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• Burberry Profit Rises 14% Helped by China Demand Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:24 AM ET

  

  British luxury group Burberry posted a 14 percent rise in full-year pretax profit and said profit for the first half of its new fiscal year would be below last year's as it reduces its wholesale business in favor of retail markets.

• What Does the IRS Notice?  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 4:44 PM ET

  

  Consider any information posted online to be public when it comes to your tax return, reports CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis.

• Rep. Yoder: Need Independent Investigation Into IRS  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 4:44 PM ET

  

  Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) shares his reaction to news the IRS targeted conservative groups. "Americans are expecting Congress and the Federal Government to get to the bottom of this, and to make sure this never happens again," he says.

• Tumblr’s David Karp ‘Never About the Money’: Dad Monday, 20 May 2013 | 2:38 PM ET

  

  David Karp stands to make more than $200 million on the sale of his Tumblr blogging site to Yahoo. But his father tells CNBC that money doesn’t motivate the young entrepreneur.

• Winner Claims $590.5 Million Powerball Ticket  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 10:37 AM ET

  

  One small Florida town is buzzing over its newest millionaire, reports NBC's Kerry Sanders.

• The Auditing of America's Wealthy  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:41 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Robert Frank has been looking at IRS audits and has found some troubling trends. Frank VanderSloot, Melaleuca CEO 7 founder, shares his thoughts about his own situation.

• 'Little Pastry Chef' to Bring Millions at Auction Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:01 PM ET

  

  There will likely be nothing working class about the new owner of Chaim Soutine's "Little Pastry Chef," one of the painter's series of works depicting anonymous Parisian workers.

• Is Tax Reform on the Way?  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  

  How tax reform could get stalled by IRS-Gate, with CNBC's John Harwood. Representatives want to simplify the tax code and make it more transparent.

• What's Zuckerberg Worth?  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  The CEO of Facebook has seen his personal wealth fluctuate between a high of $19.14 billion to a low of $8.92 billion over the past year, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Howard Stern Buys $52 Million Palm Beach House  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:24 AM ET

  

  The talk radio personality has reportedly bought a piece of oceanfront property that is the highest dollar deal recorded this year in the tony Florida town.

• Huge Diamond Sold at Auction for $26.7 Million Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:29 PM ET

  

  A huge diamond unearthed in Botswana commanded an unearthly price of $26.7 million from Christie's auction house Wednesday amid the spring ritual of well-heeled bidders flocking or phoning in to Geneva's luxury sales.

• Trend or Stunt? Maserati Smashed in China...Again Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:31 AM ET

  

  A wealthy Chinese businessman hired a crew to smash his Maserati with sledgehammers to protest poor customer service, but the story is similar to another incident. Is this a trend or a stunt?

• OMG! Giant 'Rock' Sells for $26 Million  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:58 AM ET

  

  "Big Mike", the giant, 101-carat, flawless diamond got a record-breaking bid, and a new name, reports CNBC's Simon Hobbs.

• Art Bubble About to Pop?  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 2:41 PM ET

  

  The art auctions in New York this week are fetching some huge prices, with CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Art Market Is '100 Percent a Bubble': Novogratz Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 2:04 PM ET

  

  Michael Novogratz of Fortress Investment Group said the art market is "100 percent a bubble," and he predicts it will be the next gold.

• Record Auction at Sotheby's  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 7:45 AM ET

  

  Sales at Sotheby's contemporary art auction totaled $293,587,000, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Chinese Rich Pouring Into Vineyards  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 6:27 AM ET

  

  Wealthy Chinese looking for good real estate investments are finding them in vineyards, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

• Wealthy Pour More Money Into Vineyards Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 6:56 AM ET

  

  The world's wealthy are pouring more of their fortunes into prime vineyards, and brokers say demand is rising for raw acreage as well, prompting Christie's to start a new real estate service.

• 'No Stent For You!': Santelli  Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:53 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli worries that when it comes to Obamacare, the IRS will use political tests to determine who gets health care. (3:12)

• Is the IRS Actually Targeting the Wealthy?  Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:47 AM ET

  

  The Internal Revenue Service may be watching the very rich, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.