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Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy

Huge donations actually help billionaires spin stock swings into tax breaks and lasting influence.

20.06.2025 4

Tobias Jung

Andrew Carnegie and the 19th-century ‘robber barons’ have lessons for today’s oligarchs about the responsibilities of wealth

The 19th-century industrialists were called ‘robber barons’ – but they did more to improve society than many of today’s super-rich.

21.01.2025 5

Tobias Jung

Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is one of the richest people in the world and a celebrated philanthropist, whose lifetime giving total recently hit an...

25.10.2024 6

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Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy

Tobias Jung

Andrew Carnegie and the 19th-century ‘robber barons’ have lessons for today’s oligarchs about the responsibilities of wealth

Tobias Jung

Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think

Tobias Jung