Aug 06,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Gabriel Zucman BERKELEY — A mere 3,000 people have amassed $14.4 trillion in wealth, the equivalent of 13 per cent of the world’s GDP. While the world’s billionaires controlled less than 3 per cent of global GDP in 1993, the growth of their wealth […]
NEWS2 hrs ago By Michael Knowles Following the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government is looking for ways of replenishing the public coffers through taxation. One proposal is for a one-off 5 per cent wealth tax on an individual’s assets worth over £500,000 (£1 million for married […]
Patrick L Young is expert in global financial markets working in multiple disciplines, ranging from trading independently to running exchanges. Published time: March 04, 2014 12:32 AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini Nowhere was the unedifying hubris of the bankster classes more obvious than in Swiss real estate. Not the private […]