The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.
The world's richest accumulated massive wealth in 2024, which some speculate could reach even greater heights in the next few years.
2024 was a year of unparalleled humanitarian crises. At top of mind are the conflicts, protracted crises, and severe weather events that are becoming more and more frequent. As our president and CEO Abby Maxman reflected in our end of year webinar, “ [Oxfam] works with our head, hearts, and hands, and the heart hurts a lot right now.”
Amazon has announced plans to shut down all seven of its warehouses in Quebec within the next two months, impacting approximately 1,700 full-time positions plus 250 temporary roles in the Montreal region.
Oxfam's latest report shows billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, with new billionaires minted daily. Discover how wealth inequality is widening globally.
The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
As global elites arrive in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, the global advocacy group Oxfam reported that billionaires' wealth increased three times faster in 2024 than the previous year,
But nothing all that golden is minting these new wealthy individuals.“Most billionaire wealth is taken, not earned, 60% comes from either inheritance, cronyism and corruption or
The capture of our global economy by a privileged few has reached heights once considered unimaginable,” said the executive director of Oxfam International. An Oxfam report published Monday shows that the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires surged three times faster in 2024 than the previous year,
Costco is pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Time and time again when atrocities such as the Southport murders happen, prominent voices completely miss the point.