Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year, the media company said on Tuesday. The ranks of the ultra-wealthy are expanding after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic upended world economies and threatened the livelihoods of people across the … Read more
A fifth of Britain’s wealthiest people are TURNED DOWN for mortgages despite having hundreds of thousands in the bank Not having a monthly pay slip means they struggle with ‘tick box’ applications Wealthy individuals also have issues applying for overdrafts and credit cards The problem has become worse, according to survey by a mortgage provider … Read more
The Government’s tax gurus have drawn up a blueprint to raise a ‘substantial’ amount from the wealthiest taxpayers with a capital gains tax overhaul that would hit stock market investments, second homes and buy-to-lets. A report into how sales are taxed floats a number of ways to rake in extra cash, including hiking capital gain … Read more
The wealthiest mandarin in Whitehall: How Boris’s covid guru Sir Patrick Vallance took a £600,000 pay cut to join government but bought a £1.8million house in cash (and is now set for another windfall – thanks to a £600,000 stake in vaccine search company) By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 18:17 BST, 25 September 2020 … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is once again the richest person in the world, despite his divorce last year which cost him a quarter of his stake in the tech giant. Bezos, 56 – who founded the e-commerce company out of his basement in Seattle, Washington in 1994 – is worth $113billion today, only a $18billion … Read more
Wealthy adults ‘can expect to live an additional NINE years free of any disability compared to their poorest counterparts’ After their 50th birthday, richest men in society lived for 31 years disability free That’s compared to 23 years enjoyed by poor men, according to the UCL study Rich women lived 33 ‘healthy’ years, by contrast … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more