Life's Little Mysteries Money Archives
Which Single Piece of Currency is Worth the Most?
August 11 , 2010, by Nicholas Gerbis, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The $10,000 bill is the most valuable U.S. currency now in circulation, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The Treasury stopped printing it, along with the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 denominations,… View Full Article »
Which US Cities Have the Most Millionaires?
August 5 , 2010, by Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Boasting the highest number of millionaires of any U.S. city, New York City should perhaps change its nickname from "The Big Apple" to "The Golden Apple."
The New York metropolitan area has 650,000 high-net… View Full Article »
What's the Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold?
July 22 , 2010, by Michelle Bryner, LifesLittleMysteries Contributor
As the old adage goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that beauty can go for quite a pretty penny.
The most expensive painting ever sold is Jackson Pollock’s "No. 5" (1948), which sold for… View Full Article »
What Are the Most Bizarre Luxury Taxes?
July 12 , 2010, by Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Luxury taxes, the mercurial fines that are tacked onto extravagant items like fancy cars and expensive jewelry, are a way to force those who can afford to buy these big-ticket items to contribute to society.
This… View Full Article »
How Much Is the U.S. National Debt?
May 26 , 2010, by Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The U.S. National Debt crossed the $13 trillion mark this week (May 26, 2010). That's $42,031 for every man, woman and child.
There are about 309 million people in the United States. But since most… View Full Article »
What Was the Most Expensive Art Heist in History?
May 25 , 2010, by Stuart Fox
Last week’s theft from the Paris Museum of Modern Art saw criminals make off with more than $1 million in paintings, according to news reports. But although works by Picasso and Matisse disappeared in… View Full Article »
Was the Stock Market Drop A Human Error or a Computer Error?
May 7 , 2010, by Stuart Fox, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The Dow Jones had a wild ride on Thursday, dropping almost 1,000 points before starting to rally back. Although human error caused the drop, it exposed problems in a computer program that was used to make… View Full Article »
Why Is It Called 'Wall Street'?
May 3 , 2010, by Denise Chow, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
As the drama of the civil fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs continues to unfold, all eyes are focused on Wall Street.
The reverberations from Goldman's public flogging at the hands of lawmakers and… View Full Article »
What Causes Corporate Greed?
April 28 , 2010, by Stuart Fox, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
While harmful business practices revealed by the SEC lawsuit and recent Congressional hearings make the heads of Goldman Sachs seem infected with a particularly virulent strain of greed. But it might be… View Full Article »
Why Does It Say 'In God We Trust' on Our Money?
April 22 , 2010, by Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The words "In God We Trust," a controversial phrase that some argue should be kept off of our currency, has appeared on all forms of U.S. money since 1963, although the history behind the motto dates back… View Full Article »
