What makes someone rich? Is it, as Tevye sings, having a fine tin roof with rooms by the dozen and a wife with a proper double chin? Or is it much simpler: having just a little bit more than you already have? Polling firm Ipsos Mori published some surprising research […]
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A rich store of promise in this tale of rags to riches
You read it here first. My colleague Oliver Gill revealed in these pages in February that the billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa were exploring a bid for Asda. Seven months, a pandemic and £6.8bn later the pair, who started out in 2001 with a single petrol station in Bury, […]
China’s rich seek ways to move cash abroad before yuan weakens
SHANGHAI — “There is no room for negotiation today,” a black-market currency dealer said when approached on West Nanjing Road, a bustling commercial strip in Shanghai, last week. “It’s going to be 7.2 yuan to the dollar.” The official rate was 7.06 that day, but the man, who was a little past […]
My flatmate is claiming benefits while being bankrolled by his rich parents
My flatmate is the kind of person who has always had everything handed to him on a plate, but during coronavirus he’s taken things to a whole different level. He was due to start a graduate scheme with a law firm this summer but was told in April that the […]
Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich
“I have the app,” Mr. Lambert said in an interview. “I’ve used it to talk about what we’re doing in the space. I show it to friends of mine, potential investors. “They thought it was amazing,” he added. “They say, ‘How do I get that?’ And I say, ‘You can’t.’” […]