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Rich/poorSince the start of the pandemic, U.S. billionaires have increased their collective fortunes by more than 70% in just 19 months.

Every day of late, we seem to hear a warning that goes something like this: "Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the very real fact that

History’s annals are filled with war profiteers and hustlers for the opportunistic return. They come in the form of hoarders, arms manufacturers and wily business folk making a steal on slaughter and mayhem. But the other conflict – that of battling a pandemic – has also shown that profits exist for those willing to exploit […]

History’s annals are filled with war profiteers and hustlers for the opportunistic return. They come in the form of hoarders, arms manufacturers and wily business folk making a steal on slaughter and mayhem. But the other conflict – that of battling a pandemic – has also shown that profits exist for those willing to exploit […]

The world's wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year

The world's wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year

The world's wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year

The world's wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year

The world's wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) In spite of the economic crisis fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, the world´s richest people collectively earned trillion in 2021, according to local press.