Bernard Arnault

France's richest man drops controversial bid for Belgian citizenship

2013-04-11 04:53:00

PARIS -- France's richest man, Bernard Arnault, the billionaire head of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Mo�t Hennessy, has withdrawn his application for Belgian citizenship amid criticism that he was seeking to escape French taxes. The 64-year-old...

Mon Depardieu! Actor in tax spat with French government

2012-12-17 09:47:00

PARIS -- Larger-than-life actor Gerard Depardieu says he is giving back his French passport and health card after being criticized for moving to Belgium to avoid taxes. In an angry letter to a French newspaper, Depardieu, 63, lambasted the government...

French court throws out Hollande's tax on rich

2012-12-29 11:24:00

PARIS — France's highest constitutional authority dealt a blow to President Fran�ois Hollande's plans to repair the nation’s economy Saturday by throwing out his new “supertax” on the wealthy days before it was to be imposed. The...

'Get lost, you rich idiot!' French howl as tycoon eyes Belgium

2012-09-10 14:53:41

Eli Broad remains among top collectors in annual ARTNews list

2012-06-26 08:05:00

Eli Broad remains among the top ten collectors in the world according to the 2012 annual ARTnews list, which was published this week. The magazine released the list of the world's top 200 art collectors, among whom are a number of wealthy individuals with...

Fashion New: Miley Cyrus is sweet and seductive at CNN awards [Updated]

2011-12-12 16:32:13

Monster Mash: Alan Rickman's Broadway play moving to West End?

2012-01-13 16:33:09

Fashion News: Lady Gaga to wear an Armani piano on her head

2012-04-20 16:32:47

'Lipstick effect' hits China as economy slows

2013-05-20 00:24:03

SHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- When the economy declines, some people will start to buy inexpensive lipsticks or makeup that are not high-end items to make themselves feel good. People are more willing to spend on small indulgences such as cosmetics....

B is for bizarre -- also for Boehner, budget and Washington bozos

2012-12-21 12:30:07

How long is this show going to go on in Washington, and must it? They say closing time for its costars is midnight, December 31. That's when the president and the speaker of the House need to agree on the federal budget Or Else, but politicians never...

Rachel Marsden: Is Putin the Russian Reagan?

2012-09-11 21:55:08

It would seem that we're now at the stage of global economic lunacy where the worldwide socialist slide is so far gone that the president of Russia is lecturing the world, and particularly Europe, about the risks of socialism. Speaking at the Asia-...

Meet the world's richest people

2012-03-07 14:53:00

Say hello to the 0.00001%. Forbes Magazine released its annual "Billionaires List" on Wednesday, with Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Hel� retaining his status as the world's richest person for the third year in a row. Slim checked in with a net...

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld , left, sits next to French CEO of LVMH Bernard Arnault , right, and his wife Helene before the start of the religious wedding.

2011-07-02 00:00:00