#This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires

#This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires

“This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires” When their superyacht, private jet or presidential palace needs a zhuzh, the world’s richest call Pinto. Since 1971, the lauded design firm founded by the Moroccan-born interior designer and photographer Alberto Pinto (who died in 2012) has completed more that 500 projects ranging from salons in…

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#’Russian asset tracker’ tallies .5B worth of oligarchs’

#’Russian asset tracker’ tallies $17.5B worth of oligarchs’

“‘Russian asset tracker’ tallies $17.5B worth of oligarchs’” A new online database is pulling back the curtain on the massive wealth accumulated by cronies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The “Russian Asset Tracker” was unveiled Monday by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, with details on $17.5 billion worth of luxury homes, aircraft, yachts…

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#Billionaires use ‘Uber for private jets’ to avoid climate shaming

#Billionaires use ‘Uber for private jets’ to avoid climate shaming

“#Billionaires use ‘Uber for private jets’ to avoid climate shaming” It’s awkward flying private. The ultra-wealthy and corporations are increasingly turning to Uber-like private jet sharing companies to maintain their climate credibility and avoid being “flight shamed” — while still avoiding the masses on commercial flights. Private jet charter companies say they are scrambling to…

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