Sixty-eight percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050, the United Nation said Wednesday, up from 55 percent at present. The UN report predicted an extra 2.5 billion people…
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Trump’s fortune slides by Sh61.9 billion on Forbes wealth list
America’s richest may be getting richer but President Donald Trump’s fortune has slid by $600 million to $3.1 billion, according to a list of 400 billionaires released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. Microsoft co-founder Bill…
Money Saving Tips Part II | Our2Cents
As David Bailey once said, ” To get rich, you have to be making money while you’re asleep.” Whether we like it or not, there are few things that dictate our decisions as much as money…
Did you know? Eight men own half the world’s wealth: Oxfam
Eight men own the same wealth as half the world’s population, a level of inequality which “threatens to pull our societies apart”, Oxfam said on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum opening in Davos….
One percent of world’s population holds almost half its wealth
Just one percent of the world’s population can call themselves millionaires or richer. But together they hold almost half the world’s wealth, and their share is growing, according to a new study released Tuesday. Some…
Cannes hotel deploys hawks to keep gulls away from rich and famous
The last thing rich and famous visitors to Cannes want is a cheeky seagull swooping in to nibble their peanuts or steal their steak. So the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez has deployed a team…
Up to 700 people claim a slice of Prince’s estate
Up to 700 people have come forward claiming to be Prince’s half-sibling in a bid to secure a share of his lucrative estate. As the ‘Purple Rain’ singer left no will before his shock death…
#WeirdNews: Chinese tycoon gets robot maids to carry his shopping
A Chinese tycoon brought eight robot maids on a shopping trip. The wealthy businessman was photographed in a shopping mall while the robot servants patiently waited for him before following him out of the stores…
#TheGoodLife: Richest 1% own more than the rest of us
The richest one percent of the world’s population now own more than the rest of us combined, aid group Oxfam said Monday, on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. “Runaway inequality…
50 Cent’s admits wealthy image is an act amidst bankrupcy
50 Cent claims his wealthy image is just an act. The ‘Candy Shop’ hitmaker, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, says his lavish lifestyle is completely manufactured and he has rented or…