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Thanks to soaring commodity prices, Gina Rinehart is once again the richest person in Australia, boasting a personal net worth of more than US$23.8 billion. She was followed by fellow miner Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest (US$20.9 billion), Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes (US$14.5 billion), and the other Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar, who...

With a net worth of roughly US$340 million, James Alan Hetfield (Metallica) is the wealthiest heavy metal singer in the world, followed by Ozzy Osbourne (No. 2, US$225 million), Bruce Dickinson (No. 3, US$100 million); and Rob Halford (No. 4, US$80 million). Like most incredibly successful rock and metal groups,...

With a net worth of roughly US$1.3 Billion, Élisabeth Badinter is the richest author in the world, followed by J.K. Rowling (No. 2, US$1 billion), James Patterson (No. 3, US$560 million); and Stephen King (No. 4, US$400 million). Élisabeth Badinter, a well-known philosopher and writer, is known for her books...

The battle of the billionaires: Bezos, Musk, Gates, and Zuckerberg — 4 of the 5 richest billionaires in the world, by Forbes’s Global Wealth League Table — all made their money in technology. Bernard Arnault seems to have become the odd man out among the techie multibillionaires. Judging by their...

The Covid-19 pandemic caused great losses to many firms. At the same time, many employees lost their jobs while others had salary cuts. During all this suffering period a new study conducted by the Institute for Policy Studies showed that CEO salaries increased even in firms that had huge profit...

Greek family businesses try to get over the difficulties that the Covid-19 pandemic has created by setting priorities similar to their global peers. Such priorities are the diversification and expansion of their activities, the digitalization and introduction of new technologies, the evolving and new business thinking, sustainability and focus on...

With an incredible US$192.2 billion fortune, Bernard Arnault, the boss of Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), is now reportedly the world’s wealthiest man, placing him above Amazon boss Jeff Bezos who is said to be worth US$187 billion. Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, is said to be the third...

Chief executives and other senior level business decision-makers aren’t really all that different from the people who keep their companies running efficiently day-in and day-out. They, too, were kept awake in the night during the pandemic, and with many of the same worries – but different.  A big one? Their...

Europe’s billionaires have thrived during the pandemic year - with a net worth of roughly $192.4 billion, the French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault is the richest person in Europe, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $89.6 billion), Amancio Ortega (No. 3, $88.4 billion); and François Pinault (No. 4, $57...

London is now one of the most expensive cities to live in the world. Here's a look at the 11 richest neighbourhoods in London. The CEOWORLD magazine has published a list of ten neighbourhoods in London with the largest proportion of high-income residents, starting with the City of Westminster… With...