The number of billionaires in India doubled in 2009, Forbes magazine says.
It lists 49 Indian billionaires, up from 24 the previous year. India, which has many of the world's poorest people, also has 10 of Asia's top 25 richest.
The wealthiest Indian is Mukesh Ambani, worth an estimated $29bn. His Reliance Industries is India's largest firm.
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is second with $28.7bn. Both are in Forbes' list of the 10 richest men in the world - Mr Ambani at four, Mr Mittal at five.
Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim ($53.5bn) came top - the first time since 1994 that an American has not led the rankings - ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($53bn) and US investor Warren Buffett ($43bn).
Forbes listed 1,011 billionaires, up from 793 last year but still below the 1,125 listed in 2008.
The improving health of the global economy meant that 55 countries were represented - with Pakistan (clothing exporter Mian Muhammad Mansha, number 937) and Finland (Antti Herlin, number 773) adding their first billionaires.
Strengthening stock markets and several large public offerings during the past year helped Asia close the gap with Europe.
A total of 234 Asian billionaires were featured in the 2010 list compared with 248 from Europe.
The country with most billionaires is the US, with 403. But China comes second with 64 living in the mainland.
What has happened to auditing the FED? Most of all, Americans are deceived because the Federal Reserve is acting like a government agency in appearance. Even in the media broadcast, the wording is confusing to most of Americans, especially to those who do know the real deceptive facts about the Federal Reserve. The House Financial Services Committee approved and was a part of the past congressional bill de/re/regulation manipulation, e.g. the repeal of the Glass-Steagall -- one of the reasons which caused the massive American R.E. bankruptcies and which was the last deception stealing American wealth.
What we are hearing now is just another show and drama deceiving Americans, but those who are informed of the financial market reality will not be fallen into another deception show and drama of financial mafia operation. What has happened to auditing the FED?
The Obama administration plans to unveil Monday a new plan for dealing with troubled financial giants, and there may be big changes for the insurance industry, too, Rep. Barney Frank said.
What kinds of intellectual ability or management brilliance to swindle money using collusion and deception. It does not take much intellect, management ability, marketing strategy, or product development & restructuring to steal money from massive Americans and many around the world when the scam is involved with collusion and deception which we have seen for decades. The financial markets are operating just like financial mafia operation. The Madoff case is example. The Madoff saga continues. Genesis 3 and Matthew 4 -- satanic operation using deception.
Americans and the United States were manipulated by monetary policies using de/re/regulation making noises and distraction deceiving American and many around the world to spend until they go bankruptcies and run up massive federal deficit and debt.
Bernanke is now suggesting to reform the banking industry regulations only after massive Americans and the nation is going into bankruptcies continuing to hype financial markets with misleading economic data and propaganda hoping for Americans and many around the world to spend to bankruptcies. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO AUDITING THE FED?
For Ken Feinberg, the process of cutting pay underscored the divide between Wall Street and the rest of America, where even a fraction of a banker’s pay seems like riches reports the New York Times.
A prescient call that Citigroup was undercapitalized pushed the financial analyst into the spotlight. But before her words moved markets, she built her reputation on years of tough, accurate calls. Clients know her for warning in 2005 that the rise in subprime borrowers could spark economic woes; for calling Bear Stearns shares worthless at $30; and for predicting early in '09 that financials would rally. Her latest call may test her track record: She downgraded Goldman Sachs to neutral.
It is a good thing that I don't use cash, unless it is necessary, as long as I can remember for decades.
Who wants to carry cash which could have went through anyone's hand....
90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine By Madison Park
(CNN) -- The term "dirty money" is for real.
In the course of its average 20 months in circulation, U.S. currency gets whisked into ATMs, clutched, touched and traded perhaps thousands of times at coffee shops, convenience stores and newsstands. And every touch to every bill brings specks of dirt, food, germs or even drug residue.
Isn't it obvious now. Most of Americans are totally deceived. Most of Americans were taught that our founding fathers came to America for religious freedom. Presidents sworn in with their hands on the Bible. GREAT DECEPTION in appearance as the country is operated by greedy materialistic deception.
Ironically, from the beginning America is built on deception printing and promoting, Christianity, but in reality practicing materialistic and self-centered occultists. Idealistically, America is built on God-centered, but in reality it is under satanic self-centered occultists, aka freemasonic thinking.
Capitalism is mainly deceptive games stealing from others and promoting spending mainly on coveting and self-gratification using brain-wash via various types of media.
In appearance, America promoted Christianity as the founding fathers' faith, but, in reality, the core belief was based on, obviously, we now see even though, not all were materialistically motivated. However, we know that most of founding fathers were members of freemason. Regardless, the condition which we are in speaks for itself.
The American Enlightenment is a term sometimes employed to describe the intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States (as they became known following the American Revolution). It was a part of a larger intellectual movement known as the Age of Enlightenment. Influenced by the scientific revolution of the 17th century, the Enlightenment took scientific reasoning and applied it to human nature and society. There was a shift from God-centered thinking to human being centered. Instead of going through life unhappy and thinking they had to suffer so they could enjoy the afterlife - people began to think about what they could accomplish on earth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enlightenment
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die.. Ezekiel 33:11
Recently, I encountered 3 documents which made it clear that the illuminati/freemason power is deceiving the world including the United States Americans. During the last few years, I was very disturbed by what is going on in the financial markets and politics around the world, but could not make a definite decision as to what would be a rational explanation, but the 3 documents which I encountered made it clear to me what was behind the deception.
When you go to my Scribd account shown on the below link, you will see, "Bethlehem, PA" doc as well. When you read all those documents, you will know as you connect dots.
As for Goldman, they are all too smart to cover up all legal issues all the way to the top political power, so only God can send the judgment against the deceptive power.
The LORD, our GOD is Almighty God, Who can stand against His HOLY and MIGHTY NAME, He will Exalt HIMSELF, in Due time. Fear the LORD, for He is the HOLY GOD. He is living and active GOD who is not dead, HE IS LIVING GOD, who will come back to this world to judge the wicked.
He is holy and knows all your hearts and minds of wicked loving the sinful nature-- more than the LORD ALMIGHTY GOD who created us to glorify HIM, but his creatures are glorifying themselves -- saying there is no GOD. The sinful and wicked men are calling themselves gods deceiving and worshiping money and all pleasures of the world. Deception and lies are their expertise which only GOD can reveal the truth. Who can be smarter and outwit the Omniscience of GOD!!
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, SEND Fire and Brimestones to purify the sinful and wicked greedy world! ALMIGHTY GOD, show Your Mighty Power against all those who are making excuses after excuses living in wicked, sinful, and vile sin! SEND YOUR FIRE and Brimstones to purify the wicked world like the days of Noah!
THE LORD OUR GOD will judge the world... HE IS COMING BACK TO JUDGE!
PRAISE GOD!
COME QUICKLY THE LORD OUR GOD TO JUDGE the unholy world.
There was a certain man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table, moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, "Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receiveth thy good tidings, and likewise Lazarus evil things: But now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that they which would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence." Then he said, "I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren: that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment." Abraham said unto him, "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them." And he said, "Nay, father Abraham: But if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent." And he said unto him, "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead." Luke 16:19-31
Warren Buffett and I both live in Omaha, Nebraska.
I live in his city, he doesn’t live in mine.
Buffett is said to have more wealth than any single person in the world, except his friend Bill Gates, III.
Except by reputation, I scarcely know Warren Buffett. I’m quite sure he knows me not at all, neither by reputation or recollection.
When I was an editor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha student newspaper in 1972, Buffett’s weekly, the Omaha Sun Newspapers, was our printer. While preparing the campus paper for print, I got to know some of the reporters and the editor-in-chief of the Sun Newspapers.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
The Wrath of GOD will burn up the wicked, greedy world.
Revelation 14:10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
AMEN
The Kingdom to come will only be for those initially who are in His spiritual Kingdom. Our Lord then in His teaching turns from the present spiritual Kingdom of which He speaks in verses 20 and 21 and at the end of verse 21 describes it as the Kingdom of God within you, to the Kingdom of God outside of you, that universal Kingdom that is visible on earth.
A place of weeping and gnashing of teeth - "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 25:30).
A place of outer darkness - "Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 22:13).
A place of torments - "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom" (Luke 16:23).
A place of Sorrows - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;" (2 Samuel 22:6).
A place of everlasting destruction - "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;" (II Thessalonians 1:9).
A place where men are tormented with fire and brimstone - "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death" (Revelation 21:8).
A place where fire is not quenched - "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:44).
A bottomless pit - "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit" (Revelation 9:2).
A place of no rest - "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name" (Revelation 14:11).
It is ultimately a lake of fire - "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death" (Revelation 20:14).
A place of hopeless of unsatisfied desires - "And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame " (Luke 16:24). The rich man wanted water but could not get any.
A place of hopelessness and suffering - as a woman is about to give birth to a child, many go through painful labor that can last from a few minutes to a few days. But through this painful anguishing time, there is hope that when the child is born this terrible labor pain will subside. Just imagine if you can if that pain was multiplied many times over and you would never have hope of it ever going away forever? You would do anything to die to get rid of the pain, but it would always remain and continue forever and ever and ever. THIS IS HELL!
A place of memory - When a person is tormented with a bitter memory they sometimes may commit suicide as a way out. In hell this is impossible because your spirit will never die, but will always remember how you sold your soul for the pleasures of this short sinful life. You will continue to always wish you were in heaven instead of hell, if only you would have made the right decision.
Oh man or woman, boy or girl without Christ, if only you would realize how dangerously close you are to hell. With each second that passes by, you are drawing nearer and nearer to hell. Actually this night your soul may be required of you and will pass into an eternity of the fires of hell that are never quenched!
Oh how completely the opposite is the Christian who knows the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior. They are living for Him now and wait with expedient hope of His return or when they will also get to pass into eternity and experience the complete glorious bliss called heaven.
Why do most people give up heaven for hell?
A). Is it because they don't want to change their lives and live for their creator who is really the only one worthy of living for? Is it because they want to live for themselves their own way until their hearts are content? Those who live this way believe that this will give them happiness. But sadly, they are giving up heaven for not only hell, but failures, despair, and some times of what some would call hell on earth. This kind of living will never "fill the void" or will never bring "fulfillment", but will always amount in a longing for more out of life. As a person lives for themselves they become selfish. This selfishness brings forth sin, and sin only produces death and destruction.
By rejecting Christ, people are really giving up a heaven on earth. The void is completely filled with the only one that can fill it. Jesus Christ is the only one who brings true purpose and meaning to lives, not material items. A hope of eternal life with Christ the Savior fulfills and is all the heart truly needs.
