With no pre-nuptial agreement believed to have been signed,the pair’s settlement could rival the 2019 divorce of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott.
Melinda Gates never pretended that marriage to the driven tech titan was easy - and there are several clues to the divorce announcement in their own words.
The Gates’ split after 27 years of marriage makes them part of a statistical trend.
Their foundation has played a significant role in the global response to the pandemic,early vaccine candidates and helping shape COVAX.
At stake is one of the world’s greatest fortunes and one of the largest philanthropy operations on the planet.
Whether driven by megalomania,legacy-building,or purer motives,the world’s richest people are committing serious cash to one of humanity’s biggest challenges:tackling climate change.
The surging share price of Google’s parent company Alphabet has vaulted Larry Page and Sergey Brin into an exclusive club.
The ranks of the ultra-wealthy are expanding after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic upended world economies and threatened the livelihoods of people across the globe.
The Microsoft billionaire has been buying up prime agricultural land at a rapid rate,but is it for the sake of the planet,or purely financial?
At a time when companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate and sustainability issues,some of them may be about to collide with the reality of another financial trend,and one that is currently worth about $US1 trillion.
The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia,Europe and elsewhere.