Insight

Branson's touching Thatcher tribute
APR 16, 2013
On the eve of her funeral, Sir Richard Branson has conceded that he wouldn't be the billionaire he is today without Margaret Thatcher.
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World's most generous celebrities
APR 10, 2013
Katy Perry has visited Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, for Unicef. We check out the other charitable celebrities who give to good causes.
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BRW lists Australia's $3.63 billion ladies
MAR 07, 2013
While Nicole Kidman and Therese Rein don't often share a stage, both have been listed among the nation's richest self-made women.
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Saudi billionaire says Forbes understates fortune
MAR 06, 2013
Forbes magazine has alleged that Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal "systematically exaggerates" his wealth after the billionaire accused the magazine of understating the size of his fortune.
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Death of Chavez could force to Cuba speed reform
MAR 06, 2013
Cuba could be forced to speed its economic reforms following the death of its main benefactor, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, whose oil-backed largesse has kept the country afloat for years.
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Strauss-Kahn tries to ban ex-lover's sordid memoir
FEB 26, 2013
Disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is taking legal steps to stop a controversial new book by Argentinian-born Marcela Iacub detailing their liaison.
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Sponsors dump murder accused Pistorius
FEB 20, 2013
Nike and Oakley have cut ties with the South African Olympic athletics hero Oscar Pistorius in the wake of charges that he murdered his girlfriend.
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African billionaire to give half his wealth to charity
JAN 31, 2013
South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe will give half his family's fortune to charity, becoming the first African to match a pledge made by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
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US company aims to 'harvest' asteroids
JAN 23, 2013
A US company plans to send a fleet of spacecraft into the solar system to mine asteroids for metals and other materials in the hopes of furthering exploration of the final frontier
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Obese likelier to die in car accidents: study
JAN 21, 2013
Obese people face a much higher risk - of up to 80 percent - of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers say.
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