Bill Gates amongst 62 that own the same amount as half the world’s population

Oxfam estimates that the richest 1% of the world’s 7.3 billion people now own as much as the rest of the world put together

Year of undulating fortunes for businessman Denis O’Brien

Topaz sale provides stunning success but proposed Digicel flotation flounders

Might there be a Slim chance for Digicel?

Liberty Global in talks to take over Cable and Wireless Communications

Digicel faces new threat via rival’s deal talks

Denis O’Brien’s telco faces the prospect of being squeezed as Liberty Global confirms talks for CWC

America Movil SAB reports a loss in Q3

Latin America’s biggest wireless carrier was dragged down by sinking currencies in Brazil and Mexico

Digicel’s goals are the same, despite IPO flop

Battle over Premier League rights gives Digicel a glimpse of the future

Denis O’Brien sells his ‘Shelly-Ann’ vision to Digicel investors

Company aims to transform itself from mobile player to broad-based telco

For Trump, to stir controversy is to get ahead

Republican 2016 contender has shocked yet polled well over Mexican immigrant claims

Digicel flotation comes at crunch time for Denis O’Brien firm

Tougher competition and technology changes pose threat to business

Lucy Kellaway: Billionaires a strange breed, but a safe bet in marriage

Contrary to expectations, most of the supersuccessful who wed are in it for the long haul

World’s richest add $92bn to their wealth in 2014

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was the biggest winner adding $25bn to his fortune

O’Brien has big calls to make

Digicel has been roused because it is rattled

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Eircom took right decision to hang up on IPO plans

Analysis: sinking sales no help when you want to floa

Eircom denies AT&T talks as it announces 6% fall revenues

Rumours telcom giant discussed selling out to AT&T or Carlos Slim rejected

World’s second richest man calls for three-day working week

Mexican telecoms billionare Carlos Slim also believes retirement should be later

Billionaire Slim bows to Mexico telecoms reform

Carlos Slim is planning a breakup of America Movil SAB’s phone operations in Mexico

Boldness of Mexican economic strategy offers lesson for India

Opinion: Mexico’s ‘productivity puzzle’ provides remarkable contrast with other emerging economies

No injunction, no cry for Denis O’Brien’s Digicel

Jamaican outfit is trying to prevent the loss of its sponsorship of the Fijian rugby team to arch rival Vodafone

Denis O’Brien made $800m last year - Forbes Billionaire list

Telecoms and media entrepreneur is one of five Irish on Forbes’ 2014 billionaire list which is topped by Bill Gates for the first time in four years

Confronting inequality - the challenge of our time

Bill Gates becomes world’s richest person again

Microsoft founder’s fortune was estimated at $78.5 billion last year

Is O’Brien ready to rumble with Carlos Slim?

Digicel prepares €1bn bid for Orange’s Dominican Republic operations

Cable & Wireless, which owns Caribbean mobile rival Lime, is among bidders

Investors unconvinced by US debt deal

European stocks rally at close of trading, but concerns remain about division in Congress

Denis O’Brien's Digicel considers €1bn Orange Dominicana bid

Digicel believed to be preparing bid for the Dominican Republic operations of Orange

Italian stocks lead European markets lower

Pharmaceutical firms make gains after Amgen agrees to buy Onyx

Telefónica secures Slim backing to get E-Plus deal over the line

Under revised terms KPN will get 20.5% in the enlarged German entity

Telefonica bid wins billionaire Carlos Slim’s backing

Spain’s telecom giant has improved its offer for KPN’s German unit E-Plus

KPN foundation flags concerns over Carlos Slim bid

KPN’s board has yet to say whether it supports America Movil’s offer

Telekom Austria sidesteps questions on possible Slim bid

Chief executive says Slim does not communicate detailed intentions

European stocks rise on Chinese data

Bank of Ireland shares tops 20 cent for first time in more than two years

Carlos Slim’s América Móvil makes bid for Dutch telecoms firm KPN

Bid values remaining stake in company at about €7.2 billion

America Movil ends KPN pact, may opt for buy-out

American Movil may bid for whole company

KPN’s $11bn deal with Telefonica tests European anti-trust stance

Deal would combine third and fourth-place players in Germany

Telefónica shares rise on talk of interest from AT&T

Telecoms group forced to deny reports of takeover approach

CaixaBank sells 3.7% stake in Mexican business to Carlos Slim’s Inmobiliaria Carso

Spanish banks raising capital to bolster balance sheets

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