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"Bernard Arnault is now the richest man in the world, dethroning Tesla CEO Elon Musk after a continued decline in Tesla share price, according to Forbes."
"Bernard Arnault is now the richest man in the world, dethroning Tesla CEO Elon Musk after a continued decline in Tesla share price, according to Forbes."
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>"British-Egyptian activist says he will cease drinking, raising fears he may die while officials attend summit"
>"British-Egyptian activist says he will cease drinking, raising fears he may die while officials attend summit"
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>"The sudden effort to sell Chelsea F.C. by its billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, is a sign that the threat of sanctions is having an effect on wealthy Russians."
>"The sudden effort to sell Chelsea F.C. by its billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, is a sign that the threat of sanctions is having an effect on wealthy Russians."
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CNN: Taxing extreme wealth could lift 2.3 billion people out of poverty. >"These extreme inequalities are the preexisting condition that made our _...Read More_
CNN: Taxing extreme wealth could lift 2.3 billion people out of poverty. >"These extreme inequalities are the preexisting condition that made our _...Read More_
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"The charity, which is focused on combating global poverty, said the 10 wealthiest men's fortunes skyrocketed collectively from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion (€1.314 trillion), at a rate of around $1.3 billion per day."
"The charity, which is focused on combating global poverty, said the 10 wealthiest men's fortunes skyrocketed collectively from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion (€1.314 trillion), at a rate of around $1.3 billion per day."
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"For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year," the Tesla CEO tweeted on Monday."
"For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year," the Tesla CEO tweeted on Monday."
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>"Some very wealthy people give their money away in an attempt to burnish their reputations. Not the Tesla C.E.O."
>"Some very wealthy people give their money away in an attempt to burnish their reputations. Not the Tesla C.E.O."
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>"A dispute between Ron Wyden, the Democratic Senate Finance Committee chairman, and his hedge fund-manager son illustrates how the merely rich help the fabulously rich resist tax increases."
>"A dispute between Ron Wyden, the Democratic Senate Finance Committee chairman, and his hedge fund-manager son illustrates how the merely rich help the fabulously rich resist tax increases."
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>"Ex-diplomat claims string of failings within department led to ‘people being left to die at the hands of the Taliban’"
>"Ex-diplomat claims string of failings within department led to ‘people being left to die at the hands of the Taliban’"
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>"Hui Ka Yan's net worth is about $7.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Evergrande's debt is $300 billion."
>"Hui Ka Yan's net worth is about $7.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Evergrande's debt is $300 billion."
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Critics of wealth redistribution further point out that aid allocation is often heavily influenced by politics and is thus prone to corruption. Others also note that much of the wealth that the rich possess is in the form of capital goods _...Read More_
Critics of wealth redistribution further point out that aid allocation is often heavily influenced by politics and is thus prone to corruption. Others also note that much of the wealth that the rich possess is in the form of capital goods _...Read More_
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>"Musk was responding to a plea from the UN World Food Programme's director, who recently said $6 billion could save 42 million people from starvation."
>"Musk was responding to a plea from the UN World Food Programme's director, who recently said $6 billion could save 42 million people from starvation."
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>"New proposals would fund social and climate programs by tapping billionaires’ unrealized gains and by ensuring that the biggest companies cannot avoid income taxes altogether."
>"New proposals would fund social and climate programs by tapping billionaires’ unrealized gains and by ensuring that the biggest companies cannot avoid income taxes altogether."
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>"The plan stakes out new territory by putting levies on unrealized gains in the value of billionaires’ liquid assets, such as stocks, bonds and cash."
>"The plan stakes out new territory by putting levies on unrealized gains in the value of billionaires’ liquid assets, such as stocks, bonds and cash."