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Billionaires’ wealth is wildly out of control

Cantillon: How much Elon Musk is worth can fluctuate tens of billions within a few days

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 06:00

Conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes splits Silicon Valley

Supporters worry spirit of entrepreneurship in ‘jeopardy’

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 11:53

Bottled water IPO makes founder China’s third-richest person

Zhong Shanshan, Nongfu Spring’s biggest shareholder, is now worth €42bn

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 16:12

Mexico’s real-life narco drama plays out in ‘El Chapo’ trial

Joaquín Guzmán case casts light on bribery, smuggling and competing drug king pins

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 05:02

Homeless World Cup helping players ‘find their way back’

World Cup and street leagues offer hope and sense of inclusion to those who need it most

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00

Denis O’Brien mulls running fibre to Mexico, tycoon Carlos Slim’s backyard

Deep Blue Cable is mulling extending its undersea fibre link to Slim’s home country

Mon Nov 13 2017 - 06:11

AIB and trackers, Apple €13bn in back taxes, and Denis O’Brien versus Carlos Slim

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 06:39

Denis O’Brien to compete with Carlos Slim on undersea cable

Irishman’s Deep Blue Cable to extend $450m fibre-optic rollout to Panama and Colombia

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 06:00

Digicel sells communication towers in El Salvador to US firm

Deal for Denis O’Brien’s mobile phone company worth up to $60m

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37

Declan Ganley’s firm disqualified from Mexico network bid

Rivada Networks launching legal action over failed $7 billion mobile network bid

Mon Nov 07 2016 - 14:02

Declan Ganley to sue Mexico over $7bn mobile network bid

Businessman alleges ‘stitch up’ involving hijackers over Rivada Networks bid

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 21:17

Rivada Networks vies for $7bn Mexican mobile deal

Declan Ganley consortium in two-horse race for contract to build 4G wholesale network

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 07:15

Caveat: Denis O’Brien is no friend of Facebook and Google

Digicel owner has threatened to block social networks’ adverts unless deal concluded

Fri May 06 2016 - 03:00

Six Irish billionaires worth more than $30bn, says Forbes

World’s 20 richest $70bn poorer while number of billionaires dips

Tue Mar 01 2016 - 16:52

Bill Gates amongst 62 that own the same amount as half the world’s population

Oxfam estimates that the richest 1% of the world’s 7.3 billion people now own as much as the rest of the world put together

Mon Jan 18 2016 - 16:12

Year of undulating fortunes for businessman Denis O’Brien

Topaz sale provides stunning success but proposed Digicel flotation flounders

Fri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00

Might there be a Slim chance for Digicel?

Liberty Global in talks to take over Cable and Wireless Communications

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 08:00

Digicel faces new threat via rival’s deal talks

Denis O’Brien’s telco faces the prospect of being squeezed as Liberty Global confirms talks for CWC

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00

America Movil SAB reports a loss in Q3

Latin America’s biggest wireless carrier was dragged down by sinking currencies in Brazil and Mexico

Tue Oct 20 2015 - 11:16

Digicel’s goals are the same, despite IPO flop

Battle over Premier League rights gives Digicel a glimpse of the future

Fri Oct 09 2015 - 07:00

Denis O’Brien sells his ‘Shelly-Ann’ vision to Digicel investors

Company aims to transform itself from mobile player to broad-based telco

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 03:00

For Trump, to stir controversy is to get ahead

Republican 2016 contender has shocked yet polled well over Mexican immigrant claims

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:01

Digicel flotation comes at crunch time for Denis O’Brien firm

Tougher competition and technology changes pose threat to business

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 01:00

Lucy Kellaway: Billionaires a strange breed, but a safe bet in marriage

Contrary to expectations, most of the supersuccessful who wed are in it for the long haul

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00

World’s richest add $92bn to their wealth in 2014

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was the biggest winner adding $25bn to his fortune

Wed Dec 31 2014 - 13:43

O’Brien has big calls to make

Digicel has been roused because it is rattled

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 01:45

Planet Business

This week: Football PhDs, Murdoch on Myspace and the ‘Operation’ game inventor who can’t afford surgery

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:30

Eircom took right decision to hang up on IPO plans

Analysis: sinking sales no help when you want to floa

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00

Eircom denies AT&T talks as it announces 6% fall revenues

Rumours telcom giant discussed selling out to AT&T or Carlos Slim rejected

Fri Aug 29 2014 - 22:18

World’s second richest man calls for three-day working week

Mexican telecoms billionare Carlos Slim also believes retirement should be later

Sun Jul 27 2014 - 17:17

Billionaire Slim bows to Mexico telecoms reform

Carlos Slim is planning a breakup of America Movil SAB’s phone operations in Mexico

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 10:27

Boldness of Mexican economic strategy offers lesson for India

Opinion: Mexico’s ‘productivity puzzle’ provides remarkable contrast with other emerging economies

Wed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00

No injunction, no cry for Denis O’Brien’s Digicel

Jamaican outfit is trying to prevent the loss of its sponsorship of the Fijian rugby team to arch rival Vodafone

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 01:04

Denis O’Brien made $800m last year - Forbes Billionaire list

Telecoms and media entrepreneur is one of five Irish on Forbes’ 2014 billionaire list which is topped by Bill Gates for the first time in four years

Mon Mar 03 2014 - 14:36