Tag: Forbes

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  A seven year old boy reviewing toys has generated US$ 22 million in YouTube

  

  A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube's highest-earning star, raking in US$ 22m. The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan Toys Review pipped Jake Paul by US$ 500,000 for the 12 months to June. Videos are posted most days and one promoting a blue giant mystery egg-bearing Ryan's face has had more than a million views since Sunday.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  French tycoon and head of defense group Dassault Group

  

  French entrepreneur and politician Serge Dassault has died at the age of 93, his family has said. Mr Dassault led the Dassault group after his father, Marcel's, death in 1986. The group has numerous firms in aeronautics and armaments and owns the French newspaper, Le Figaro.

• Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Nine Brazilians join the Forbes list of new billionaires

  

  On the 2013 Forbes World’s Billionaires List, of 1.426 billionaires, there are 210 newcomers from 42 countries. Nine of those newcomers are from Brazil, bringing the total count in that country to 46 billionaires. Three of the newcomers in Brazil are women. According to Forbes the Brazilian newcomers who have joined the Forbes Billionaires ranks in 2013 are:

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 23:42 UTC

  Manchester United retains title as the world’s most valuable sports team, says Forbes

  

  English football club Manchester United retained their title as the world's most valuable sports team, according to an annual top 50 list released by Forbes on Monday that was dominated by National Football League (NFL) franchises.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 07:49 UTC

  Obama recovers position as the most powerful person in the world, says Forbes

  

  US President Barack Obama has regained the top spot in Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful people, edging out Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and last year's winner, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who slipped down to third.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 21:14 UTC

  Mercosur countries rank poorly in Forbes’ “Best Countries for Business”

  

  Mercosur full members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) rank poorly in the Forbes magazine annual Best Countries for Business, with the best listed, Chile and Peru, in positions 24 and 42, out of 134 countries surveyed worldwide.

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez among the 20 most powerful women in the world, says Forbes

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the second most powerful Latinamerican woman in the world according to a ranking released by Forbes.

• Thursday, November 4th 2010 - 20:59 UTC

  Dilma Rousseff, the most powerful person in Latinamerica according to Forbes

  

  Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff was included in Forbes magazine latest list of the 68 most powerful people in the world which is headed by Chinese president Hu Jintao.