The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

A recent report by Oxfam International reveals a shocking truth. During colonial rule, the UK took around $64.82 trillion ...

In 2024, an average of nearly four new billionaires were coined every week, according to Oxfam. Much of their wealth will be ...

Drawing on a range of studies and research papers, Oxfam calculated that between 1765 and 1900, the richest 10 percent in the ...

Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest ...

In 2024, billionaire wealth surged globally by $2 trillion, growing three times faster than the previous year, according to ...

Eighteen ‘Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators of the Year’  from across the world recognised for “extraordinary achievements” ...

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial ...

Latest stories about World Economic Forum on Business Insider ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Understand the head-spinning changes in American politics with our concise analysis ...