Ex-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says World Bank should be key target for Elon Musk’s DOGE spending cuts
Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — the cost-slashing body known as ...
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European Medicines Agency ditches Elon Musk’s X in favor of Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is the regulator for vaccines and medicine in the European Union (EU), has stopped ...
The Broligarchy: The Who’s Who of the Silicon Gilded Age
On The Intercept Briefing podcast with Tech Policy Press’s Justin Hendrix: how a new inaugural era of class unity in tech and ...
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The world's first trillionaires will each hit massive milestone within 10 years
The amount of money owned by the world's richest people has increased so quickly we are now on track to see the first five trillionaires within the next 10 years, a report by Oxfam has predicted.
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here's how
U.S. support helped West Africa recover from years of vicious wars. Money from USAID helped pay for school lunches, supported ...
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We Need a Serious Discussion About Wealth Inequality
Dr Edward Thomas JonesSenior Lecturer in Economics at Bangor Business SchoolBangor University Not having access to wealth ...
State Department halts new funding on nearly all US aid programs worldwide
The State Department has ordered a freeze on almost all funding for foreign assistance programs, days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pause aid for 90 days. At such a ...
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Irish billionaire wealth increased by €13 billion in 2024, Oxfam Ireland says
Billionaire wealth in Ireland increased by €35.6 million per day, Oxfam Ireland said upon the January 20 publication of Oxfam ...
In charts: Four new billionaires per week, number of people living in poverty unchanged since 1990
Oxfam predicted in its new report that the world was on track to see at least five trillionaires within a decade.
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Five trillionaires expected within a decade, says Oxfam
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, leads the list of the world’s wealthiest with a net worth of $449 billion. Read also: Billionaire wealth surges $2tn in 2024, as 133m Nigerians face hunger – Oxfam ...