL Johnson</author><pubDate>7/14/2008 11:25:55 AM</pubDate></item><item id="37018"><title><![CDATA[Is G-UNIt Breaking Up Over Poor Sales?????]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/37018/Is-GUNIt-Breaking-Up-Over-Poor-Sales</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=37018&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/talkdatish' title='Talkdatishgirl'>Talkdatishgirl</a> I know they didn't sell too many of their well-promoted album, Terminate On Sight, but should they break up over that????? Check it out!]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/37018/Is-GUNIt-Breaking-Up-Over-Poor-Sales?sc=1#social</comments><author>Talkdatishgirl</author><pubDate>7/9/2008 5:25:32 PM</pubDate></item><item id="36868"><title><![CDATA[Want To Make More Money? Don't "Sound Black."]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/36868/Want-To-Make-More-Money-Dont-Sound-Black</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=36868&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/sportaphile' title='Sportaphile'>Sportaphile</a> Levitt's University of Chicago colleague, Jeffrey Grogger, compared the wages of people who “sound black” when they talk to those who do not. Apparently, if you "sound black," you earn 10% less than if you do not "sound black," and Levitt adds that this is "even after controlling for measures of intelligence, experience in the work force, and other factors that influence how much people earn." Plus! "For what it is worth," he writes, "whites who 'sound black' earn 6 percent lower than other whites."]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/36868/Want-To-Make-More-Money-Dont-Sound-Black?sc=1#social</comments><author>Sportaphile</author><pubDate>7/9/2008 11:41:13 AM</pubDate></item><item id="35987"><title><![CDATA[Jay-Z’s Sued For Allegedly Violating Minimum-Wage Laws]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/35987/JayZs-Sued-For-Allegedly-Violating-MinimumWage-Laws</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=35987&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/talkdatish' title='Talkdatishgirl'>Talkdatishgirl</a> It's good for the 40/40 club...It is so corny up in there...A bunch of fake ballers...I hope they shut this place down...Read this and more regarding the suit...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/35987/JayZs-Sued-For-Allegedly-Violating-MinimumWage-Laws?sc=1#social</comments><author>Talkdatishgirl</author><pubDate>7/3/2008 11:59:29 AM</pubDate></item><item id="35986"><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Marketing Consultants]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/35986/Law-Firm-Marketing-Consultants</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=35986&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/private' title='MattProject'>MattProject</a> Find your suitable Law Firm Marketing Consultants, Internet Marketing Attorneys with Mckenzie Marketing Services]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/35986/Law-Firm-Marketing-Consultants?sc=1#social</comments><author>MattProject</author><pubDate>7/3/2008 11:59:29 AM</pubDate></item><item id="35971"><title><![CDATA[No Money Mo' Problems-Is Birdman's House Up for Auction?]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/35971/No-Money-Mo-ProblemsIs-Birdmans-House-Up-for-Auction</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=35971&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/talkdatish' title='Talkdatishgirl'>Talkdatishgirl</a> Everyone in the record game front like they got cash, next thing you know they're flat broke? What's up with that??????? Check this out about the Birdman's house...Is it going to be auctioned off if he doesn't pay??????]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/35971/No-Money-Mo-ProblemsIs-Birdmans-House-Up-for-Auction?sc=1#social</comments><author>Talkdatishgirl</author><pubDate>7/3/2008 7:30:40 AM</pubDate></item><item id="35969"><title><![CDATA[Soulja Boy Signs Deal With Yums Shoes]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/35969/Soulja-Boy-Signs-Deal-With-Yums-Shoes</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=35969&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/talkdatish' title='Talkdatishgirl'>Talkdatishgirl</a> This little boy is getting more and more paper each day...He signs deal with Yums Shoes...More inside.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/35969/Soulja-Boy-Signs-Deal-With-Yums-Shoes?sc=1#social</comments><author>Talkdatishgirl</author><pubDate>7/3/2008 10:31:30 AM</pubDate></item><item id="35454"><title><![CDATA[Debt Relief from Oprah's Debt Diet Action Plan]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/35454/Debt-Relief-from-Oprahs-Debt-Diet-Action-Plan</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=35454&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/perezidente' title='La Perezidente'>La Perezidente</a> Financial experts David Bach, Jean Chatzky and Glinda Bridgforth offer expert advice to help Americans get out of debt!]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/35454/Debt-Relief-from-Oprahs-Debt-Diet-Action-Plan?sc=1#social</comments><author>La Perezidente</author><pubDate>6/30/2008 5:07:18 PM</pubDate></item><item id="34813"><title><![CDATA[Ciara is Now a Model. Signs Big Deal W/ Wilhelmina.]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/34813/Ciara-is-Now-a-Model-Signs-Big-Deal-W-Wilhelmina</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=34813&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/talkdatish' title='Talkdatishgirl'>Talkdatishgirl</a> I never thought of Ciara as a model even after I saw her Roc-A-Wear campaigns/ads but she has now signed a deal with the Wilhelmina Agency and have plans to drop a clothing line (like she can dress)...Congrats to Ciara because she can't sing anyway and a new occupation is good for her as back up incase this music thing dont work.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/34813/Ciara-is-Now-a-Model-Signs-Big-Deal-W-Wilhelmina?sc=1#social</comments><author>Talkdatishgirl</author><pubDate>6/26/2008 10:29:49 AM</pubDate></item><item id="34742"><title><![CDATA[Police Bust South Beach 'Brothel On Wheels']]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/34742/Police-Bust-South-Beach-Brothel-On-Wheels</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=34742&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/kennydust' title='kennydust'>kennydust</a> MIAMI BEACH -- Miami Beach Police bust up what they call a "rolling prostitution ring," arresting 75 people and collecting drugs and money as evidence.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Body & Soul]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sexuality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/34742/Police-Bust-South-Beach-Brothel-On-Wheels?sc=1#social</comments><author>kennydust</author><pubDate>6/25/2008 7:48:01 PM</pubDate></item><item id="34658"><title><![CDATA[Get Your Money Right: The Bad Investments Of Scott Storch]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/34658/Get-Your-Money-Right-The-Bad-Investments-Of-Scott-Storch</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=34658&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/eljohnson' title='EL Johnson'>EL Johnson</a> A look at the financial downfall of Scott Storch]]></description><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sub-Culture]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/34658/Get-Your-Money-Right-The-Bad-Investments-Of-Scott-Storch?sc=1#social</comments><author>EL Johnson</author><pubDate>6/25/2008 1:06:50 PM</pubDate></item><item id="34488"><title><![CDATA[God accused of selling cocaine near Tampa church]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/34488/God-accused-of-selling-cocaine-near-Tampa-church</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=34488&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/CJ' title='CJ'>CJ</a> Police say a man named God was arrested near a Tampa church for selling cocaine. Authorities began investigating God Lucky Howard in April, and he was arrested on Saturday. Police say he sold the cocaine to undercover detectives in his neighborhood. When officers searched his home, they reported finding another 22 grams of cocaine and a scale.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><category><![CDATA[Odd News]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/34488/God-accused-of-selling-cocaine-near-Tampa-church?sc=1#social</comments><author>CJ</author><pubDate>6/24/2008 12:33:27 PM</pubDate></item><item id="33968"><title><![CDATA[Former NBA'er Vin Baker is BROKE]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/33968/Former-NBAer-Vin-Baker-is-BROKE</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=33968&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/sportaphile' title='Sportaphile'>Sportaphile</a> Vin Baker may wanna lace his Reebok Pumps back up -- because the former basketballer ain't ballin' any more!

Baker's nearly 10,000 sq. ft. Conn. home is going up on the auction blocks later this month for a decent $2.3 million, according to ml-implode.com.

This isn't Vin's first dance with foreclosure -- his restaurant, Vinnie's Saybrook Fish House, also went under earlier this year.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/33968/Former-NBAer-Vin-Baker-is-BROKE?sc=1#social</comments><author>Sportaphile</author><pubDate>6/23/2008 10:57:08 AM</pubDate></item><item id="33257"><title><![CDATA[Rachel Roy's Big Deal: High Fashion Gets Affordable]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/33257/Rachel-Roys-Big-Deal-High-Fashion-Gets-Affordable</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=33257&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/chachacha' title='chachacha'>chachacha</a> Rachel Roy's high-end fashion line got a big boost as Jones Apparel Group now has a 50% stake in the company. Damon Dash's better half is getting ready to do big things and hopes to expand her pricey line into more affordable gear as well as fragrance, footwear, accessories and home.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/33257/Rachel-Roys-Big-Deal-High-Fashion-Gets-Affordable?sc=1#social</comments><author>chachacha</author><pubDate>6/17/2008 11:01:06 AM</pubDate></item><item id="33251"><title><![CDATA[Tycoon Power Moves: Jay and 50 Expand Their Brands]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/33251/Tycoon-Power-Moves-Jay-and-50-Expand-Their-Brands</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=33251&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/eljohnson' title='EL Johnson'>EL Johnson</a> The race for a billion continues as Jay and 50 ad to their brand empires]]></description><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/33251/Tycoon-Power-Moves-Jay-and-50-Expand-Their-Brands?sc=1#social</comments><author>EL Johnson</author><pubDate>6/17/2008 11:42:02 AM</pubDate></item><item id="32692"><title><![CDATA[Oprah Tops the 2008 Forbes Celebrity List!]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/32692/Oprah-Tops-the-2008-Forbes-Celebrity-List</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=32692&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/ryan517' title='Ryan517'>Ryan517</a> Once again Forbes recognizes Black Wealth with Oprah topping the list by earning $275. Mill last year!]]></description><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/32692/Oprah-Tops-the-2008-Forbes-Celebrity-List?sc=1#social</comments><author>Ryan517</author><pubDate>6/12/2008 11:00:42 AM</pubDate></item><item id="32622"><title><![CDATA[Tycoon Power Moves: Marriage « Tycooning 101]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/32622/Tycoon-Power-Moves-Marriage-Tycooning-101</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=32622&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/eljohnson' title='EL Johnson'>EL Johnson</a> Can Marriage Really increase your wealth?]]></description><category><![CDATA[Body & Soul]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dating & Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/32622/Tycoon-Power-Moves-Marriage-Tycooning-101?sc=1#social</comments><author>EL Johnson</author><pubDate>6/13/2008 10:26:44 AM</pubDate></item><item id="32372"><title><![CDATA[BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/32372/BBC-uncovers-lost-Iraq-billions</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=32372&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/craigredman' title='Craig Redman'>Craig Redman</a> A BBC investigation estimates that about $23 Billion has been lost, stolen or not properly accounted for in Iraq.For the first time, the extent to which some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding has been researched by the BBC's Panorama using US and Iraqi government sources.

A US gagging order is preventing discussion of the allegations. The order applies to 70 court cases against some of the top US companies.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politricks]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Call to Action]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/32372/BBC-uncovers-lost-Iraq-billions?sc=1#social</comments><author>Craig Redman</author><pubDate>6/11/2008 2:51:41 PM</pubDate></item><item id="31711"><title><![CDATA[Should your office be a 'no politics' zone?]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/31711/Should-your-office-be-a-no-politics-zone</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=31711&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/kboogie' title='SaschasMom'>SaschasMom</a> Given how engaged the country is with the current political horse race, why wouldn't we continue the conversation in the cubicle or conference room, touchy topics be damned? Whatever happened to free speech? Is free speech an urban myth?]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politricks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Election 2008]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/31711/Should-your-office-be-a-no-politics-zone?sc=1#social</comments><author>SaschasMom</author><pubDate>6/4/2008 5:15:49 PM</pubDate></item><item id="31443"><title><![CDATA[Did Tyler Perry Put Lionsgate Motion Pic Over the Top]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/31443/Did-Tyler-Perry-Put-Lionsgate-Motion-Pic-Over-the-Top</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=31443&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/dryerbuzz2' title='DryerBuzz'>DryerBuzz</a> Overall motion picture revenue for the year was a record $1.15 billion, an increase of 34.1% from $858.2 million in fiscal 2007, including revenues generated by the September 2007 acquisition of Mandate Pictures. Within the motion picture segment, theatrical revenue was $191.7 million, an increase of 78% from $107.9 million the previous year, propelled by a string of hits including Saw 4, 3:10 To Yuma, Good Luck, Chuck, The Bank Job, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, The Eye, Rambo, Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns and War.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/31443/Did-Tyler-Perry-Put-Lionsgate-Motion-Pic-Over-the-Top?sc=1#social</comments><author>DryerBuzz</author><pubDate>6/5/2008 8:08:54 AM</pubDate></item><item id="31215"><title><![CDATA[The Corporate Takeover of Jay-Z]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/31215/The-Corporate-Takeover-of-JayZ</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=31215&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/takeover' title='Corporate Takeover'>Corporate Takeover</a> (CORPORATE TAKEOVER Magazine) - Last month, in a move that many should have seen coming, hip-hop mogul Shawn Carter finalized the corporate takeover of Jay-Z Inc. when he sold the remainder of the franchise to concert promoter Live Nation. After years of building up the brand called Jay-Z, Carter is doing what any smart investor would do at this point: Cashing in.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hip-Hop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/31215/The-Corporate-Takeover-of-JayZ?sc=1#social</comments><author>Corporate Takeover</author><pubDate>6/3/2008 12:57:40 AM</pubDate></item><item id="30520"><title><![CDATA[The 2008 Customer Service Hall of Shame Top Ten List!]]></title><link>http://globalgrind.com/content/30520/The-2008-Customer-Service-Hall-of-Shame-Top-Ten-List</link><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://globalgrind.com/Services/Handlers/ThumbnailImage.ashx?cid=30520&t=1' /> <a href='http://globalgrind.com/user/ryan517' title='Ryan517'>Ryan517</a> These companies have just made the 2008 Customer Service Hall of Shame List. Check to see if any of them are ones you still have a beef with.]]></description><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politricks]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finance & Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Call to Action]]></category><category><![CDATA[US]]></category><comments>http://globalgrind.com/content/30520/The-2008-Customer-Service-Hall-of-Shame-Top-Ten-List?sc=1#social</comments><author>Ryan517</author><pubDate>5/31/2008 2:13:58 PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>