Oil tycoon reinvents himself as dissident
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia&#39;s richest man, who is imprisoned on tax fraud charges, yesterday made an emotional attempt to recast himself as its leading political dissident, in a philosophical letter in which he blamed his wealth for his fate.
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As someone who first made a name for himself by stretching the racketeering laws to go after investment bankers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided the allure of the silly
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When the Kremlin came for billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky's oil company, he fought back and found himself in a Siberian prison. When it came for billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev's oil company, he agreed to sell and went into hiding to avoid arrest.
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Just as he is named the world's richest man, the Mexican plutocrat finds his monopoly businesses under new scrutiny
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One of the pioneers of offshoring tries to cash in.
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Steven Rothâs decision to step away from the bidding in the war over Equity Office may cement his image as a man who does not let his ego get the better of his judgment.
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The $20 billion man seeks a new fortune where most investors will not go--yet.
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He has fallen out of love with politics. But friends, moneymen and an army of green activists are begging him to run
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The company's original visionary returns to the helm.
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MOSCOW - Foreign investors beware: Mysterious Kremlin man Igor Sechin is now at the helm of the world&#39;s second largest crude producer after the company he chairs gobbled up prized Yukos asset Yugansk.
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His voice cracking with emotion, David Blunkett unmasked himself yesterday. Gone was the thick-skinned politician whose ruthless fight against the terrorist threat, antisocial behaviour and crime has made him the scourge of the liberal left.
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The leftist who barely lost Mexico's presidential election criticized President Felipe Calderon's oil policies, promising unspecified consequences during a mass rally Sunday aimed at re-igniting his government-in-resistance.
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The decision to sell the privately held company is a surprise move by the companyâs eccentric founder.
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The largest U.S. independent is looking to shed some Albertan acreage.
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Jeffrey Skilling, the mercurial  business mastermind who helped turn Enron Corp. into an energy  powerhouse, became a symbol of corporate hubris after the  company collapsed in a heap of financial scandals in 2001.
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Fresh from a new alliance with ConocoPhillips, Lukoil is trying to transform itself from a Russian oil company to an international oil giant.
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Profit-crazed traders, controllers out of their depth and executives who turn a blind eye: a former inspector at Societe Generale paints a damning picture of trading room anarchy at the scandal-hit bank.