Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, ...

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging “aristocratic oligarchy” with massive political clout and primed to profit from ...

Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest ...

The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that ...

As the world economic forum kicks off in Davos, Oxfam is putting the spotlight on wealth inequality. According to the ...

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial ...

China's Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025.

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Among the issues likely to be explored at the World Economic Forum this week is the future of Ukraine and its impact on Europe. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger has been covering European ...