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Steve Jobs’ Widow Takes Stake In Atlantic Magazine

An organization led by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced Friday it was taking a majority stake in The...

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Amazon Sales Surge, But Spending Bites Into Profit

Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it...

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Becomes World’s Richest Person

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech...

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Yao Ming Rockets Deal Rumours Fizzle Out

Former NBA star Yao Ming has scotched rumours he was interested in buying his old team the Houston Rockets, saying he...

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Alexander Lists Houston Rockets For Sale On Heels of Harden’s Mega…

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has put the NBA club up for sale less than two weeks after he signed star...

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Boxing Star Floyd Mayweather Seeks Delay On 2015 Tax Bill

Floyd Mayweather has asked US authorities for more time to pay his 2015 tax bill, the year of his money-spinning...

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Cristiano Ronaldo Accused of Tax Evasion

Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions...

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Cristiano Ronaldo Accused of Tax Invasion

Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions...

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Who’s Afraid of George Soros?

The world has a new puppetmaster. From his New York home, US financier-cum-philanthropist George Soros has manufactured...

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The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2017

It has never been easier to become insta-famous, but for some celebrities, fame and fortune are perennial. Take...

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Diddy Tops Forbes List of Celebrity High Earners

Rapper turned businessman Diddy was the world's top-paid celebrity in the past year, edging out closest competitor...

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NY To Probe Money Moved From Eric Trump Charity To Dad’s Company

The New York attorney general has opened in investigation into allegations that funds raised by a charitable foundation...

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Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era

With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat...

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Leo DiCaprio and Mexican President Vow To Save Porpoise

Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto have vowed to try to save the vaquita marina porpoise, which...

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DiCaprio, Mexico In Push To Save Vaquita Porpoise

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a committment Monday to increase...

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Bloomberg Leads Mass Coalition Declaring Support For Paris Climate…

Led by former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, nearly 1,000 business and government leaders declared Monday their intent...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million To UN For Climate Change

US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald...

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Diddy Sued By Ex-Chef Over ‘post-Coital’ Dining

Rap mogul Diddy has been sued by a personal chef who says she worked long hours without extra pay and was made uneasy...

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Forbes Africa Ranks Sarkodie Among Top 10 Richest Musicians

Forbes Africa has in the May 2017 Edition of its magazine ranked multi-award winning Ghanaian rapper and CEO of...