FirstFT: China’s ‘rich list’ of billionaires shrinks again

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: China’s ‘rich list’ of billionaires shrinks again

Also in today’s newsletter, US and Taiwan set for talks to end double taxation, and PwC profits fall in Asia amid scandals

5 hours ago

World - ABC News

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China's rich list

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research Institute, although many of them have seen their net worth plunge over the past year

16 hours ago

Business - CNBC

ByteDance founder tops China's rich list for the first time, beating Tencent and Nongfu heads

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now China's richest for the first time, according to Hurun Research Institute's China Rich List.

20 hours ago

World - Financial Times

Battle of the billionaires: the mega rich spending to swing the US election

A small number of big spenders are having an outsize effect on fundraising in the 2024 presidential vote

2 days ago

World - Financial Times

China loses third of its billionaires as economy falters

ByteDance chief Zhang Yiming leads country’s ‘rich list’ with $49bn fortune

21 hours ago

World - The Guardian

China’s kindergarten numbers shrink as policymakers struggle to arrest falling birthrate

Various measures designed to encourage people to have more children have had limited success. The number of kindergartens in China fell by more than 5% last year, the second year in a row that ...

Yesterday

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: China launches large military exercises near Taiwan

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump backs strong dollar, says adviser, and EY delays start dates for recruits

October 14

Another Trump Presidency Would Make China Great Again

Trump remains well outside a bipartisan consensus on competing with China.

October 14

China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime

China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors, Beijing’s envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday.

4 days ago

Politics - NBC News

'Make China Great Again': How China's social media views the U.S. election

NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Beijing on an apparent difference of opinion between the Chinese government and the country's social media over the best outcome from the U.S. ...

6 days ago

World - Financial Times

Shrinks against Donald Trump

US mental health professionals take out full-page ad to warn that former president ‘is an existential threat to democracy’

Yesterday

Politics - NBC News

Latino support for Democrats appears to be shrinking in Texas

Democrats have counted on the Latino vote for years, but their support appears to be slipping. NBC News polling shows a growing number of working class Latino voters in Texas are casting their ...

October 18

Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

A doctor who designed a new radioactive treatment for glioblastoma says the result is "remarkable".

18 hours ago

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Uber explored bid for travel website Expedia

Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris locks horns with Fox News interviewer Bret Baier and Wall Street roars back

October 17

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Japan plunges into political chaos

Also in today’s newsletter, oil price falls and Franklin Templeton hit by record outflows

Yesterday

Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires

LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.

October 13

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Israel grapples with shortage of air defence missiles

Also in today’s newsletter, Nvidia share price hits new record and tensions rise on the Korean peninsula

October 15

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Musk backs Trump election bid with $75mn donation

Also in today’s newsletter, luxury shares fall after poor LVMH results and Boeing raises new capital

October 16

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Hizbollah warns of ‘new and escalating’ phase of war

Also in today’s newsletter, Zelenskyy says in FT interview that Nato invitation is needed to stop war, and Netflix shares rise after upbeat results

October 18

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Calls grow for investigation into Musk election giveaways

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s vulgar ramble and Boeing workers to vote on pay deal

October 21

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: HSBC overhaul to divide businesses along east-west lines

Also in today’s newsletter, EY fires staff for ‘cheating’ and Mubadala Capital’s private equity push

October 22

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Trump edges ahead of Harris in FT-Michigan Ross poll on economy

Also in today’s newsletter, Boeing machinists reject company pay offer and Tesla’s turnaround

5 days ago

World - Financial Times

FirstFT: Twin scandals hit PwC’s Asia profits

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the Madison Square Garden rally and what happened to Project 2025?

17 hours ago

World - The Guardian

BMW chief says EU combustion engine ban will shrink car industry

Oliver Zipse tells Paris motor show 2035 cutoff point for CO2-emitting cars is ‘no longer realistic’. Business live – latest updates The EU’s plans to ban the manufacture of traditional ...

October 15

Business - The Wall Street Journal

PPG to Cut 1,800 Jobs, Shrink Costs With Sale of Architectural-Coatings Biz

PPG agreed to sell its architectural-coatings business in the U.S. and Canada to private-equity firm American Industrial Partners for $550 million, and outlined cost and job cuts.

October 17

Business - The Wall Street Journal

Boeing's CEO Is Shrinking the Jet Maker to Stop Its Crisis From Spiraling

A strike by its machinists union could end soon, but the company remains in a perilous financial position.

October 20

Actor Brett Goldstein on new role in "Shrinking" and future of "Ted Lasso"

Actor Brett Goldstein, who starred as Roy Kent on the Emmy-winning show "Ted Lasso," speaks to "CBS Mornings" about taking on a new role as co-creator and cast member of the Apple TV+ show ...

5 days ago

Brett Goldstein talks new role in "Shrinking," future of "Ted Lasso"

Actor Brett Goldstein, who starred as Roy Kent on "Ted Lasso," spoke to "CBS Mornings" about his role in "Shrinking," which he said he initially didn't intend on playing.

5 days ago

Business - Inc.

Local Digital News Startups Fight Shrinking News Source Trend

As U.S. newspapers keep closing, innovative online sites fight the growth of local news deserts.

5 days ago

Top Law Firms Shrink From the Heat of the Mideast Conflict

When a Columbia professor needed a lawyer because of her comments about the actions of former Israeli soldiers on campus, tensions over the Israel-Hamas war got in the way.

4 days ago

Lifestyle - The New York Times

Reconsidering the Hollywood Reporter’s A-List of Influencers

A social media post about the Hollywood Reporter’s “A-List” of influencers inspired quite a few jokes online. But part of that was a misunderstanding.

October 12

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