AvatarPrincess PeaAvatarAvatarThe world's richest people spend $234 billion a year on luxury goods — here's how much they spend on yachts, private jets, wine, and clothesverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Written by Tanza Loudenback• Rich people spend money differently than the rest of us.• The value of $1 to the average person is the same as $1,355 to the typical billionaire.• The world's richest people spent $234 billion on luxury goods and services in 2016, with the largest share spent on travel, cars, and jewelry. The world's …
AvatarPrincess PeaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon delivery driver lifts lid on pressures he claims were partly responsible for this crashverified_publisherdailypost.co.uk - Emelia BonaA delivery driver whose vehicle overturned on an icy road near Abergele says the pressure of delivering for online retail giant Amazon was partly to …
AvatarPrincess PeaAvatarAvatarChina Encroaches on India’s Sphere of InfluenceThe Wall Street Journal. - Sadanand DhumeIs India still top dog in its neighborhood? This is the question raised by a political crisis in the Maldives, an Indian Ocean island chain known for its luxury beach resorts. Unless New Delhi swiftly restores democracy, it risks looking ineffectual in the face of Chinese inroads into India’s …
AvatarPrincess PeaAvatarAvatarAirbnb's Belinda Johnson is a woman on the riseQuartz - Leah FesslerThere are executives who thrive on fame—think business cards that read “I’m CEO, Bitch”—and then there are executives who just get shit done. Belinda Johnson, second in command at Airbnb, is the latter. Johnson was general counsel at Mark Cuban’s startup AudioNet, which she shepherded through a $5.7 …