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Rupert Murdoch is more powerful than the pope. In its inaugural list of the world's most powerful people, Forbes has the News Corp. chief at No. 7. Topping the list is President Obama, followed by China president Jintao Hu, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

We’re always interested in understanding the habits, preferences, and future trends of Twitter and its users. For example, we were fascinated by a report listing the most engaging celebrities on Twitter, and by a new site that analyzes the 50 hottest brands on Twitter on a daily basis.

Ever since Twitter announced it is working on a new Lists feature a month ago, users and developers have been awaiting its broad rollout.

Pop star is No. 3 on Forbes' list of dead celebrity earnings.

Meet the top-performing, publicly held up-and-comers. Small fry got smacked hard in year two of the Great Recession: 42% of the companies in the Russell 2000 small-company index lost money in the last 12 months, versus 22% for those in the S&P 500. Still, enough winners emerged to ease the sector's overall pain. The Russell was up 8%, the S&P 6%.

A list of 100 hotels, culled from readers’ suggestions, that represent some of the best bargains for travelers headed to one of 14 European cities in the next few months.

Landscapes are usually associated with rolling hills and lush meadows, the tranquil quiet broken only by occasional birdsong. Not these landscapes...

It's easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years ago: the impossibly blue water, the year-round sunshine, a lifestyle so laid-back that every day is like a Jimmy Buffett lyric. What Mortimer didn't anticipate was falling in love – and then getting divorced less than two years after taking her wedding vows.

Residents of Swiss financial center Zurich know that their country has more to offer than world-class chocolate and precision watches. They can now brag that, on the whole, they earn more than anyone in the world. Zurich-dwellers rake in $22.60 per hour in average net pay, according to a wage survey released August 19. The runner-up city is less than 200 miles southwest: Geneva, where jobs pay $20.40 per hour.

It isn't necessarily advisable to visit any of these areas. But then again, if you're willing to take the risk, you'll see places most people will never have the guts to visit.