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Richest Indonesian adds US$20 billion to wealth on energy rally
The Business Times Singapore
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July 29, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu’s fortune is soaring once again, a sharp reversal from the precipitous falls that erased billions over the past year. The 81-year-old, who is Indonesia’s richest person, has added more than US$20...
Richest Indonesian adds $25 billion to wealth on energy rally
The Straits Times
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July 29, 2025
Singapore – Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu’s fortune is soaring once again, a sharp reversal from the precipitous falls that erased billions over the past year. The 81-year-old, who is Indonesia’s richest person, has added more than US$20 billion...
India’s richest person is Mukesh Ambani, but do you know who the richest are in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka and their net worth?
India.com
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July 29, 2025
Home Business India’s richest person is Mukesh Ambani, but do you know who the richest are in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka and their net worth? Mukesh Ambani has a net worth of around Rs 9.20 lakh crore. New Delhi: The richest person...
The Times drops free Money Mentor offering in personal finance pivot
Press Gazette
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July 28, 2025
The Times has closed its Money Mentor section but says it is relaunching its personal finance offering instead. The Times launched Money Mentor in December 2019 as a free, in-front of the paywall site designed to “demystify finance” and make it...
Richest Indonesian Adds $20 Billion to Wealth on Energy Rally
Financial Post
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July 29, 2025
At the center of the frenzy is Barito Renewables, Indonesia’s top geothermal player, with more than 800 megawatts of capacity through its subsidiary Star Energy Geothermal. As Indonesia — one of the world’s top carbon emitters — pushes for net...
Hudson Valley Home To The Top 2 Richest Towns In America
Hudson Valley Post - New York
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July 29, 2025
The richest towns in America aren’t in Silicon Valley or the Hamptons; they’re right here in the Hudson Valley. See which two New York suburbs just topped the nation. America's wealthiest places to live in America are found in the Hudson Valley....
Top 5 richest black Africans mid-way into 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 29, 2025
According to Forbes, Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu's net worth has increased to $6 billion as of July 28, 2025, owing to the success of his core firms, BUA Foods and BUA Cement. The $900 million gain since the beginning of the year not...
Africa's richest country gets €500 million loan from Germany for fossil-fuel move
Business Insider Africa
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July 29, 2025
Germany has approved a €500 million ($582 million) loan to support South Africa’s transition away from fossil fuels, deepening its financial commitment to the country’s decarbonization efforts under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)....
These are the 5 richest Muslim families in India, know how much money they have?, they are...
India.com
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July 29, 2025
Home Business These are the 5 richest Muslim families in India, know how much money they have?, they are… Due to their diligence and commercial acumen, there are many Muslim households in the country that enjoy great financial success. They have...
CFPB Section 1033 Open Banking Rule Stayed as CFPB Initiates New Rulemaking
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
In a significant turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has decided to initiate a new rulemaking process concerning its final rule on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial...
How The World’s Second-Richest Person And His Son Pulled Off The $8 Billion Paramount Deal
Forbes
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T he Federal Communications Commission greenlit the $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media on Thursday, 383 days after the deal was first announced. The merger, which is set to close on August 7, will transform Larry Ellison, 80,...
Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Gospel artistes should focus on ministry, not money – Kofi Owusu Peprah
GhanaWeb
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July 30, 2025
Gospel musician Kofi Owusu Peprah has urged his fellow gospel artistes to shift their focus from making money to spreading the message of God's love. The singer believes that the true calling of a gospel musician is to share the gospel, not to...
Personal Finance: Are stablecoins genius or folly?
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 26, 2025
On July 19, President Donald Trump signed the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025," dubbed the Genius Act, the first major legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies in the U.S. The act creates a...
The Fed may cut rates later this year. Here’s how to get the most from your cash savings now
CNN
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July 30, 2025
Federal agencies Interest rates Investing Personal finance See all topics Follow Despite unprecedented public needling from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve board stood pat on Wednesday. But the US central bank...
"Teslas In Tunnels" Sweetheart Deal For World's Richest Man
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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July 28, 2025
Tennessee state officials and Elon Musk’s The Boring Company announced plans today for an underground tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the airport along Murfreesboro Pike. In what sounds like a sweetheart deal for the world’s richest...
Ghana ditches $1.2b bauxite deal, courts global investors for one of West Africa’s richest untapped reserves
Business Insider Africa
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July 28, 2025
Ghana has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease awarded to local firm Rocksure International and is now seeking a foreign partner to develop one of West Africa’s richest untapped bauxite reserves. The government is in advanced talks with...
These are the 5 richest Muslim families in India - Do you know how much money they have?
India Herald
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In addition to having billions of rupees in wealth, many Muslim families in india have inspirational tales to tell. We'll tell you about them today. Due to their diligence and commercial acumen, many Muslim families in india enjoy great financial...
3 Rs to Put Personal Finances Back on Track
The Network Journal - New York
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It’s true that financial trouble is a major contributor to the breakup of the American family. It is also true that gaining control over one’s finances can repair marriages, restore families and change the future. For that, I am eternally...
Four Mass. towns ranked among the wealthiest suburbs in the country
MassLive - Massachusetts
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July 28, 2025
Four towns in Massachusetts are among the top 50 richest suburbs in the country, according to GoBankingRates. Wellesley, Winchester, Lexington, and Needham were the only suburbs in Massachusetts to make the list. To create the list, GoBankingRates...