03/26/2012
Profiles of the World's Best CEO's
How talented titans such as Alan Mulally of Ford, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase earned their place in the spotlight.
03/26/2012
How talented titans such as Alan Mulally of Ford, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase earned their place in the spotlight.
03/23/2012
The basis for the new strategy is the marque's existing product range - the sporting XK, and the XF and XJ saloons. Each combines a stunning exterior form with luxurious, contemporary interior design that's the result of the talented team led by
03/23/2012
Net earnings increased 24% excluding nonrecurring items and earnings per diluted share rose 23% to $3.60 (see "Non-GAAP Measures" schedule). Management also provided its financial forecast for fiscal 2012.
03/21/2012
Moreover, Securities & Exchange Commission filings show Levchin still has 3.9 million shares of Yelp, now trading near $22, in his Roth. So it appears his tax-free “retirement” kitty is worth at least $95 million—and maybe a lot more
03/21/2012
Socialite philanthropist offering 70 jewels at Geneva auction on May 14
03/19/2012
Chaleo Yoovidhya was 89 or 90, according to varying accounts in the Thai media, who said he died Saturday of natural causes at a Bangkok hospital.
03/15/2012
The commodity boom has created a nouveau riche class in Indonesia, where poverty remains prevalent.
03/13/2012
Taikichiro was a scholar who taught economics; though initially unprepared to take over the family real estate business (his father invested in real estate post WWII), he left university life and founded Mori Building in 1959, developing Tokyo’s Min
03/12/2012
Hassanal Bolkiah, 65, has been in power for more than 40 years, ruling as the oil-rich country's Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister and head of religion - with full executive authority and emergency powers.
03/06/2012
Stakes in publicly traded companies are valued using the share’s most recent closing price. All numbers are in U.S. dollars at current exchange rates.
03/05/2012
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s richest people, shows that Kamprad maintains control over the business through a network of holding companies and legal entities established more than 30 years ago.
03/02/2012
Among the honorees whose work ranges from Bollywood to banking is Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of one of the biggest family-owned conglomerates in the Philippines, SM Investment Corp., with interests that include the nation’s most profitable and
03/02/2012
By stepping down, Cheng is putting into motion an orderly succession of family members moving into the company’s top posts.
02/29/2012
The 29 year-old from Glasgow, Scotland claimed his first PGA TOUR victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2009.
02/29/2012
As a student at the Bolles School, (Jacksonville, FL) Amelia was a three-time All-First Coast Player of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008) and the 2009 Florida First Coast Scholar Athlete.
02/26/2012
Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) this year will see a surge in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) from the Middle East region, according to the event organisers.
02/24/2012
Dubai has launched the Middle East’s most expensive box of chocolates, priced at $105 per pound.
02/24/2012
The chief executive - whose wife is from Macau - said he was in the gaming hub, which is about an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong, for a private visit including tomb-sweeping and denied there was luxurious treatment on the yacht.
02/24/2012
Ever since Deng Xiaoping opened Chinese doors to the world decades ago, the US has forged an important, if sometimes politically contentious, business relationship with China.
02/23/2012
Shop the collection from April, when it hits Louis Vuitton stores.