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New York is home to 154 billionaires. Together they're worth $975.7 billion—and some of them are even making $2 million an hour

It would take the typical New York private-sector worker 82,863 years to earn as much as one of the 10 wealthiest billionaires did last year on average, according to a new Oxfam America report.

Fortune

The great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy

“We actually do face a moment in which there is a fundamental choice between oligarchy and democracy,” Oxfam America senior director of economic justice Nabil Ahmed said.

Fortune

America’s top 10 richest saw their wealth grow by $700 billion combined under Trump: report

The president’s own personal wealth allegedly grew by $3.4 billion during his two terms in office

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Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap

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Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast

President Donald Trump has met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia

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Liberal Immigration Groups Criticize Harris' Border Policies

Liberal immigration groups criticize Vice President Harris' border policies while continuing to support her. Debate on immigration policies and border secu...

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So far it's a grand decade for billionaires, says new report. As for the masses ...

As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.

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NGOs urge Biden to push for changes to WTO's COVID waiver text

Oxfam America, Partners in Health and other civil society groups urged U.S. President Joe Biden to press for changes in a draft agreement on waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, underscoring divisions over the current text.

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Billionaire wealth grows 62% in 2 years

Billionaires now own a combined $4.7 trillion in wealth, much of which goes completely untaxed

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