The Billionaires  list was topped by United States with 515 ultra-rich people, three times more than in China, which ranks second with 157 billionaires.Germany, United Kingdom and Russia make the top five countries with a billionaire population of 148, 135 and 108 respectively. According to the the Wealth-X and UBS billionaire census report 2013, India's billionaire population has decreased by...

  Spain is set to usurp Germany as the strongman of Europe, due to the increasing competitiveness of its exports, say Morgan Stanley analysts, who think fiscal rebalancing will continue in the country despite its current political turmoil. "Spain, where unit labor costs are falling due to recession and reforms, and where exports performance is strong, is on its way to become the euro...

FOREIGN buyers bought 3,260 properties on the Costa del Sol in the first six months of the year. According to the President of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Elias Bendodo, this is 33 per cent more than in the same period in 2012. UK buyers lead the way with 630 purchases, followed by the Swedish, with 377; Belgians with 288; Norwegians with 281; Russians with 251, and the French with 200...

“Claude et Paloma,” by Pablo Picasso, depicts the artist's young children, Claude and Paloma, as shown in this handout photo released to the media on Nov. 6, 2013.China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, bought the painting for $28.2 million at Christie’s in New York yesterday. Wang Jianlin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wang Jianlin Wang Jianlin at the World Economic Forum in...