Monthly Archives: March 2007

Russian Billionaire Could Battle With Wife Over Billions

Russian Billionaire Could Battle With Wife Over Billions March 15, 2007 — The richest man in Russia (and the 16th richest man in the world) is set to battle with his ex-wife over an estimated fortune of $18.7 billion. His … Continue reading

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Billionaire Cars – Top 10 Vehicles Owned by Billionaires

Top 10 Vehicles Owned by Billionaires See this interesting Forbes Autos report on the cars owned by the world’s top billionaires. This page gives the 2005 list

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Google’s Larry Page Urges Scientists to Market Themselves

Google’s Larry Page Urges Scientists to Market Themselves Speaking at a convention in Feb 2007, Google co-founder Larry Page advised the scientists to market the technologies better and make it readily available to the world, and this way they can … Continue reading

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The Story of Sergey Brin – Moment Mag

This long and detailed article from Moment Mag (Feb 2007) provides excellent insights into Sergey & his family’s (Dr Michael & Eugenia Brin, his parents) background, their emigration from the (then) USSR and the subsequent struggles before they reached where … Continue reading

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Sergey Brin & Larry Page to Get One-dollar Salary in 2007

Sergey Brin & Larry Page to Get One-dollar Salary in 2007 The three billionaire bosses of Google – Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt – are to earn just $1 in salary this year, according to a filing with … Continue reading

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Steve Ballmer – List of top nine Microsoft growth picks

Steve Ballmer’s list of top nine Microsoft growth picks February 15th, 2007, Posted at ZDNet Blogs by Mary Jo Foley Summary: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has recently come up with a list of the nine “opportunities” where he believes Microsoft … Continue reading

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Mrs Sheldon Adelson – A Brief Profile and Interview

Mrs Sheldon Adelson – A Brief Profile and Interview The wife of casino mogul and Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson, head of Marina Bay IR, is a doctor who works with drug addicts. Dr Miriam Adelson’s husband even goes on trips … Continue reading

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Roman Abramovich is no longer Russia’s richest man

Roman Abramovich is no longer Russia’s richest man Feb, 2007 Roman Abramovich is no longer Russia’s richest man, says Finance magazine (Russia) that will publish its full list of Russian billionaires on February 12. Finance has not announced yet who … Continue reading

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Roman Abramovich to Buy London Mansion for $98 Million

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has agreed to buy bankrupt boss Halis Toprak’s London mansion for $98 million. Feb 2007 Halis Toprak, whose bank collapsed in 2001, owes the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) a total of $453 million. To clear … Continue reading

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300 Million Dividend Income for Li Ka-shing

Another Husky Energy payout means more cash for Li Tue Feb 6, 2007 5:19pm ET By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and his companies will pocket C$300 million ($254 million) in dividends … Continue reading

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