The annual ranking assesses 173 cities worldwide across stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure to identify those offering the highest quality of life. Vienna, Melbourne, Sydney and Zurich rounded out this year’s top five, reflecting both Europe’s enduring dominance and Australia’s continued strong showing. Taking the top spot for the second year in a row, the Danish capital [Copenhagen] earned perfect scores in stability, education and i

Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the top global booking center for cross-border wealth, ‌a first that is unlikely to be reversed as hubs in Asia grow faster than the European safe-haven, Boston Consulting Group said. Wealth from China and an IPO boom in 2025 helped Hong Kong rise to a $2.95 trillion offshore behemoth for the world’s rich. Hong Kong is cementing its role as China’s gateway to global markets, though that same concentration ties its trajectory tightly to e

Everywhere people are chatting about AI (Artificial Intelligence). It appears to be all the rage … dominating the news media and Wall Street. Investors are scrambling to buy the stocks of companies that are offering AI-related services Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022—widely considered to be the launch point of AI—the value of America’s stock market has risen by $21 trillion. Just 10 firms—including Amazon, Broadcom, Nvidia—accounted for 55% of this rise. Investment analy

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new U.S. dollar millionaires,...