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2013 Top 10 Billionaires [Forbes]
Forbes counts down the world’s richest people.
Coca Cola Invests $2 Billion In Florida’s Orange Groves
Coca-Cola has invested $2 billion in 25,000 acres of orange groves in Florida to ensure the freshness of their orange juice brands, Simply Orange and Minute Maid. Coke hopes to offer consumers the freshest product year round
Barack Obama Plans To Invest $100 Million In To Brain Research
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a plan to develop tools that can better map the human brain, furthering scientists’ understanding of how it works and how it can be healed when damaged. The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative, or BRAIN, will begin with a $100 million investment in Obama’s 2014 budget.
Warren Buffett Donates $3 Billion to Charities for Birthday
Warren Buffett celebrated his 82nd birthday Thursday by announcing an additional $3.1 billion in donations to the charities run by his three children.
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Google invests $94 Million into Solar Energy
Google announced a major investment in four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects Tuesday, bringing the company’s portfolio of clean energy projects to almost $1 billion.
The latest investment of $94 million is the first money the search giant has put toward generating energy into the U.S. grid. Past projects brought solar panels to 10,000 homeowners through the rooftop installations.
“We believe investing in the renewable energy sector makes business sense and hope clean energy projects continue to attract new sources of capital to help the world move towards a more sustainable energy future,” Axel Martinez, assistant treasure of Google Treasury, wrote in a blog post.
The best states in the U.S. for solar power energy are Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas and New Mexico.
GWOP Report: Saudi Billionaire Invests $300 Million Cash in Twitter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $300 million into the microblogging site Twitter.
The joint investment with Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Co. follows months of negotiations and represents a strategic stake in Twitter, according to the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based investment firm.
Alwaleed, who has a long history of investing in media and technology, said the deal represents an interest in investing “in promising, high-growth businesses with a global impact.” Read More
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