California's Billionaire Ballot: The Good, Bad, And Ugly
Populist governor Hiram Johnson gave Californians the ballot initiative one hundred and one years ago to combat the stranglehold of wealthy scions over the statehouse.www.huffingtonpost.com
BP, Billionaires Plan to Sell Control of TNK-BP to Rosneft
The billionaires, represented by the AAR group, are seeking to sell their 50 percent holding to Rosneft for $28 billion, one person said, asking not to be identified before a transaction is done.www.businessweek.com
Alleged Daughter Of Mexican Billionaire Druglord El Chapo Guzman Arrested ...
A woman claiming to be the pregnant daughter of the world's most powerful druglord has been arrested in California. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 29, was charged Monday with fraud and misuse of visas, after being arrested at the San Ysidro ...www.forbes.com
Billionaire Peterffy Says $1.9 Billion Taxes Support Poor
Thomas Peterffy, the 68-year-old billionaire funding anti-socialism commercials, said he helps the needy by paying his tax bill.www.businessweek.com
Chinese Billionaires Multiply like Rabbits?
On September 24th, Hurun, the premier magazine about and for China's uber-wealthy, published its annual "rich list" of the 1,000 wealthiest people born and bred in mainland China.www.huffingtonpost.com
Direct Democracy, for Billionaires
Over a century ago, progressive reformers were deeply worried about how wealthy interests had hijacked American politics -- populating state legislatures with cronies who did as they told and otherwise steamrolling the will of the people.www.policyshop.net
Tycoon's Son Set To Drill For Oil In Bono's Backyard
What would happen if an oil company tried to drill for oil off the coast of Malibu, California, within eyeshot of Hollywood stars' mansions?www.forbes.com
The Teacher vs. The Billionaire
It's not often that a public school teacher gets the chance to debate a billionaire "reformer" about the future of education.www.counterpunch.org
How China's Self-Made Women Billionaires Earned Their Fortunes
What's amazing is how young, relatively speaking, most of the Chinese women billionaires are. Five out of the six are in their forties.www.forbes.com
The billionaires next door
But even when he dresses down, a billionaire inhabits a world apart. A little more than a decade ago, I asked Mikhail Khodorkovsky, at that moment the richest man in Russia (and, as it happens, also someone who favored casual clothes and lived in a ...blogs.reuters.com
Koch Brothers Among US Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to ...
A new exposé raises alarming questions about the ability of corporations to influence the voting decisions of their employees. In an article published by "In These Times" magazine, labor journalist Mike Elk examines the contents of a voter information ...www.democracynow.org
New York Times: California Ballot Initiatives, Born in Populism, Now Come From ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Next month, California voters will be asked to consider 11 ballot propositions whose passage would carry the full force of law, an exercise in direct democracy that traces back to the Progressive Era of the early 20th century.uprisingradio.org
The Running of the Billionaires
The swarm of private planes descending on Miami each December, the feeding frenzy of bloated billionaires (See it! Like it!www.vanityfair.com
A Billionaire's Entrepreneur Ideas and Small Business Tips
Small business owners and entrepreneurs, check out Richard Branson's new book. If you're anything like me, you'll find a new level of inspiration at the lifestyle and think-like-an-entrepreneur ideas inside Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You ...work.lifegoesstrong.com
Billionaires get 'low income' tax breaks in NYC condo tower
The billionaires paying more than $90 million for top apartments at the new One57 tower in New York have some very special amenities.bottomline.nbcnews.com
Re-Inventing the Billionaire: Work for the Dream Instead of the Green
So what are the implications of having a new definition for billionaire? For starters, Forbes will have to introduce a new annual billionaire's 400 rankings. For those with immense financial wealth who have done little to make a difference, you are ...www.forbes.com
World's Billionaire Club Grows; Ultra Millionaires Lose Money
Despite this contraction in affluence, Wealth-X says the total wealth of UHNWIs worldwide still surpassed the combined GDP of the United States and China by $3.5 trillion.www.worldpropertychannel.com
Chinese Property Billionaires Lose $3.87 billion On Housing Curbs
Among the 16 property billionaires who made it to Forbes' list of China's 100 Richest, eight have recorded a decrease in their fortunes in the past year, a combined $3.87 billion drop, or 16%.www.forbes.com
US billionaire Koch sued by exec claiming he was held captive
William Koch held a senior executive of his Oxbow energy company captive for almost two days after discovering his concerns about a plan to avoid U.S.business.financialpost.com
Vodka Billionaire Spooking Bondholders on Talks: Poland Credit
Central European Distribution Corp. (CDC)'s borrowing costs are hitting a four-week high on concern revived takeover talks with Russian billionaire Roustam Tariko will result in less favorable terms for the Polish vodka maker. The yield on CEDC's 430 ...www.bloomberg.com
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