Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

According to the various stocktakes of wealth that have been published recently around the world,it’s been a tough 12 months at the pointy end.

  • byAndrew Hornery

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Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers will be able to fly from the UK to Australia in less than two hours within a decade,according to new research,but they could lose consciousness during take-off.

  • byRob Harris
Virgin,we have a problem:Branson quiet after company’s space blunder

Virgin,we have a problem:Branson quiet after company’s space blunder

Richard Branson was long a force to be reckoned with in the booming private space business. But following a serious setback in January,he’s missing in action.

  • byLoren Grush andSiddharth Philip
‘Wolf in cashmere’:Who is Bernard Arnault,the world’s richest person?

‘Wolf in cashmere’:Who is Bernard Arnault,the world’s richest person?

The French tycoon behind luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH surpassed Twitter owner Elon Musk in wealth this week. He doesn’t tweet.

  • byAngelina Rascouet andTara Patel
Jeff Bezos and the billionaire philanthropy crowd are the worst kind of hypocrites

Jeff Bezos and the billionaire philanthropy crowd are the worst kind of hypocrites

Silicon Valley is not genuine about solving the world’s problems

  • byBen Marlow
Jeff Bezos pledges to give away most of his $185b fortune as Amazon eyes mass job cuts

Jeff Bezos pledges to give away most of his $185b fortune as Amazon eyes mass job cuts

Jeff Bezos said he plans to give away the bulk of his fortune during his lifetime in an interview that aired just hours before reports that Amazon plans to cut about 10,000 jobs.

  • bySophie Alexander
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Dolly Parton receives $US100 million award from Jeff Bezos

Dolly Parton receives $US100 million award from Jeff Bezos

The legendary country and western singer donated $US1 million to Vanderbilt University’s Medical Centre to help develop a vaccine during the COVID19 pandemic.

  • byRich McKay
Amazon becomes world’s first public company to lose $US1 trillion in market value

Amazon becomes world’s first public company to lose $US1 trillion in market value

The online retail giant’s founder Jeff Bezos has seen his fortune shrink by about $US83 billion ($129 billion) this year as rising inflation,interest rate hikes and disappointing trading updates ripped into the stock.

  • bySubrat Patnaik andJeran Wittenstein
William Shatner says his trip to space ‘felt like a funeral’ for Earth

William Shatner says his trip to space ‘felt like a funeral’ for Earth

The Star Trek actor,who flew aboard the Blue Origin spaceship last year,experienced “great grief for the planet” after seeing the “cold,dark,black emptiness” of space.

  • byJonathan Edwards
Sydney to host world’s biggest space event in 2025

Sydney to host world’s biggest space event in 2025

Sydney has defeated four other cities to host the world’s biggest space congress in 2025,in what bid organisers described as a surprise win over well-financed rivals.

  • byMichael Koziol
Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person

Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person

The Indian tycoon has climbed the wealth rankings at breakneck speed this year. He has now surpassed Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second-richest person.

  • byAlexander Sazonov andJack Witzig