Against a background of massive social cuts, the security of public service jobs, which is actually enshrined in the Constitution, was one of the last remaining social gains that ensured a degree of social stability. Unemployment in Greece reached a …

Paul Desmarais Sr., the Canadian billionaire who built one of the country's biggest fortunes after inheriting a fleet of buses in a mining town, died Oct. 8 at his estate in Quebec's Charlevoix region. He was 86. The death was announced by Power Corp …

Thirty-eight-year-old Igho Sanomi, a Nigerian oil trader, was also featured on the list, just as Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian fashion designer and oil tycoon worth about $7.3 billion; by rough estimates lead the women billionaires' list. Isabel Dos …

They are self-made billionaires who founded game-changing technology companies – Son with mobile-phone carrier SoftBank, Mikitani with e- commerce giant Rakuten. Each is his company's largest shareholder, fully fluent in English (a rarity in corporate …

“If you put side by side the fact that you have 20 billionaires and that poverty conditions are worsening,” he says, “It tells you that the economic situation is not improving. It should be that the middle class is growing so you have an increased …

One of the many straws blowing around in the pre-budget wind is the notion that Minister for Finance Michael Noonan might announce some sort of measure aimed at encouraging philanthropy by the very wealthy and the very offshore. The main proponent of …

"Brands, especially for luxury and high-profit margin products, would prefer to have customers transact with them on their own websites." Businesses bypassing Alibaba's services would take more of the profits on transactions, own customer data and …

Door pockets, cup and bottle holders, the glovebox and seat back pockets take care of stowage, and all-up the car is a sensible choice for someone who wants a bit of performance but like some luxury items and refinement to go with it. If you don't …

The country cannot afford many controversial and luxury items. Our current trajectory has already moved us toward financial default. Americans look at Greece and wonder how it got so far into debt. Many of those same people blame conservatives for …