Greta Thurnberg urges richest 1% to go to Mars in ‘tourism ad’

In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for  using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more

Friend of the Queen and one of Britain’s richest men Samuel Vestey has died 

A close friend of the Queen and a member of her ‘racing circle’ Lord Samuel Vestey has died.  The death of royal courtier and multi-millionaire businessman Lord Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, comes just months after his wife Lady Vestey died suddenly.  Old Etonian Lord Vestey, 79, known as ‘Spam’ to his friends, was one of … Read more

World’s richest man Elon Musk gets richer with £197m bonus

World’s richest man Elon Musk gets richer with £197m bonus that burns up a third of Tesla’s annual profit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 28 January 2021 Tesla boss Elon Musk has scooped a bonus worth almost £200million – one third of the … Read more

World’s richest ten people ‘are half a TRILLION dollars richer since Covid-19 pandemic began’

The world’s ten richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates, have seen their collective wealth increase by half a trillion dollars since the start of the Covid pandemic, according to a new report. The business magnates could even pay to vaccinate the entire world with their profits from the last year, the … Read more

Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man as Tesla stock nosedives

Elon Musk was the richest person in the world for about four days, overtaking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for the No. 1 slot on Thursday before Tesla’s stock nosedived on Monday and wiped out nearly $14billion in the company’s value. Musk’s net worth eclipsed $188.5billion on Thursday thanks to a 6 per cent surge of … Read more

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