DAVOS, Switzerland – The number of billionaires should be reduced by half by 2030 through higher taxes and other policies to make the world more equal, Oxfam said Monday as global elites meet in Davos. Bloomberg/File The aid group made its plea as the Swiss Alpine village hosts political...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday eight crew members who will join him for a journey around the Moon planned for 2023 on a SpaceX rocket that is still under development. In this file photo taken on January 07, 2022 Japanese billionaire Yusaku...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is keen on crafting a law that would impose additional tax on the country’s richest individuals noting how many of them are not even included in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) top income taxpayers. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian, who is poised to...
Aspiring president Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao on Friday gave an assurance that at least five foreign billionaires will invest in the country if he wins in the upcoming elections. Pacquiao said this will be part of his efforts to revive the country's economy by allowing more businessmen to...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Thursday said he will begin transferring technology to make COVID-19 and cancer vaccines in South Africa. Patrick Soon Shiong (David Paul Morris Bloomberg) The South African-born and now United States-based doctor, provided...
Singer and businesswoman Rihanna is worth a whopping $1.7 billion, Forbes said Wednesday, making her one of the richest woman musicians on the planet. The R&B songstress parlayed success in the singles charts into a huge make-up and fashion empire, with earnings that now dwarf those of other...
SPACEPORT AMERICA, United States –  British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the ''experience of a lifetime'' – and one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism. The mission's success allowed...
