Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever
Elon Musk’s potential new status as a trillionaire demonstrates in real time why there has been such a rapid rise in the concentration of wealth at the top.
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About 20 New Billionaires Could Be Minted by 3 Mega-I.P.O.s
Anthropic and OpenAI could join SpaceX with their own initial public offerings, setting many employees up to become millionaires or billionaires.
SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact
Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.
Criminal fly-tipping gangs are costing governments millions – AI and drones can help track waste dumpers
Illegal dumping of waste is costing the UK government over a £1 billion per year. malaha/ShutterstockIllegal waste dumping in the UK is no longer a marginal nuisance. It is increasingly operating at an industrial scale, with serious consequences.
Most Pittsburgh-area communities are losing residents – here’s why that might be OK
For cities like Pittsburgh and many others in the United States, population growth is actually unlikely. espiegle/iStock via Getty Images PlusFew city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad.
Energy propels 18.4% YoY rise in import prices for April
Greece’s import price index jumped by 18.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in April, after an also significant increase of 11.4 percent in the previous month, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday.
Greek–Turkish calm tested by Ankara’s push to codify "Blue Homeland" claims
The new source of tension that has recently emerged in Greek–Turkish relations centres on Ankara’s planned legislation on maritime jurisdiction zones, a bill widely associated with Turkey’s broader “Blue Homeland” doctrine.
Multiple facets of inequality in Greece: a decade of divergence between data and daily life
Inequality in Greece between 2015 and 2025 presents a paradox that challenges conventional economic interpretation. On paper, the country appears to have made progress: the Gini index, the most widely used measure of income distribution, has gradually declined from its crisis-era highs.
Mitsotakis sets out 2027 strategy as ELAS accelerates build-out
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a high‑profile television interview on Thursday night to set out his strategic roadmap to the 2027 elections.
SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO – here’s why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to get rocket-powered returns these days
SpaceX is among the many companies that hope their initial public offerings take off.
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