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"Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf's films earn a profit of $81 for every dollar spent on his salary, according to a new ranking from Forbes.[Photo/Agencies]For the second straight year, "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck with women claiming five of the top 10 spots compared to zero last year.Anne Hathaway's films earn $64 in profit for every dollar of her salary.[Photo/Agencies]Based on the financial news site's own calculations, fo..

From left: America's Best Jewelers panelists Patrick Slavenburg, Rex Solomon, moderator Whitney Sielaff, Daniel Gordon and Brian Reid Alter.Las Vegas--Kicking off the America's Best Jewelers program at Couture on Thursday morning, jewelers and online media specialists from Texas to the Netherlands shared their best practices for social networking. National Jeweler Editorial Director Whitney Sielaff moderated the discussion, which featured panelists Patrick Slavenburg, co-founder of Farlang.com..

President Barack Obama speaks behind the helmet and weapon of one of the fallen soldiers during the III Corps and Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony November 10, 2009.[Agencies]SINGAPORE - U.S. President Barack Obama can add another accolade to his already long list of awards after being named the world's most powerful person in an inaugural ranking by Forbes magazine.Obama, whose popularity at home and abroad has boosted the image of the United States according to numerous surveys, topped the list t..

General view of the Louvre Museum in Paris, August 6, 2007.PARIS - Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software.Although Microsoft had a head start promoting its new Windows operating system in France, Apple has placed its first store in a prized position in the bowels of the Louvre museum's "Carrousel" shopping center.Both companies have large operations in F..

A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles October 13, 2009.NEW YORK - Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and mobile phones are not isolating people but enhancing their social worlds, according to a U.S. survey.The survey was sparked by a 2006 study by U.S. sociologists who argued technology is advancing a trend seen since 1985 -- Americans becoming more socially isolated, their social networks shrinking, and the diversity of their contacts decreasing.But the study by ..