Special Reports

Some countries provide cash rewards to Olympic medalists, though the International Olympic Committee doesn't. Singapore is known to offer one of the highest gold medal payouts in Olympic history, with gold medalists earning around $737,000 and bronze medalists receiving over $184,000. On the other hand, the United States pays about...

Gun ownership varies significantly around the world. Citizens of more than 175 countries are allowed to own firearms, although with specific regulations on ownership, such as banning certain types of firearms. Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States have gone one step further to make gun ownership a constitutional right. However,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new decree that allows foreigners who fought alongside the Russian army during the Ukraine war to apply for Russian citizenship. The condition is that they should be able to prove that they served for a minimum period of one year. The decree also permits...

Gautam Adani has once again secured the title of India's richest person, surpassing Mukesh Ambani. The Adani Group saw a significant increase in their stocks after the Indian Supreme Court's decision not to interfere in the market regulator's investigation into alleged stock price manipulation. As a result, Gautam Adani reclaimed...

Johann Rupert, the founder and chairman of Richemont, is currently the wealthiest person in Africa, with a net worth of $10.3 billion. Richemont is a conglomerate that owns several renowned brands including Cartier and Montblanc. Johann Rupert's success in the business world has solidified his position as the pinnacle of...

The Start: Nikesh Arora was the highest-paid executive at Google in 2012, with a compensation package worth around $51 million. He went on to receive stock awards worth at least $200 million before he left the company. In 2014, he was recruited by Masayoshi Son of SoftBank Group Corp. and...

According to a recent report, J. Patrick Doyle, the executive chairman of Restaurant Brands International, which owns Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes, among other fast-food chains, tops the list of highest-paid CEOs in Canada, with a total compensation of over $151 million. Matthew Proud, the CEO of software company...

Spelling errors can happen to anyone, and it's interesting to note that even the word "misspelled" is often spelled as "mispelled." Mistakes are especially common with homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. For example, "there," "their," and "they're" all sound the same...

As of February 18, 2025, with a net worth of $149.6 billion, Warren Buffett is the richest billionaire investor in the world, according to the CEOWORLD magazine's Billionaire Investors Report. After Buffett is Stephen Schwarzman (net worth: $49.1 billion), while Jeff Yass, with a net worth of $49.6 billion, comes...

In the backdrop of a decade-long increase in U.S. incomes, a recent economic analysis reveals a nuanced reality. Despite a general uptick, the pace of income growth has failed to keep up with inflation, resulting in a nearly 3% decline in real incomes between 2019 and 2021. This disparity disproportionately...