Money
There's a Three-Way Tie for World’s Most Expensive City
A new survey comparing the cost of more than 160 items in each city found that Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong were the priciest
New Exhibition Highlights Story of the Richest Man Who Ever Lived
Read about Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, who once disrupted Egypt's economy just by passing through
Rome's Mayor Says Coins Tossed Into Trevi Fountain Will Still Go to Poor
Controversy erupted earlier this week about who was getting the funds from the 18th-century masterpiece
Rochester's 150-Year-Old Historical Society Hit Hard by Lack of Funding
The institution, which houses such precious relics as clothing worn by Susan B. Anthony, has furloughed its staff and suspended its programming
Why the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan Persists
The mythical female pope is back in the news as an academic uses medieval coins to look for physical evidence of her reign
Silver Coins Lead to One of the Earliest Roman Sites in Yorkshire
The dig site found by metal detectorists 3 years ago appears to be a high-status homestead that once had two villas
"Time Banking" Is Catching On In the Digital World
Apps that allow users to pay for services in redeemable credits instead of cash are helping to build communities
$2 Million in World War II-Era Cash Found Under Floor of Churchill's Tailor
The 30 bundles of £1 and £5 notes were likely stashed away amidst wartime uncertainty
The Mining Millionaire Americans Couldn’t Help But Love
Unlike the other one-percenters of his age, John Mackay gained his countrymen’s admiration. But in an ironic twist, it means he’s little known today
How Come U.S. Currency Never Changes Its Face and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
The Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation May Have to Auction Off Precious Artifacts
A bloodstained pair of gloves, which the president wore on the night of his assassination, is among the relics that could be sold to pay off a hefty loan
Greenland's Ice Provides a Year-By-Year Account of the Roman Empire's Economy
A new study finds that lead levels from Roman silver production rise and fall in relation to the Empire's political and economic changes
A 1938 Nazi Law Forced Jews to Register Their Wealth—Making It Easier to Steal
Eighty years ago, the edict marked a turning point in the Nazi party’s efforts to push Jews out of the German economy
What Made Oscar Tschirky the King of Gilded Age New York
During his long tenure as maître d’ at the famed Waldorf Hotel, Oscar had the city’s elite at his fingertips
This Exhibition Uses $586 to Tell the Story of American Eviction
The amount is around what one of the subjects of sociologist Matthew Desmond’s book 'Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City' made in one month
The True Story of “Trust,” Yet Another Interpretation of the Getty Kidnapping
Writers of the FX program have a much different spin than the recent movie on the same subject matter
What the Founding Fathers' Money Problems Can Teach Us About Bitcoin
The challenges faced by the likes of Ben Franklin have a number of parallels to today’s cryptocurrency boom
15th-Century Pot of Gold (and Silver) Found in the Netherlands
Archaeologists say the coins can shed light on a little-known period of Dutch history
The Archaeology of Wealth Inequality
Researchers trace the income gap back more than 11,000 years
Five Questions You Should Have About Amazon's New AI-Powered Store
Will it destroy retail as we know it? Is it spying on you? Will it weaken your resolve not to buy that $8 gourmet chocolate bar?
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