Warren
Buffett Becomes the Richest Man in the World
2008
Billionaire
Investor Warren Buffett Becomes World's
Richest Man |
Warren
Buffett has become the richest man in the
world according to the Forbes business magazine
which ranks the billionaires of the world
each year. The famous stock market investor
has long been denied the number position
by his friend and bridge playing partner
Bill Gates.
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Virgin
Atlantic's Biofuel Flight
Richard
Branson's Virgin Atlantic Historic Biofuel
Flight |
Richard
Branson's Virgin
Atlantic has flown a 747 jumbo jet from
London's Heathrow airport to Amsterdam using
a small percentage of biofuels to power
the Boeing plane. The Boeing 747 had three
of its four fuel tanks filled with normal
jet fuel, while the fourth tank was filled
with 80% jet fuel and 20% coconut and babassu
palm oil. So the flight was far from being
an environmentally friendly experience,
but it was the first flight of its kind
by a commercial airline.
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Richest
40 Hong Kong People 2008
Richest
40 People in Hong Kong 08 Review |
The
former British colony of Hong Kong which
was returned to the communist China in 1997
is now home to some of the richest people
in Asia and the world. The inaugural Forbes
list of Hong Kong's 40 richest people is
a list of billionaires, with mere multimillionaires
nowhere to be seen. Like many places around
the world it is no longer enough to be a
multimillionaire, as you now have to be
a billionaire to be at the top of the money
heap.
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Fifteen
Richest Fictional People in 2007
Richest
Fictional Characters Review |
Both
Carlos Slim and Scrooge McDuck have had
extremely profitable years in 2007. The
former because of the surging share price
of his massive share holdings and the latter
because of the surging price of gold. The
wealthy duck has hoarded all of his ever
growing pile of gold coins and bullion and
now has an estimated net worth of $28.8
billion. His strategy of buying and hoarding
has paid off, with an almost threefold increase
in wealth over the past year, and the title
of the richest fictional character from
the Forbes business magazine.
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Richest
400 Americans 2007
400
Richest Americans 2007 Review |
The
Forbes 400 richest Americans list has been
released for 2007. The magazine has proven
that the American rich are getting richer
and that being a billionaire is no longer
enough for a place in the top four hundred
wealthiest Americans.
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Most
Powerful Women in the World Review 2007
Review
of the Most Powerful Women in the World |
The
chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel has
topped the Forbes list of 100 powerful women
for the second year in a row. Not only is
she in control of the large European country
of Germany, but she is also using her power
to tackle difficult issues. Merkel set a
challenging target to cut carbon emissions
in Europe and argued her case successfully
with G-8 leaders. The powerful German woman
has an approval rating in her home country
of 75%, even after raising taxes.
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World's
Best Brands Review 2007
Review
of the Best Global Brands for 2007 |
For
the seventh consecutive year the number
one brand in the world is the brown fizzy
soft drink of Coca-Cola. The global giant
is slowing though as the company is spending
a lot of time focusing on the healthier
beverages that people are continuing to
choose over the classic Coke beverage.
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Review
of the Economist's Big Mac Index 2007
Big
Mac Index 2007 Review |
The
Economist magazine released their annual
"Big Mac Index" for 2007. It's
their lighthearted look at a subject that
most people find dry and tasteless. I'm
talking about purchasing-power parity or
PPP, not the Big Macs (which may or may
not be tasteless and dry). They look at
world currencies and how fairly valued they
are compared to the currency of different
countries.
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Is
Carlos Slim Helu the Richest Man in the
World?
Carlos
Slim Helu has been Ranked as the Richest
Man in the World |
Carlos
Slim Helu has steadily been creeping up
the ranks of the richest people in the world
over the past few years. When the Forbes
magazine put out their annual rich list
in 2007, they had Carlos Slim ranked as
the third richest man in the world, with
Warren Buffett second and Bill Gates first.
A Mexican reporter has now put Carlos Slim
in the number one position as the richest
man in the world.
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Richest
Australians Review 2007
Australia's
Richest People Review 2007 |
Like
most rich lists around the world, the Australian
rich list has significantly increased over
the past year. The number of billionaires
have increased and it is now much harder
to be listed as it takes a minimum of $180
million to get on the BRW Rich 200.
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Rupert
Murdoch Targets Global Warming with News
Corporation Energy Initiative
Rupert
Murdoch Fights Climate Change and Becomes
Carbon Neutral |
In
2007 at the age of 76, Rupert Murdoch has
showed that he is still open to change.
The media mogul released an ambitious plan
to to tackle the problems of global warming
by making his global corporation carbon
neutral. He told 47,000 employees that they
will not only cut their energy use, but
that the word on climate change will also
be put out through his many media outlets.
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Richest
People in the World 2007
World's
Billionaires Review 2007 |
The
Forbes billionaires list continues to grow
in number, with a record 946 billionaires
counted around the world in 2007. The top
five positions are pretty much the same
as last year, but there have been an impressive
178 newcomers to the list. The combined
value of the entire billionaires list rose
by $900 billion to $3.5 trillion with an
average of $3.6 billion each.
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World's
Most Expensive Homes 2007
Top
Ten Most Expensive Homes in the World for
2007 |
Forbes
has scoured the world again to find the
most expensive homes in 2007. They are spread
throughout all corners of the globe, including
Turkey, France, and the United Kingdom,
but the majority of the top ten is dominated
with American mansions. A UK home takes
the number one position on the list, but
six of the top ten are American.
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Top
Ten Business Stories in America 2006
Top
Business and Finance News for 2006 |
The
business and finance department at msnbc.com
has looked back over the top business stories
for the year of 2006 and have come up with
their top ten stories. It was an event filled
year for the economy last year, so there
was a lot of headlines to choose from.
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Donald
Trump and Rosie O'Donnell Name Calling Controversy
Donald
Trump and Rosie O'Donnell Scandal |
Donald
Trump and Rosie O'Donnell had a very public
name calling battle after the talkshow host
Rosie criticized Trump for his decision
to give Tara Conner a second chance to keep
her Miss USA crown. Miss USA created a media
stir after going wild in New York and underage
drinking.
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Time
Magazine's Person of the Year 2006 is You!
Person
of the Year Review for 2006 |
Time
magazine has come to the conclusion that
You are the Person of the Year for 2006!
Not just any of you out there, but you that
have contributed or played a role in the
user generated content of the World Wide
Web. It's for the millions of people that
have used community websites like MySpace.com,
You Tube, Wikipedia, internet forums, and
other Web 2.0 sites. For the people that
are taking the power from the few and giving
it to the many by producing their own content
on the web!
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Review
of the Top Ten Most Expensive Cars in the
World for 2006
Most
Expensive Cars in the World 2006 |
We
live in a time where gas prices force many
families to think twice about driving to
the local store, but high fuel costs shouldn't
concern the buyers of the cars below. The
Forbes business magazine has put together
a list of the top ten most expensive cars
in the world. The luxury cars are all street
legal, even if they look more comfortable
on a race track.
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Richest
People in China 2006
Richest
Chinese People 2006 Review |
With
China now embracing the ways of the West,
entrepreneurs are cashing in on a new type
of consumer that wants all the things that
the wealthier western countries like the
United States take for granted. Luxury goods,
real estate, home appliances, and cars are
now consumed like never before in the country
that has an economy growing at ten percent
each year.
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Nobel
Peace Prize Winner for 2006
Muhammad
Yunus and Grameen Bank Wine Nobel Peace
Prize |
The
Nobel Peace Prize has a long list of distinguished
laureates that include leaders of countries,
activists for human rights, and founders
of beneficial organizations. Bankers and
banks have never been thought of as peacemakers
until now. The Bangladeshi banker Muhammad
Yunus and his Grameen Bank have been awarded
equal share in the Nobel Peace Prize for
2006.
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World's
Largest 2000 Public Companies Review 2006
World's
Largest Companies for 2006 |
Forbes
has released what it believes to be the
2000 largest public companies in the world
for 2006. The Forbes global 2000 differs
slightly from the Fortune 500 companies
list as it measures more than just the profits
and the size of each company on the list.
Those listed are ranked according to their
assets, market value, profits, and sales.
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Forbes
CEO Salary Compensation Review 2006
Chief
Executive Officers Salary Review for 2006 |
This
year the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)
of the top 500 American companies earned
a total of $5.4 billion or had an average
salary of $10.9 million. There was also
an average of $5.6 million in exercised
stock options for each boss. Leading CEO's
only had a small wage rise of just 6%, which
is unimpressive when compared to the massive
54% wage rise in 2004!
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Top
Fortune 500 Corporations for 2006
Fortune
500 Companies Review for 2006 |
Fortune
magazine has released it's annual list of
the largest corporations in the United States
by revenue. The Fortune 500 list now has
a new leading company at the top after Wal-Mart
held the position for the previous 4 years.
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Top
50 Management Thinkers for 2005
Management
Thinkers Review for 2005 |
Suntop
Media has released what it considers to
be the top 50 business management leaders
for 2005. The Biannual Thinkers 50 list
has named Michael Porter of Harvard Business
School’s Institute for Strategy and
Competitiveness as the most influential
living management thinker of 2005.
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