Billionaires club could wipe out budget deficit
Fortune magazine ranks the world’s richest at 182 individuals and families with a combined empire worth $471.3 billion. Oil barons Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia hold the top two spots, with wealth driven by oil and global price shifts. The report notes potential wealth increases with crude surging after regional invasion and warns the riches could erase deficits and bailout costs.
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Fortune lists seniors for wallpaper and control giants
Fortune estimates aggregate figures at 471.3 billion dollars as it repositions its annual ranking. Forbes previously discarded the Sultan of New York, Donald J. Trump, in its latest list released the prior month.
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FBI names agent to lead discrimination inquiry
The FBI appointed Paul Phillip, the bureau's only black field office chief, to head an investigation into Donald Rochon's racial harassment claims. The probe follows a settlement that included full pay and benefits, with findings to be made public by next April.
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Sisters sell King Broadcasting to fund environmental work
The Bullitt sisters plan to sell King Broadcasting Co for more than 500 million dollars to support environmental causes. They want a buyer before forcing death, with proceeds aimed at preserving rivers, forests, air and salmon, and to boost Bullitt Foundation efforts. Harriet Stimson Bullitt, 65, and Priscilla Collins, 69, emphasize ecological crises and ongoing forest and river health.
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