There’s a new member of the $300 billion club and a second sibling from America’s richest family among the planet’s ten wealthiest people.

The UK has announced much harsher rules for asylum seekers, including the prospect of more deportations for those whose applications fail. The US is trebling the size of its deportation force. The EU ...

“I don’t date conservative or moderate men,” says Nancy Anteby, a 30-year-old New Yorker who works in social media. “I only date liberal men.” Politics is not her only concern. She is also looking for ...

The world's richest countries are facing a demographic crisis - with birth rates falling below replacement levels, populations shrinking, and economies at risk. But why are wealthy nations struggling ...

CHINA HAS become one of the world’s biggest bankers and donors. But its financial influence overseas is hard to track. Its government has a “transparency allergy”, says Brad Parks of AidData, a ...

A top 25 now collectively worth $903 billion has a new No. 1 as a French luxury goods mogul dethrones Steve Ballmer—and an American rival also leapfrogs the embattled face of the Clippers. The 77-year ...