Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim has quietly overtaken investor Warren Buffett to become the world's second-richest man and is now "breathtakingly close" to wresting the top spot from Bill Gates, Forbes magazine reported.
Martha Stewart, the self-styled American authority on taste, plans to bring her books, magazines and television shows to Russia, tapping into an expanding middle class as incomes surge in the former Soviet republic.
In the first purchase of his collection, Sellam Ismail loaded the trunk of his car with old computers he stumbled upon at a flea market for $5 apiece. Soon he had filled his three-car garage with what others would consider obsolete junk.
Better known for its rich farming and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is styling itself as the country's own Silicon Valley, and more than 250 technology companies already call it home.
PPR SA, the French retailer controlled by the billionaire Pinault family, bought a 27 percent stake in Puma AG and will make an offer for the rest of the German sporting-goods maker for a total 5.3 billion euros.
Risks to the global economy have lessened compared to six months ago but their nature has changed, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato said on Monday.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua
