Elon Musk says ‘well back to work’ as he surpasses Jeff Bezos as richest man in the world

Elon Musk offered a deadpan reaction to officially becoming the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to more than $188billion, dethroning Amazon’s Jeff Bezos for the top spot.   The car marker’s stock price jumped 6 per cent on Thursday morning, barely 24 hours after climbing to 4.6 … Read more

Elon Musk on track to surpass Jeff Bezos as richest person in the world

Elon Musk is on track to become the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to a whopping $184.5billion.   The car marker’s stock price jumped 4.9 per cent on Wednesday afternoon, just two days after finishing the first trading session of the year with a gain of … Read more

Expensive homes up for sale in world’s richest cities

The coronavirus pandemic has made working from home a key fixture in the new-normal for countless Britons. And, when you can afford a luxury eight-digit property to house your home-office space, the world is your oyster. Here, we round up some of the most-expensive properties on the market in the world’s richest locations: London, New … Read more

Lift off! Elon Musk becomes world’s 3rd richest man

Lift off! Elon Musk leapfrogs Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to become world’s 3rd richest man By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 17 November 2020 Elon Musk has leapfrogged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to become the third richest man in the world following the latest … Read more

Elon Musk poised to be third richest person in world after Tesla is selected for the S&P 500 Index

Elon Musk’s wealth swells by $15Bn and he’s set to pass Mark Zuckerberg as the third richest person in the world after Tesla was selected for the S&P 500 index Tesla will join the S&P 500 Index on December 21, it was announced Monday The news led Tesla stocks to surge 14 percent in after-hour … Read more

China’s richest man Jack Ma loses £2bn after Ant float is blocked

China’s richest man loses £2bn in one day after Ant Group float is blocked by Beijing By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 China’s richest man Jack Ma had more than £2billion wiped off his fortune in one day after Beijing blocked … Read more

Coronavirus has hit the poorest in the pocket harder than the richest

The coronavirus pandemic has continued to eat away at the finances of Britain’s poorest families, an economic think tank has warned. Families from lower-income groups have been left bearing the brunt of the struggling economy, with their outgoing costs outstripping any savings brought about by the current restrictions and leaving them with increasing debts.  In comparison … Read more

One of the world’s richest men in row with ‘urban explorers’ who break into £26m Surrey mansion

One of the world’s richest men is embroiled in a bitter war of words with a community of ‘urban explorers’ who he claims keep breaking into the crumbling Surrey mansion his wife purchased six years ago for £26million. Oligarch German Khan says he is angry that people keep gaining entry to film inside the sprawling … Read more

India’s richest man ditches plans to scoop up Debenhams

Leading bidder pulls out of race to buy stricken department store chain Debenhams By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 11 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 11 October 2020 The leading bidder has pulled out of the race to buy the stricken department store chain Debenhams, according to reports.  India’s richest … Read more

Jeff Bezos tops Forbes’ list of richest Americans for the third year in a row

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has topped Forbes’ list of richest Americans for the third year in a row, while President Donald Trump’s ranking dropped as the coronavirus pandemic slammed his office buildings, hotels and resorts. The aggregate wealth of the Forbes 400 list, released on Tuesday, rose to a record $3.2 trillion, as the richest … Read more