Archive for July, 2007

On Holiday

July 15th 2007 by DXL in People 0

Tomorrow I’ll be on holiday, so there will be no posts on this weblog the next few weeks. When I’m back I will continue to bringing you “profiles and stories on the world’s most fortunate ones,” as our tagline says.
In the meantime I would like to hear from you, readers, what you expect from this […]

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Buffett to Clinton: “I pay less tax than my secretary.”

July 11th 2007 by DXL in People 1

Hillary Clinton sits down with the Oracle of Omaha for her presidential campaign. Buffett tells her he relatively pays less tax than the other people in his office, who obviously earn less. Here’s the video:

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Who is the world’s new richest man?

July 11th 2007 by DXL in People 0

Bill Gates’ top position in the Forbes 500 is no longer valid. A Mexican monopolist has overtaken his position by $8 billion.
Carlos Slim Helú, of Lebanese descent, started buying businesses with his childhood savings and investment returns when he was 26. He then started Grupo Carso, a real estate and construction company.
The successful company […]

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Warren Buffett, the great investor

July 3rd 2007 by DXL in People 18

In terms of money, the most successful investor is without doubt Warren Buffett. Worth an estimated $52.4 billion, he ranks third in the list of the world’s richest people, after the Mexican multimonopolist Carlos Slim Helú and his good friend Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.
Buffett bought his first share aged 11, with moderate success. He […]

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