Self-made petrol station tycoons in £6.5bn bid for Asda

Two self-made billionaire brothers from North of England stun City by moving into pole position to buy Asda By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:21 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 28 September 2020 Two self-made billionaire brothers from the North of England have stunned the City by moving into pole … Read more

US tech tycoons scoop £141bn stock market bonanza

Tech tycoons scoop £141bn stock market bonanza: Bezos, Musk, Ballmer and Zuckerberg see their personal fortunes surge By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 21 July 2020 Five of America’s richest tech billionaires have added nearly £22billion to their fortunes in a single day – … Read more

Cat dubbed the ‘Beast of Billionaire’s Row’ may be EATING tycoons’ pets to survive, neighbour claims

A big cat dubbed the ‘Beast of Billionaire’s Row’ savaged a kitten and may be feeding on tycoons’ pets to stay alive, a neighbour has claimed. Kate Blackmore believes the animal, which sparked a huge police response involving armed officers and a helicopter this week, has been terrorising the wealthy north London neighbourhood for as … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Forex group Finablr flounders after tycoon’s shares pledge

On a strong day for the stock market, forex group Finablr stood out for all the wrong reasons. It lost more than a quarter of its value after it emerged billionaire majority owner BR Shetty had pledged 392m shares, or 56 per cent of the company, to refinance debts related to the acquisition of Travelex in … Read more

Covid winners: The tech tycoons & money men making a mint

It is an iron rule on financial markets that no matter how awful a crisis may be, someone, somewhere, is making a profit.  The current pandemic is no exception – so meet the money men and tech tycoons who are coronavirus winners. THE TECH TYCOONS Jeff Bezos Amazon is expected to report profits of more … Read more

Britain’s tycoons are living lives of luxury in Monaco but you’re paying furloughed staff’s wages 

Super-rich tycoons living in the tax haven of Monaco are using millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ cash to pay the wages of the staff in their UK companies. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday today reveals how firms headed by businessmen enjoying a luxury lifestyle on the French Riviera are receiving huge amounts … Read more

Airline tycoons told to cough up: Ministers say shareholders must pay

Airline tycoons told to cough up: Ministers say shareholders must contribute in bailout By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 Airline tycoons will have to put their hands in their pockets if they want a bail out, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Greedy tycoons who let us down

The public response for volunteers to assist the NHS has been remarkable. A real tribute to the profound community spirit engendered by the health emergency.  Many corporations also are responding in the right way. Ineos with sanitiser production.  Barclays by waiving overdraft charges until the end of April, is doing the right thing on this … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Save the airlines but don’t let tycoons profit

The airline industry can be accused of many sins.  It is infested with brassy billionaires, such as the avaricious Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of EasyJet, and the egregious Sir Richard Branson.  It is responsible for pollution that is poisoning the planet.  Customer service is sometimes woeful and industrial relations, wherever the main fault lies, … Read more

Superyacht aimed at Silicon Valley tycoons comes with a 360-degree imaging system and glass atrium

Calling all Silicon Valley tycoons – this could be the superyacht for you. Because it’s brimming with tech. The concept, called Stormbreaker, is aimed at ‘tech-focused explorers’ and comes with a 360-degree imaging system as well as state-of-the-art communications. And the ‘razor-sharp’ design also features stunning interiors including a jaw-dropping glass atrium at the heart … Read more