In his Prime! Bezos tops world’s wealthiest chart for FOURTH year as Forbes lists a record 2,775 global billionaires worth $13.1 TRILLION The ranks of the ultra-wealthy are expanding after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic upended world economies This year’s billionaires are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year, … Read more
A fifth of Britain’s wealthiest people are TURNED DOWN for mortgages despite having hundreds of thousands in the bank Not having a monthly pay slip means they struggle with ‘tick box’ applications Wealthy individuals also have issues applying for overdrafts and credit cards The problem has become worse, according to survey by a mortgage provider … Read more
The world’s wealthiest 1% account for more than twice the carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, a new UN report has found. The richest will need to shrink their CO2 footprints significantly to avoid dangerous levels of global warming this century, the Emissions Gap 2020 report said. The annual study, carried out by the UN … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is once again the richest person in the world, despite his divorce last year which cost him a quarter of his stake in the tech giant. Bezos, 56 – who founded the e-commerce company out of his basement in Seattle, Washington in 1994 – is worth $113billion today, only a $18billion … Read more
Wealthy adults ‘can expect to live an additional NINE years free of any disability compared to their poorest counterparts’ After their 50th birthday, richest men in society lived for 31 years disability free That’s compared to 23 years enjoyed by poor men, according to the UCL study Rich women lived 33 ‘healthy’ years, by contrast … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more