New Jersey AG Pledges to Oppose President Trump and His “Unelected Billionaire” Elon Musk
TRENTON, N.J. — A coalition of 23 attorneys general, led by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James, is opposing efforts by the Trump administration…
Billionaire Founder Who Donated His Company To ‘Save The Planet’ Could Dodge Over $1 Billion In Taxes
Billionaire Founder Who Donated His Company To ‘Save The Planet’ Could Dodge Over $1 Billion In Taxes Jack McEvoy on September 16, 2022 Patagonia’s billionaire founder, Yvon Chouinard, is giving away his…
Czech billionaire ex-PM stands trial accused of EU subsidy fraud
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis stood trial on Monday over fraud accusations connected to a 2 million euro ($2 million) European Union subsidy that have marred his political…
Luxury Ranches? How America’s Booming Billionaire Class Is Changing the Face of the West
Luxury Ranches? How America’s Booming Billionaire Class Is Changing the Face of the West John Hugh DeMastri on August 23, 2022 The amount of land owned by the largest private landowners has…
Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87
By Claudia Cristoferi and Giulia Segreti MILAN -Italy’s Leonardo Del Vecchio, who rose from childhood poverty to build the eyewear empire that owns brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, has died at…
Pro-Israel Billionaire Spending Thousands To Unseat Rashida Tlaib Through PAC Tied To CNN Pundit
Pro-Israel Billionaire Spending Thousands To Unseat Rashida Tlaib Through PAC Tied To CNN Pundit Gabe Kaminsky on June 13, 2022 A billionaire hedge fund manager, who has contributed to pro-Israeli causes, has…
EU blacklists wife of Russian billionaire Melnichenko to curb bypassing sanctions
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Friday blacklisted Aleksandra Melnichenko, the wife of Andrey Melnichenko, a previously sanctioned Russian billionaire who Reuters revealed had reassigned his companies to her in a bid…
Australian billionaire Cannon-Brookes settles 11.3% stake buy in AGL Energy
(Reuters) – Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ firm Grok Ventures said on Wednesday it settled a 11.28% stake purchase in AGL Energy worth A$650 million ($455.33 million) with J.P. Morgan. Cannon-Brookes, the…
Russian tycoon Tinkov sells stake in TCS Group to billionaire Potanin
LONDON – Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov, who last week criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine, has sold his 35% stake in the company he founded to a firm controlled by Russian billionaire Vladimir…
Marketmind: Sold, to the billionaire at the back of the room
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. Billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion cash deal to buy Twitter lit a fire under tech stocks, and broader equity markets, stalling…
Billionaire CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Out Biden’s Weak Leadership
Billionaire CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Out Biden’s Weak Leadership Harry Wilmerding on April 4, 2022 JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s annual shareholder letter seemed to take a shot at President…
‘Challenges At Every Turn’: Billionaire CEO Warns Of Massive Risks For US Economy
‘Challenges At Every Turn’: Billionaire CEO Warns Of Massive Risks For US Economy Harry Wilmerding on April 4, 2022 JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer Jamie Dimon highlighted three potential risks facing the…
Billionaire investor launches board fight at Athira, wants CEO replaced
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON -Billionaire investor Richard (Ric) Kayne is seeking two board seats at Athira Pharma, arguing the biotech company needs a new chief executive officer to successfully guide its development…
Two SPACs backed by billionaire Ken Moelis withdraw U.S. IPO plans
– Two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) backed by billionaire investment banker Ken Moelis have withdrawn their plans for initial public offerings in the United States, according to regulatory filings on Wednesday.…
Russian billionaire Moshkovich cuts stake in Rusagro to below 50%
– Billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, the founder and top shareholder of Russia’s Rusagro, has cut his stake in the farming conglomerate to below 50%, the London-listed company said after he was terminated as…
Billionaire founder of Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao steps down as CEO
BEIJING – China’s Haidilao, which operates a chain of hotpot restaurants, said its billionaire founder Zhang Yong has stepped down as CEO and will shift his focus to long-term strategy planning. The…
Billionaire e-commerce mogul partners with SpaceX for 3 more crewed flights
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES – The billionaire e-commerce mogul who last year led the world’s first all-private space crew launched into orbit said on Monday he plans to help bankroll up…
China’s JD.com CEO joins billionaire charity rush with $2.3 billion share pledge
-JD.com founder and CEO Richard Liu will donate company shares worth about $2.34 billion to charity, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, adding to a list of similar philanthropic pledges from…
Czech billionaire set to accept Aareal takeover offer – source
BERLIN – Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is set to accept a takeover offer for Germany’s Aareal Bank from three financial investors, according to a source. The buyout group, which includes United States-based…
Tech Billionaire Elon Musk Unloads Another $1 Billion In Company Stock
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sold another roughly $1 billion in Tesla shares, nearing his apparent target of selling 10% of his stake in the electric car company. Musk sold 934,090 shares,…
Manchin Reportedly Told The White House He Supports A Billionaire Tax
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin told the White House last week that he was willing to endorse some type of billionaire tax in President Joe Biden’s domestic spending package before coming…
Billionaire With Massive Chinese Investments Says Communist Party Disappears People Because It’s ‘Like A Strict Parent’
A U.S. billionaire and hedge fund manager with massive investments in China defended the communist regime in response to queries about his decisions to invest in the country. Ray Dalio, manager of…
Left-Wing Billionaire Pierre Omidyar Is Funding An Anti-Facebook Campaign Targeting Online ‘Misinformation’
Left-wing billionaire Pierre Omidyar is funding a constellation of advocacy organizations and campaigns targeting tech giant Facebook for its alleged harms to users, including the proliferation of “hate speech” and “misinformation” on…
Elon Musk Dismisses Ron Wyden’s Billionaire Tax Idea With A Sex Joke
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk cracked a sex joke in response to a tweet from Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden calling for a tax on billionaires. Musk issued a Twitter poll Saturday in…
Manchin Objects To Dems’ Billionaire Tax, Saying They ‘Create A Lot Of Jobs’
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin came out against his party’s plan to tax billionaires in order to finance their social-spending package just hours after it was first released. “I don’t like…
George Soros Teams Up With Billionaire Who Backed Liberal Disinformation Efforts To Fund Anti-Disinformation Media Venture
Liberal tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, a funder of numerous disinformation projects, is backing a new media venture launched Tuesday that seeks to combat disinformation, according to a report. Hoffman, the founder of…
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