Wealthy News

Many people, including members of the bar, are calling the verdict handed down by a Texas Juvenile Court judge a travesty of justice, after a teen was given probation for driving drunk and killing four people. Was it simply because he was wealthy?

The cinema technology company IMAX, renowned for building large 3D cinemas, is to develop large home cinemas for China's wealthy in a joint venture with Shenzhen's TCL Multimedia.

We are living through tough economic times but is that really true? News that global wealth has risen by 68 percent over the past 10 years to reach a new all-time high of $241 trillion certainly paints a different picture.

A tax increase on individuals earning more than $1 million annually proposed by President Barack Obama failed to pass in the U.S. Senate Monday.

Speaking on the Russia Today television network, comedian and community activist Roseanne Barr sought to rekindle the guillotine, insisting the ultra-rich should be beheaded for not giving up their wealth.

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, billionaire Warren Buffett offered his perspectives on tackling America's fiscal woes, focusing on individuals who earn more than $1 million annually.

According to a recently released IRS report, many of the wealthiest citizens in the United States are not paying their fair share.

The Pacific Basin – including China and Japan -- maintains a commanding presence among wealthy individuals/nations with Australia and Canada, following the United States, having the highest proportions of 'high-net-worth-individuals.'

As Democrats seek to push through a healthcare reform plan that features 'graduated surtaxes' as early as Monday, Republicans are quick to cite the impact on small businesses.

The Sunday Times Rich List was published today and it shows that some of the United Kingdoms wealthiest people have been hit by the bad state of the economy.