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Will Elon Musk become US President? Trump says it's not happening, explains why

US President-elect Donald Trump dismissed speculation that billionaire Elon Musk would take over the presidency, saying "it was not happening" and cited constitutional rules of being born in the country to hold the top post, NBC News reported. Musk, the world's richest person, was born in South Africa and has been tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Government …

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George Soros is back in news as Tharoor, Hardeep Puri spar over 2009 dinner with the billionaire in US

New Indian Express

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words over a 2009 dinner hosted by Puri at his residence in New York which was attended by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros. Shashi Tharoor had mentioned meeting George Soros at Puri's residence in New York. Puri claimed that it was Tharoor, who was then …

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4 days, 7 hours ago

Who is Dan Friedkin, Everton’s new American billionaire owner?

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy AS Roma owner Dan Friedkin has finally bought …

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have dinner with Trump in Mar-a-Lago weeks after Washington Post refused to endorse election candidate

Daily Mail

Billionaire Jeff Bezos was spotted strolling into Mar-a-Lago Wednesday evening to enjoy a dinner with President-elect Donald Trump. Billionaire Jeff Bezos was spotted strolling into Mar-a-Lago Wednesday evening to enjoy a dinner with President-elect Donald Trump The Amazon founder arrived with his fiancee Lauren Sanchez Trump at Mar-a-Lago last night when he hosted a dinner with billionaire Jeff Bezos Bezos' …

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Everton confirm takeover by American billionaire Dan Friedkin

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Friedkin Group have completed their takeover of …

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Billionaire newspaper owner slaps major new restrictions on anti-Trump editorials: report

Raw Story

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, has reportedly implemented even more stringent rules against running editorials criticizing President-elect Donald Trump. An internal memo signed by LA Times opinion page staffers and obtained by journalist Oliver Darcy claims that Soon-Shiong has barred op-eds that are critical of Trump unless the paper runs a separate editorial that gives …

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Royal Mail sold to Czech billionaire: Kretinsky secures iconic institution’s future in Britain

Firstpost

The historic Royal Mail, tracing a history back to the reign of Henry VIII in the 1500s, is set all set to change hands as it will be sold to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. However, Royal Mail’s headquarters and tax residency will remain in the United Kingdom for at least five years Royal Mail, a historic institution dating back to …

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UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire

Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s government gave the go-ahead Monday for the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its 500-year history. Authorities confirmed Monday that the 3.6 billion-pound takeover of Royal Mail’s owner, International Distribution Services, by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP …

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Billionaire blues for Ambani, Adani as networth slips below $100 billion

India Today

'What goes up, must come down', for Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, this couldn’t ring truer at this point of time. Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, who head Reliance Industries and the Adani Group respectively, are facing challenges that have impacted their fortunes and the performance of their companies. MUKESH AMBANI’S WEALTH DROPS BELOW $100 BILLION Mukesh Ambani’s net worth, …

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Billionaire owner of Mango fashion empire dies in mountain accident

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The founder of the fashion …

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Why can't we fund universal public goods? Report blames billionaire Nepo babies

Raw Story

The children of the richest families in the U.S. are well-known for spending their vast wealth on frivolous luxuries—constructing a replica of a medieval church on their acres of property, in the case of banking heir Timothy Mellon, or starting a brand of T-shirts described by one critic as "terrible beyond your wildest imagination," as Wyatt Koch, nephew of Republican …

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'Neither a billionaire nor attorney': How Trump 'apparently inflated' aide's resumé

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Lebanon-born businessman Massad Boulos — whose son Michael Boulos is married to his daughter Tiffany Trump — as a senior adviser on Middle Eastern affairs. Newsham adds that Massad Boulos "doesn't run" the company Boulos Enterprises, according to "several former employees and its actual boss, Boulos Boulos." "A due-diligence report for Boulos Enterprises Ltd. created …

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What Billionaire Frank McCourt Would Actually Do With TikTok

Wired

TikTok’s future in the United States is murkier than ever after a federal appeals court upheld a law last week that could force the app to sell its US operations or be banned as early as January 19. One possibility is that president-elect Donald Trump could find a way to “save” the beloved platform come January, something he promised to …

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Elon Musk wore same suit everyday, couldn't afford another: Mother Maye's post

India Today

Maye Musk, the mother of billionaire Elon Musk, reflected on a time when her family lived modestly, sharing a glimpse into the financial struggles they faced decades ago. In response to a photo of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared on X, with the caption “Elon Musk in 1990,” Maye Musk recalled the circumstances surrounding the image. A dietitian and …

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Busted: NY Times exposes Trump's 'billionaire' adviser as just an obscure truck salesman

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump generated controversy when he tapped Massad Boulos, the Lebanese-American father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany, to a key role in Middle East advisory policy, raising a fresh wave of criticism about how he awards government roles to members of his family. That's because, although Boulos has long been rumored to be a fabulously wealthy financier, possibly a billionaire, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

TikTok's Future in the US Is Unclear. We Check Back in With the Billionaire Who Wants to Save It

Wired

TikTok is officially on the chopping block, friends. Through his Project Liberty initiative, he has made what he’s called a “people’s bid,” bringing together a variety of investors and groups that share in his vision of a more open web. To achieve this, he’d apply Project Liberty’s Decentralized Social Networking Protocol, or DSNP, to TikTok. McCourt has had conversations with …

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Trump floats plan to let billionaire polluters 'bribe their way' past regulations

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday floated a legally dubious proposal to let corporations and individuals who invest $1 billion or more in the U.S. bypass regulations, a scheme that environmental groups and government watchdogs said underscores the corrupt intentions of the incoming administration. The Associated Pressnoted Tuesday that Trump's push to let large investors evade regulations would itself likely run …

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Why billionaire George Soros is being linked to Sonia-Rahul and Modi's economic advisor

India Today

The air in Parliament was heavy with tension, a brewing storm that had nothing to do with legislative debates or public welfare. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has gone so far as to accuse the Congress of using Soros’s financial support for its political campaigns, questioning whether Soros-funded initiatives indirectly aided Rahul Gandhi’s activities. BJP MP Sambit Patra has called the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Who is Nick Candy? The billionaire husband of Holly Valance named Reform UK’s new treasurer

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage has secured the support of billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy, …

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Viral post of American billionaire sparks debate as 5-star Delhi hotels promote AQI | Check details

India TV News

After Diwali, for a few weeks, the air of Delhi becomes so poisonous that it becomes difficult to breathe. The 5-star hotels in the national capital have started the initiative of providing clean air in the room as a service. The hotel offers to provide clean air American billionaire Bryan Johnson has shared a picture of a signboard of The …

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Donald Trump's billionaire cabinet: Who are the big names apart from Elon Musk

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States next month but his cabinet is already taking shape. Donald Trump's inner circle feeling ‘iced out’ due to his close bond with Elon Musk. According to a report in Axios, prominent names in the cabinet include Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, Education …

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Tom Cruise is not a billionaire despite a decades-long successful career in Hollywood. Here’s why

Live Mint

Tom Cruise has enjoyed decades of success in Hollywood — being paid as much as $100 million for a single film. Despite the many starring roles and producer credits to his name, the actor leads a somewhat nomadic lifestyle far away for the ‘billionaire club’ occupied by his peers. “After all the hits and all the starring roles, the economics …

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Billionaire Jeff Bezos wants to 'help' Trump gut regulations

Raw Story

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday expressed his optimism about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's next term and suggested he would "help" the Republican gut regulations. I'm very hopeful about this—he seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation," Bezos told The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin during the newspaper's DealBook Summit. After complaining about the burden …

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THIS billionaire is saving $8 billion in taxes. It’s not Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk

Live Mint

The world's ultra-rich often come up with unique financial strategies to avoid taxes. And in adopting strategies to reduce tax burden, the world's richest men like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are not alone, reports show. However, the ‘ideal’ scenario may not transform into reality as the 61-year-old founder would pass on most of his savings to his family, essentially …

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Will Elon Musk become US President? Trump says it's not happening, explains why

George Soros is back in news as Tharoor, Hardeep Puri spar over 2009 dinner with the billionaire in US

Who is Dan Friedkin, Everton’s new American billionaire owner?

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have dinner with Trump in Mar-a-Lago weeks after Washington Post refused to endorse election candidate

Everton confirm takeover by American billionaire Dan Friedkin

Billionaire newspaper owner slaps major new restrictions on anti-Trump editorials: report

Royal Mail sold to Czech billionaire: Kretinsky secures iconic institution’s future in Britain

UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire

Billionaire blues for Ambani, Adani as networth slips below $100 billion

Billionaire owner of Mango fashion empire dies in mountain accident

Why can't we fund universal public goods? Report blames billionaire Nepo babies

'Neither a billionaire nor attorney': How Trump 'apparently inflated' aide's resumé

What Billionaire Frank McCourt Would Actually Do With TikTok

Elon Musk wore same suit everyday, couldn't afford another: Mother Maye's post

Busted: NY Times exposes Trump's 'billionaire' adviser as just an obscure truck salesman

TikTok's Future in the US Is Unclear. We Check Back in With the Billionaire Who Wants to Save It

Trump floats plan to let billionaire polluters 'bribe their way' past regulations

Why billionaire George Soros is being linked to Sonia-Rahul and Modi's economic advisor

Who is Nick Candy? The billionaire husband of Holly Valance named Reform UK’s new treasurer

Viral post of American billionaire sparks debate as 5-star Delhi hotels promote AQI | Check details

Donald Trump's billionaire cabinet: Who are the big names apart from Elon Musk

Tom Cruise is not a billionaire despite a decades-long successful career in Hollywood. Here’s why

Billionaire Jeff Bezos wants to 'help' Trump gut regulations

THIS billionaire is saving $8 billion in taxes. It’s not Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk