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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.

Tough times are helping Americans rediscover our local natural treasures.

New report says that the U.S. did not crack the top 10.

The recession has reshaped the singles scene--for the better in many places.

Twenty spots where it's hardest to make ends meet.