Zhang Congyuan, Taiwan’s richest person, built an $11.7 billion fortune making shoes for brands including Nike.The 74-year-old is the richest self-made newcomer to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list .Zhang came from humble beginnings, starting his first shoe business on a pig farm in Taiwan.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with […]
Meet the richest person in Taiwan, who built an $11.7 billion fortune by making shoes for brands like Nike and Vans — and started it all on a pig farm
Zhang Congyuan, Taiwan’s richest person, built an $11.7 billion fortune making shoes for brands including Nike.The 74-year-old is the richest self-made newcomer to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list .Zhang came from humble beginnings, starting his first shoe business on a pig farm in Taiwan.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with […]
Wealth empire of Roman Abramovich’s billionaire business partners includes investments in luxury Caribbean resort, London church, and golf course in Czech Republic, documents show
Roman Abramovich’s business partners invested in luxuries across the world, documents show.These include a Caribbean island resort, a London church and a Greek hotel, The Guardian reported.It added that the investments are managed by a firm in the British Virgin Islands — a tax haven.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, […]
SoFi stock plunges after Biden extends student loan payment moratorium
New York (CNN Business) Good news for student loan holders is bad news for anyone who happens to be an investor in fintech company SoFi.Shares of SoFi tumbled more than 10% Thursday after the Biden administration extended a moratorium on federal student loan repayments . SoFi offers private student loans […]
Karnataka: Now, ‘halal’ icecream on radar of fringe groups | Mangaluru News – Times of India
Sources in the firm told TOI that the management will adopt a wait-and-watch policy.MANGALURU: The halal controversy has hit an icecream business in coastal Mangaluru city as messages on social media platforms have started calling for a boycott of the brand. The uproar is a sequel to the recent hijab […]
3 Advertising Trends to Watch in 2022
These are boom times for digital advertising.While the pandemic decimated the economy, the job market, and consumer confidence, it seems to have done little to quash a bonanza in digital ad spending.We forecast the US digital ad market will reach $239.89 billion this year, up 13.6% from 2021. To help […]
UK Foreign Secretary Truss: ‘Age of Engagement With Russia Is Over’
The UK has ended a decades-long approach towards Russia, saying the “age of engagement is over”.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told counterparts they should adopt a more robust approach to Putin.It followed a new wave of sanctions meant to harm Russia’s economy.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with original analysis, […]
New York AG asks court to impose a daily $10,000 fine on Trump for not handing over evidence after a judge ordered him to
NY AG Tish James wants a court to impose a daily $10,000 fine on Trump for not turning over evidence to her office.Trump was ordered to deliver the documents to James’ office by the end of March but hasn’t yet done so.The Trump family is also fighting subpoenas for testimony […]
Injuries following reported UFO sightings likely caused by ‘advanced technology’: Former Pentagon official
The former director of a Pentagon unit that studied UFOs called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program said that recently declassified reports showing a connection between sightings and burns, paralysis and brain damage is likely the result of contact with “advanced technology.””I think it’s fair to say at this point […]
At ₹1.2cr, Student Bags Iiit-l Highest Ever Annual Package | Lucknow
Abhijeet, who hails from Prayagraj, has been hired as a software development engineer for Amazon in Dublin, Ireland.LUCKNOW: BTech ( Information Technology ) final year student Abhijeet Dwivedi of the Indian Institute of Information and Technology (IIIT), Lucknow, has become the student to bag the highest ever annual pay package […]