Jeff Bezos is the richest he’s ever been. The Amazon founder’s net worth soared to an all-time high of $228 billion on Wednesday, per Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Amazon’s stock reached its own record high on Wednesday, fueling Bezos’ wealth jump. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on…
What’s the worst part of hosting a dinner party? Sadly, it’s the most essential part of hosting a dinner party: cooking and cleaning. Though many can help with the latter, it’s harder to delegate the former, and more difficult still to find someone who can complete the task at a fine-dining level. Yet, a growing…
Xpeng Motors is stirring up competition in China’s electric vehicle (EV) market by introducing a hybrid system to take on rivals such as Li Auto and Zeekr, following a shift in consumer preference to cheaper cars with extended driving range. The company unveiled a new extended range charging system for its EVs, known as Kunpeng…
Text size The dollar gained around 1.5 percent against the yen and the euro on Wednesday as traders weighed the budgetary implications of a Donald Trump win in the US presidential election. The greenback rose 1.51 percent against the Japanese currency to buy 153.89 yen at around 0245 GMT and jumped 1.41 percent to nearly…
Hong Kong has long been globally famous for high-quality tailoring. While the heyday for custom-made men’s suits and women’s dressmaking has passed, echoes of the city’s earlier international reputation remain. In the popular imagination, the local tailoring business appears fully dominated by ethnic Indian – or more specifically, Sindhi – entrepreneurs. Walk along the southern…
How do kids get interested in anything these days? It was a YouTube video that first hooked Alexander Choi, 10, and his brother, Roman, eight, on Rubik’s Cubes last year; the clickety-clack of the cube, the flash of colours and precise turns that restored order to chaos. The Hong Kong-based siblings have been obsessed with…
President Joe Biden’s latest and largest Taiwan arms sale represents a “significant broadening” of US support for the island, according to observers citing the first-ever inclusion of an advanced missile defence system battle-tested in Ukraine. Last week’s scale-up comes amid rising aerial threats from the People’s Liberation Army, they have pointed out. Unlike previous Biden…
Discover the world’s wealthiest individuals, from Musk and Bezos to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, as we rank the 15 top billionaires each with a net worth exceeding US$100 billion and explore the sources of their fortunes. 2. Discover the wealth of the world’s richest lawyers, from Nicole Shanahan and Sergey Brin to Bill Neukom…
TikTok fined $2.4 million SUGGESTED: TikTok was fined for not providing accurate and specific safety data. A Russian Court fined Menlo Park, California-based Google $2 decillion, which continues to grow each day over penalties for non-payment, for blocking content on YouTube, according to reports. Russian state news agency Tass reported that Google owes the Russian…