Moscow is home to 74 billionaires with an average wealth of $5.9 billion each, placing it above New York, while Russia is second only to the United States in the number of super rich according to Forbes magazine's latest annual rich list. As compared to Moscow's 74, New York has 71 billionaires, followed by London with 36, Istanbul with 34, and Hong Kong with 30.
Forbes.com editor Paul Maidment says other English-speaking countries are starting to erode India's cost advantage and the Philippines is becoming a serious competitor.\n
12 Indian-origin persons have made it to a list of 100 dealmakers with the Midas-touch, based on the value of the companies these people have taken public or sold in the past five years.
Investment guru Carl Delfeld on why he is optimistic about India.
A tribute to James W Michaels, the long time Forbes editor who broke the story of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
L N Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, and Azim Premji are among the 8 Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.
All you need to do is work for the Sultan of Brunei.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani is against the idea of someone from among the 'big three' nations of India, England and Australia becoming the next ICC chairperson, saying it would be "healthier" for the game to select someone from other boards.
Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi is the world's third most powerful woman after US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Vice-premier Wu Yi, Forbes magazine said on Friday.
The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($36.5 million) in ransom, according to reports in a leading Brazilian news magazine.
A look at the top earners in global sport from June 2005 to June 2006.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation leads 30 Indian companies which have found place on Forbes magazine's coveted list of top 2000 corporate titans across the world.
The richest Asian is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($21.5bn) of Saudi Arabia while Aziz Premji heads the Indians on the list.
Software giants Infosys Technologies and Wipro along with ICICI Bank are the three Indian companies that figure in the list of 50 fabulous Asian firms compiled by Forbes magazine.
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The mini mogul from America made $ 22 mn last year just reviewing and playing with toys.
Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal became the third richest person in the world, trailing only Microsoft chief Bill Gates and US investment guru Warren Buffett.
'Running a start-up is hard.' 'We almost always will have obstacles.' 'There are two ways to tackle it.' 'We can either take them head on or let them hold you back.'
The world's No 2 venture capitalist says he supports outsourcing and urges India to use WTO rules to protect it from protectionist attacks in the US
As many as 18 Indian companies from software to entertainment, including Wipro, Infosys and Zee Telefilms have been listed by Forbes magazine among 200 successful companies outside the United States.
Serena Williams may have been second best at the French Open on Saturday but the American has moved ahead of fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova to top the women's earnings list in sports, according to Forbes Magazine. Williams ended the Russian's 11-year reign as the world number one women's money earner in sports by hauling in $28.9 million in combined prize money and off-field earnings over the past 12 months, the magazine said on Monday. Sharapova, who lost some sponsorship money after announcing she had tested positive for the recently banned substance meldonium at the Australian Open in January and is provisionally suspended, holds second spot at $21.9 million.
If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king.
At 357 with a wealth of $700 million, Khosla is the only person of Indian origin in the list.
India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia's richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago.
They are the richest catwalk queens in 2016 according to the latest Forbes ranking.
Nike has worked with Ronaldo since 2003 and in 2016 announced a lifetime deal with him worth which could be worth as much as $1 billion.
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