The super-rich

From Triangle of Sadness to Below Deck: why we love watching super-yachts that sink the rich
In a recent boom of chaos-at-sea entertainment, the 1% get the comeuppance they so often avoid on land. And it’s delicious
Tara Kenny
16, Mar, 2023 @12:41 AM

The biggest lie the rich ever told? That money can’t buy you happiness | Arwa Mahdawi
New studies confirm that having more money can improve our wellbeing. So much for the story powerful people have always tried to push
Arwa Mahdawi
14, Mar, 2023 @2:40 PM

Why are there so few Black team owners in US professional sports?
A look at the fortified glass ceiling that casts a shadow over one of the most exclusive clubs in the world
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett
14, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

Antigua and Barbuda to auction off $81m yacht ‘owned by Russian oligarch’
Andrey Guryev, who has been put under UK government sanctions, claims he is not owner of Alfa Nero
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
06, Mar, 2023 @4:39 PM

Oligarch’s lawyers say UK caused serious hardship by freezing assets
Eugene Shvidler wants expedited court hearing to hear his claim that impounding his jets was wrong
Rob Davies
03, Mar, 2023 @5:41 PM

Russia could run out of money next year, says oligarch Oleg Deripaska
Western sanctions are causing serious pressure, with budget deficit forecast to jump
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
02, Mar, 2023 @1:29 PM

World’s richest people lost total of $10tn in 2022, report finds
Triple shock of energy, economy and geopolitical issues caused biggest annual decline in ultra-wealth since 2010
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
01, Mar, 2023 @12:01 AM

Solicitors in UK warned not to act as ‘hired guns’ to silence critics of super-rich
Regulator investigating 40 alleged ‘Slapp’ cases, including action by firm on behalf of Russian oligarch who runs Wagner group
Jasper Jolly
16, Feb, 2023 @2:48 PM

Private art islands: The jaw-dropping new luxury for the super-rich
It isn’t just the billionaire in Glass Onion – those in real-life are also setting up their own exclusive enclaves for their collections
13, Feb, 2023 @5:31 PM

Gautam Adani falls out of world top 10 rich list as his companies’ shares slide
Abu Dhabi fund’s $400m investment in Indian group fails to stop fall in value after fraud allegations
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent and Jonathan Barrett
31, Jan, 2023 @3:48 PM

Joseph Stiglitz: tax high earners at 70% to tackle widening inequality
Nobel prize-winning economist calls for new top rate of income tax and 2-3% wealth tax on fortunes
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
22, Jan, 2023 @2:09 PM

Italy seeks Russian oligarch whose seized yachts disappeared from Sardinia
Dmitry Mazepin’s vessels, both called Aldabra, went missing within weeks of each other last summer
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
20, Jan, 2023 @6:07 PM
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