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It’s your lucky day! You meet a kind stranger who offers you your choice of a great deal, something for nothing. No tricks, really: you’re getting a free lunch.  She gives you $45. Then, she asks if you want to keep that money, or give it to her in exchange...

Digital Marketing is Essential in 2021: Several years ago, digital marketing was seen as a “nice to have” in most firms. Now, it is seen as an essential business tool to drive engagement, revenue, and performance metrics in an ever-competitive market. Last year, many sectors were either depleted or received...

Gautam Adani is locked in a tug-of-war with Mukesh Ambani for the title of ASIA's richest person. Both Adani and Ambani currently command vast fortunes, although Ambani has a slight edge over Adani - US$7.3 billion. The pair are followed by Zhong Shanshan, the head of a China-based beverages-to-pharma conglomerate,...

Days after losing the title of the richest person on earth to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault reclaimed the No. 1 spot. With a shocking net worth of $194.8 billion, Arnault has moved ahead of Bezos. Bezos is now listed at $193.4 billion, as of June 12, 2021....

The largest importer of major arms between 2016 and 2020, Saudi Arabia, accounted for 11% of the global market. India followed with 9.5% of the market share, according to new data on global arms transfers published by SIPRI, while Egypt stood third. Australia was the 4th-largest arms importer in the...

The United Kingdom ranks fourth globally for a number of ultra-high net worth individuals: The United Kingdom has snagged a fourth place in a ranking showing the ultra-rich of the world. Overall across the world, the number of individuals with a financial wealth of over US$100 million grew by 6,000...

Thanks to his Madea franchise and Tyler Perry Studios, with a net worth of roughly $1 billion, Tyler Perry is the wealthiest actor in the world, followed by Jerry Seinfield (No. 2, $950 million), Shahrukh Khan (No. 3, $600 million); and Tom Cruise (No. 4, $580 million). Tyler Perry was...

A consortium of private equity firms Blackstone Group Inc., Carlyle Group Inc., and Hellman & Friedman has agreed to purchase medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries Inc. The Northfield, Illinois-based company, Medline Industries, is the largest privately-held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies in the United States, generating sales...

As of June 4, 2021, French fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault - the owner of the luxury group LVMH- is the world’s richest person with an estimated net worth of $190.3 billion. This means that he has surpassed Jeff Bezos with an estimated net worth of $186.7 billion and Elon Musk,...

Following dLocal’s initial public offering in New York, Uruguay, the tiny country of 3.5 million, has produced its first billionaires in Andres Bzurovski and Sergio Fogel. Shares of the Unicorn fintech dLocal Ltd. (NASDAQ:DLO) they founded climbed to $32.39 Thursday on the first day of trading -- a 54% increase...