Billionaire club membership jumps
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Almost 1,000 people can now lay claim to being members of the world's billionaire club, says Forbes magazine.
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British billionaire adds to stake even after a big-fourth-quarter loss.
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Ever since the wine and spirits company announced big merger plans, its shares have jumped.
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The caddies are driving Cadillacs. Tiger's in a tux and &#151; could it be? &#151; spike-haired Ian Poulter is, too. Corporate millionaires watch golfing millionaires from chalets that cost more to rent for six days than they normally would to buy.
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New York: It seems the US billionaires&#39; club is not as exclusive as it once was. There are now 313 billionaires in the United States, a huge jump over the 262 counted last year, according to Forbes magazine
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Strange happenings from the investing and business world.
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Business as usual leads to unusually high stock gains for investors.
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Five years ago, they invested in dot-coms. Now they&#39;re betting on stardust. Billionaires, including Paul Allen, Bob Bigelow and Jeff Bezos, are investing heavily in private
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The rich are getting richer. Well, not all of them. Some have taken the billion-dollar plunge.
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Business & money: Mortgage lending rose to record levels last month as borrowers reacted to further interest rate rises.
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Private equity firms have  demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make  significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding,  investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag  assets that once were out of their grasp.
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Also: company announces it exceeded 2 million subscribers over Labor Day weekend.
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FTSE 100 soars in first few minutes of trading, fuelled by last night's surprise cut in US interest rates.
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Call  it a billionaire's luck, or maybe his wizardry: Not five minutes after George Soros warned ominously at the National Press Club yesterday of an impending Republican smear campaign against him, it materialized.
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Private equity firms have demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding, investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag assets that once were out of their grasp.
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LONDON : Shares in Manchester United surged as US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer reportedly raised his stake in the club, though the English football giants said that no firm take-over offer had been received.
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The finances of first-time home buyers are being stretched to record levels by rising house prices.