London: Gisele Bundchen is expected to become the world's first billionaire model, according to Forbes magazine. Bundchen has been named as the first women to earn the figure, according to US currency rates, which will include her earning from modelling work, endorsement deals and design work. In addition to campaigns for Swedish high street brand H&M and Italian fashion brand Versace, the 30-year-old has also made millions by selling 250...
10:38 AM, Jun 04, 2011
New Delhi: Ranjan Sharma is changing the way lakhs of farmers get credible information. In the process, his partners IFFCO and Airtel are increasing their reach in rural markets Why we did the story: Entrepreneurship and technology have often come together to give us exciting products, like Steve Jobs and the iPad or the Google founders' search engine. But there is a higher qualitative effect when entrepreneurs use technology to...
12:04 PM, May 27, 2011
London: Britain's billionaires are more likely than their US counterparts to have made their own money rather than inherited it, a study has found, challenging popular perceptions of greater social mobility in America. A survey by French bank Societe Generale and Forbes of super-rich people in 12 countries, many of whom are billionaires, found 80 per cent of the British sample entirely "self-made", as opposed to inherited wealth or a...
11:50 AM, May 27, 2011
New York: US unemployment might still be hovering near 10 per cent, but don't worry about the supermodels. The world's 10 top-earning models pulled in a collective $112 million during the past year, a 30 per cent increase from the previous year, thanks in part to consumers spending again on the luxury sector, according to Forbes.com. But most of the increase went to the big three of the modelling world,...
05:00 PM, May 07, 2011
New York: A miserly duck, a vampire and pair of precocious kids are among the richest fictional characters, according to a ranking by Forbes. Scrooge McDuck, the "penny-pinching poultry" with a fortune in gold coins whose estimated worth is $ 44.1 billion, headed the list of Forbes' "Fictional 15" wealthiest imaginary characters. But despite his riches, McDuck still trails Microsoft founder Bill Gates' $53 billion. Vampire-themed franchises have become big...
12:44 PM, Apr 07, 2011
Washington: Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani were counted among the world's ten richest persons as 50 Indians made it to the Forbes list of World Billionaires 2011. Here is a complete list of Indian billionaires in order of India Rank, World Rank, Name, Net Worth, Age, Source: 1.. 6 Lakshmi Mittal $31.1 B 60 Steel 2.. 9 Mukesh Ambani $27 B 53 petrochemicals, oil & gas...
12:23 PM, Mar 10, 2011
New York: Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani has slipped from fourth richest person to ninth richest in the world, while NRI steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal ranked sixth, according to the US magazine Forbes. Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim remained the richest person in the world with $74 billion in assets in the US magazine Forbes annual list of world's top billionaires. Telecom tycoon Helu, whose worth increased by $20.4 billion from...
09:50 AM, Mar 10, 2011
New York: Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year, he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say. Forbes will release its 2011 billionaires list on Wednesday and Gates, investor Warren Buffett and last year's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, will almost certainly be in the top three. The trio have topped the list for the past five years....
10:28 AM, Mar 08, 2011
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05:51 PM, Feb 08, 2011
The first edition of Forbes lifestyle supplement - ForbesLife unveiled in India. ...
03:53 PM, Feb 03, 2011
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02:49 PM, Jan 21, 2011
Noted Indian American physician-TV presenter Sanjay Gupta figures among Forbes' 10 'Most Influential Celebrities', with famed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg narrowly edging out television show host Oprah Winfrey for the top spot. "The CNN personality was almost named US surgeon general in 2009, but withdrew his name when it looked like too many members of congress would oppose his appointment," the US business magazine said, ranking Gupta eighth in its...
11:04 AM, Jan 14, 2011
Time was when the initial public offering of Infosys Technologies struggled to find investors and the lead managers had to underwrite the issue. And what a killing they made! The equity stake they picked up was worth more than 11 times in just seven years despite the dotcom meltdown. This legend has driven countless investors to try and score the 'next' Infosys so that they can retire to a mansion...
10:45 AM, Jan 06, 2011
The change in sentiment is palpable on Dalal Street. Just two months ago, stock market pundits were vying with each other to assign aggressive ‘fair value’ targets to BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty. The projected earnings of Sensex stocks in 2011-12, in the range of Rs. 1,250-1,275 were quickly discounted into the price and people started talking about profitability expectations for the following year, 2012-13. But the warning signs were...
10:45 AM, Jan 04, 2011
London: TV mogul Oprah Winfrey tops the list of Hollywood's rich of the year compiled by Forbes magazine. Oprah takes the top spot on the newly-released Hollywood's 20 Highest-Earning of 2010 with an estimated $ 315 million, while the success of "Avatar" has put director James Cameron in second place with an estimated $ 210 million earning, reports contactmusic.com. Filmmaker Tyler Perry is on third spot with $125 million. Steven...
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