UBS sees shift in new billionaires away from entrepreneurs to inherited wealth
ZURICH Billionaires increased in numbers and overall wealth last year, Swiss bank UBS said on Thursday, with the
2023-11-30 16:25
Analysis-As Aussie magnates gatecrash lithium deals, bankers get creative
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE Australian mining moguls who have gatecrashed the country's recent international lithium deals have pushed
2023-11-15 13:48
Billionaires pay almost no tax. A global levy of just 2% could raise $250 billion
Governments should open a new front in the international clampdown on tax evasion with a global minimum tax on billionaires, which could raise $250 billion annually, the EU Tax Observatory said on Monday.
2023-10-23 18:58
Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion, second largest prize in the lottery's history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize in the lottery's history.
2023-10-10 13:25
Charles Feeney, retail entrepreneur who gave $8 billion to charity, dies at 92
Charles "Chuck" Feeney, a retail entrepreneur and investor who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune and then gave it all away, has died. He was 92.
2023-10-10 06:58
$1.55 billion Powerball Jackpot is up for grabs in Monday night's drawing
The Powerball jackpot swelled to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night's drawing after weeks with no grand prize winner.
2023-10-09 14:00
Birkenstock could be worth $10 billion
There's big money in trendy sandals.
2023-10-03 22:29
Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.20 billion for Wednesday's drawing
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.20 billion after no ticket matched all numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night's drawing.
2023-10-03 13:58
Feeling lucky? A $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs in tonight's drawing
Get your tickets ready: An estimated $1.04 billion dollar jackpot could be yours in Monday night's Powerball drawing.
2023-10-02 18:26
Even 1.4 billion people can't fill all of China's vacant homes, ex-official admits
Even China's population of 1.4 billion would not be enough to fill all the empty apartments littered across the country, a former official said on Saturday, in a rare public critique of the country's crisis-hit property market.
2023-09-24 09:54
US plans to monitor $6bn to Iran. Experts are sceptical
Washington says it can police how Tehran uses the prisoner swap windfall. Analysts aren't so sure.
2023-09-19 06:24
China insurance boss sentenced in finance crackdown
Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caught up in the crackdown.
2023-09-13 12:23