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Few people in the US are more successful than Bill Gates. But that doesn’t mean the 58-year-old billionaire knows everything. There are still important business lessons to be learned by America’s richest man — and who better to learn them from than Gates’ friend and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett? … Read entire story.
Source: Business Insider
As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s become of their dreams By John Quiggin, The University of Queensland Gathering for their annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this week, the world’s business and political elite will be digesting some unpleasant reading courtesy of the aid agency Oxfam International. Oxfam’s annual report […]
2014 is winding down, with just four trading days left after tomorrow’s Christmas holiday. So what are investors to expect heading into 2015? Over at Bespoke Premium, we’re currently putting the finishing touches on our annual Bespoke Report outlook piece. There’s certainly plenty to cover in this year’s report, and we do…
At first glance, the scene is unremarkable: women in wide-brimmed hats are dotted across a rice paddy field nestled in the Laotian mountains, toiling under the relentless sun. But instead of sickles, the women are carrying heavy metal detectors. Their buckets aren’t full of the staple crop, but scraps long buried in the ground. And […]