Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, ...

Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, a top anti-poverty group said ahead of an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland of some ...

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

The ultra-rich pose a threat to our democratic institutions—and the problem will deepen if extreme wealth is left unchecked.

a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world's political and financial elite prepared for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Oxfam International, in its latest ...

Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported Jan. 20 as some of the world's political and financial ...

A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual ...

Oxfam International reported that billionaires' wealth increased three times faster in 2024 than in 2023, outpacing the previous year's growth. Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the group ...

A British activist holds a sign during a protest against the WEF meeting in Davos [File: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP] On average, the wealth of a single billionaire increased by $2m a day, Oxfam said.