By Ace Vincent | Published 18 seconds ago Celebrity culture thrives on meticulously crafted public personas. The faces we see on screen and social media aren’t just people – they’re carefully constructed brands managed by teams of experts working behind the scenes. While most image control happens quietly, certain stars have gone to extraordinary lengths

President Trump’s tariffs announcement has sparked a global sell-off, leading to losses for many investors across the world. The world’s richest people saw tens of billions of dollars wiped from their net worths, in a matter of days. One notable exception: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, whose net worth has grown by $11.5 billion since

The following press release was issued today: Global Gaming League Raises $10 Million Funding Round to Revolutionize Gaming Entertainment GGL Set to Systemize and Monetize the World’s Largest Untapped Entertainment Audience – the over 3 billion people who play video games worldwide Las Vegas, NV (April 8, 2025): The Global Gaming League (GGL), a global

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Tuesday that two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces had been taken as prisoners of war. Mr. Zelensky said that the two Chinese citizens had been captured while fighting in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. He added that Kyiv had information that “there are many more such

Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States, is currently keeping herself occupied by working on a documentary with Amazon to capture her life moments as First Lady and Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Melania will serve as an executive producer on the Prime Video project, which is due to be released later

Nick Cave has responded to a fan who asked him if he thinks that celebrities are overpaid and explained his attitude towards getting paid for his creativity. The question was put forward to the Bad Seeds singer on his personal blog, The Red Hand Files, when a fan named Carol said she was “becoming increasingly

The area which covers parts of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire is synonymous with rolling hills, yellow stone and tranquil streams. In recent years, the area has also become linked with A-list celebrities moving to the area to call it home. Former Top Gear and Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson lives on the Oxfordshire side with his

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world We should trust in Donald Trump’s instincts, says Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Alternatively, Johnson and his caucus should run screaming in the opposite direction. It is too late for

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch China’s president Xi Jinping recently held a meeting with 40 leaders of multinational companies, including BMW and AstraZeneca. In contrast to Donald Trump’s rhetoric, Xi told the top-level executives

One of the worst stock-market crashes ever may seem like it’s getting more serious by the day, but history suggests that its days could be numbered. Global markets are melting down in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which was more extreme than anyone on Wall Street predicted. A recession or stagflation, where economic

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Mickey Rourke has been criticised for “grabbing” and “ogling” AJ Odudu while entering the Celebrity Big Brother house. On Monday (7 April), the latest crop of

While Xi plays a long geopolitical game, Trump plays a short electoral one. (AI image for representation only) A trade agreement with US President Donald Trump now seems unlikely, prompting Chinese President Xi Jinping to shift from caution to aggression. In response to Trump’s latest tariffs, Beijing has imposed its own broad 34% tariffs, signaling

Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft, but that doesn’t mean he supports the idea of his daughter, Phoebe Gates, not finishing college. On her new podcast, “The Burnouts,” — in which she and her cohost Sophia Kianni discuss the journey of launching their digital fashion startup, Phia — Gates spoke about

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Home News China plans big move, Xi Jinping army set to attack this country in next…, US Intelligence Report reveals shocking details, Donald Trump may… leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) believe that it would be impossible for the U.S. to prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Beijing: In a concerning development that could

2025/04/08 09:46 國際中心／陳佳鈴報導 ▲馬斯克是川普公認的好友，不過他在川普政府中角色備受爭議，受到這波震盪影響，他是損失最慘重的第一名。（圖／翻攝自川普X平台 ） 美國總統川普在4月2日宣佈對貿易夥伴徵收「對等關稅」，將對所有外國進口商品徵收至少10%的基礎關稅，政策造成全球劇烈動盪，幾乎各行各業均受影響。包括川普盟友在內的全球富豪的財富也遭逢巨大損失。根據統計，全球前500大富豪合計蒸發了5360億美元（約台幣1兆7366億元）的資產，創下該指數有史以來最高紀錄。損失最慘重的是川普的好友馬斯克！ 根據「彭博億萬富翁指數」（Bloomberg Billionaires Index）的統計，自川普2日宣布對等關稅政策後的兩個交易日內，全球前500大富豪合計蒸發了5360億美元的資產，創下該指數有史以來最高的兩日財富損失紀錄。 1.    馬斯克（Elon Musk）全球首富、特斯拉（Tesla）執行長 馬斯克是川普公認的好友，不過他在川普政府中角色備受爭議。除了特斯拉股價早已面臨投資人信心危機，從3日開盤到4日收盤，馬斯克的個人淨資產暴跌了310億美元（約台幣1兆元）。但即便如此，他仍穩坐全球首富寶座，身價擁3020億美元（約台幣9.78兆元）。 ▲由於Meta高度仰賴亞洲市場的製造、晶片與IT外包服務，而這些正是川普加稅重點對象，因此公司市值首當其衝。（圖／翻攝自Mark Zuckerberg臉書） 2.    祖克柏（Mark Zuckerberg）臉書（Facebook）創辦人，Instagram和WhatsApp的母公司Meta負責人 祖克柏目前的資產約為1790億美元（約台幣5.8兆元），Meta股價在兩日內暴跌近14%，祖克柏因此損失超過270億美元（約台幣8748億元）。雖然Meta股價7日略微回升、漲了約1%。由於Meta高度仰賴亞洲市場的製造、晶片與IT外包服務，而這些正是川普加稅重點對象，因此公司市值首當其衝。 3.    貝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）亞馬遜（Amazon）創辦人 作為全球最大進口商品零售平台之一，亞馬遜的市值今年已蒸發數千億美元；該平台上，來自中國的第三方賣家占據超過五成市場份額。此外，亞馬遜的雲端服務也嚴重依賴亞洲國家（如台灣）所生產的科技設備。貝佐斯成為全球第三慘，兩日內損失高達235億美元（約台幣7614億元）。 4.    阿爾諾（Bernard Arnault）法國精品集團LVMH 在1980年代就與川普交好的阿爾諾，光是在3日就損失了60億美元，隔天再損失50億美元。LVMH在7日股價再跌逾4%，使得他在3天內共損失超過110億美元（約台幣3564億元）。根據彭博資料，現為全球第四大富豪，淨資產降至1580億美元（約台幣5.1兆元）。今年至今累積已損失186億美元（約台幣6026億元）。 ５．股神巴菲特（Warren Buffett） 雖然這次震盪也讓巴菲特一度損失25.7億美元（約台幣832億元），但相較其他人，他今年淨資產仍累積增加了127億美元（約台幣4115億元）。今年財富增加至1550億美元（約台幣5兆元），位列全球第六大富豪。

What’s happened so farpublished at 00:57 British Summer Time 8 April 00:57 BST 8 April Sakshi VenkatramanReporting from New York Media caption, Watch: Three things to know about Trump’s tariffs announcement On April 2, US President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of aggressive tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, sending shockwaves

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants based on a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations. The decision marks a victory for the Trump administration, although the ruling is narrow and focused on

Celebrity Big Brother got underway live on ITV1 on Monday, 7 April, which meant viewers were offered their first glimpse of the latest superstars under surveillance. As the likes of Chesney Hawkes, Trisha Goddard, Patsy Palmer, Daley Thompson and Mickey Rourke descended on the iconic property – find out the full cast list here –