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Feng shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen (R) and his wife Tam Miu-ching arrive at a court. ©REUTERS/Bobby Yip Hong Kong fortune teller appeals Nina Wang will conviction A former Hong Kong fortune teller has filed an appeal against his 12-year jail term for forging the will of late billionaire Nina Wang in a bid to steal her fortune.
11 июля 2013
Former feng shui practitioner Peter Chan Chun-chuen(2nd-R),formerly known as Tony Chan. ©REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Ex-fortune teller jailed for forging will in Hong Kong A Hong Kong court Friday sentenced a former fortune teller who claimed to be the lover of late billionaire Nina Wang to 12 years in jail after finding him guilty of forging her will.
05 июля 2013
Rinehart loses $7 bn but still Australia's richest Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person.
22 мая 2013
Warren Buffett. ©REUTERS/Rick Wilking US billionaire Warren Buffett optimistic on stocks Billionaire Warren Buffett is praising the policies of both President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush for moving the US economy in the right direction.
06 мая 2013
©REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Virgin Galactic tourist spaceship breaks sound barrier Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceplane, which is designed to take tourists to the edge of space, flew its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier at high altitude.
30 апреля 2013
Titanic tycoon launches political party in Australia Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, the tycoon who is building a replica of the ill-fated Titanic, on Friday unveiled his new political party and said he would run in the September 14 elections.
26 апреля 2013
US billionaire wins $12 mln in damages in wine fraud case A New York jury on Friday awarded $12 million in damages to a US billionaire, who said he had been defrauded when he paid thousands of dollars for supposedly vintage wine that turned out to be fake.
13 апреля 2013
US billionaire wins fake wine trial A New York jury on Thursday backed a US billionaire who complained that wines he bought costing thousands of dollars a bottle were phony.
12 апреля 2013
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer. ©REUTERS/Olivia Harris Titanic II titan unveils Australian dinosaur park plan An eccentric Australian mining magnate who is building a replica of the ill-fated Titanic on Saturday unveiled his latest scheme -- a park of giant robotic dinosaurs.
01 апреля 2013
Gina Rinehart. Photo courtesy of thespreadit.com Billionaire Rinehart 'offered daughter $300 mln to end feud' Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart offered her estranged daughter Hope Aus$300 million (US$306 million) in a bid to end a sordid feud over the family fortune.
14 марта 2013
Five Kazakhstan citizens on Forbes richest list Five Kazakhstan citizens on Forbes richest list Forbes magazine included 5 Kazakhstan citizens in the updated list of the richest people on the planet.
06 марта 2013
Photo courtesy of blogspot.com Asia has the world's most billionaires: survey Asia has more billionaires than any other continent, followed by North America and Europe, according to a survey.
28 февраля 2013
Berkshire, 3G buy ketchup maker Heinz in $28bn deal Billionaire Warren Buffett's investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian-led 3G Capital announced Thursday they would take over venerable US ketchup maker Heinz in a deal worth $28 billion.
15 февраля 2013
Photo courtesy of pjparlapiano.blogspot.com Brazil, Mexico have most Latin American billionaires Brazil and Mexico have the most billionaires in Latin America but earn the least from estate taxes, according to a new study from a regional economic group.
31 декабря 2012
Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich. ©REUTERS Abramovich eyes Australian gas investment - report Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich jetted into Australia for talks with resource company Linc Energy, renowned for its underground coal gasification (UCG) technology.
08 ноября 2012
Bill Gates. Photo courtesy of iosjailbreaker.com Bill Gates still richest person in US, says Forbes Bill Gates remains the richest person in the United States with a fortune of $66 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from last year.
20 сентября 2012
Roman Abramovich. ©RIA Novosti Abramovich could not pull Putin strings: judge Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich enjoyed "privileged access" to Russian President Vladimir Putin but held no significant influence over him.
20 сентября 2012
Warren Buffett. Photo courtesy of wordpress.com Billionaire Buffett cancer treatment over: report Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a newspaper owned by the larger-than-life financier.
17 сентября 2012
Abramovich wins battle of Russian oligarchs in Britain Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, won his bitter legal battle with fellow oligarch Boris Berezovsky in a British court on Friday.
01 сентября 2012
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