Jamie Johnson in New York (Credit: Thaddeus Harden)
My article on Saturday about Jamie Johnson and his new documentary, The One Percent generated loads of email from readers, and I wanted share some of the best.
Basically, the readers fell into two groups: those who praised Mr. Johnson for his courage in documenting wealth and inequality […]
Theres a juicy little scandal unfolding in in Liechtenstein — whose national slogan might as well be Why Pay Taxes?
According to several articles today, including this one in the Journal, a former employee of a Liechtenstein bank (apparently the nations largest bank, LGT) stole loads of data about wealthy clients who are using the country […]
Remember the 1980s when the Japanese seemed to be buying up all the real estate in New York and California? Or the 1970s when the Saudis seemed to be buying up all the Rolls Royces and gold faucets in the world?
These days, it seems like the Russians are emerging as the new kings of conspicuous […]
A friend of mine went to the Naples wine auction last week. Yet before the bidding started, he had the sudden urge to leave.
It just felt wrong, he said. With the economy the way it is, and lots of people hurting, I wasnt comfortable with people spending $5,000 for a bottle of wine and then […]
Microsoft has created a legendary number of millionaires and billionaires. Today, they potentially improved the fortunes of two more: Jerry Yang and David Filo.
Jerry Yang (Yahoo)
If Microsofts $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo results in a deal, Messrs. Filo and Yang — Yahoos co-founders and biggest inside shareholders — will see their wealth jump by more […]
