Topic: Alisher Usmanov

Russian editor fired after Putin cursed in photo

Please note strong language in paragraph 17.By Maria TsvetkovaMOSCOW (Reuters) - The editor of a prominent Russian news magazine said he had been fired after the weekly printed a photograph featuring an obscene message addressed to Vladimir Putin as part of extensive ...
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov may buy a stake in aluminum giant United Co. Rusal (0486. HK) from billionaire Viktor Vekselberg and his...

Mittal's fortune falls but still Britain's biggest

Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal saw about £5 billion ($8 billion, 5.7 billion euros) wiped off his fortune in the past year but remains the wealthiest person in Britain, it was revealed Sunday.The fortune of the London-based head of ArcelorMittal ...

Corrected: Putin's judo partner jumps in Russia's rich list

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former judo sparring partner of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his younger brother have advanced up the list of Russia's richest people compiled by a respected national magazine.Finans magazine said on Monday that Arkady Rotenberg, 59, who ...

Rusisa's Usmanov seeks to raise Arsenal stake

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov said Monday that he intended to raise his holding in Arsenal by acquiring an additional three percent of the English football club's capital.Usmanov said he and his partners at Red and White Holdings currently held a ...
Roman Abramovich's days as the financial powerhouse of British football appear to be over. Yet it is Abramovich's slight decline which is the most intriguing aspect of the table. When the Russian oligarch took control of Chelsea in 2003, he ...
Arsenal backs plan for low-cost plan to promote greater fan ownership of clubArsenal endorsed a plan that promotes fan ownership by allowing supporters buy small stakes in the club.While not as expansive as the ownership model at Barcelona, supporters can make ...
Football finance experts today praised Arsenal's attempt to get supporters to invest in the club, but doubted the scheme would be able to prevent a takeover of the club on its own.. Those who take up the offer, available from Saturday ...

HOW HE MADE HIS PILE

The article profiles Alisher Usmanov, the largest stake holder in Arsenal FC. Excerpt from Article: STAT OF THE MONTH SALES MESSAGE $2.2bn The global value of mobile advertising (2007) That's less than 1% of the value of all advertising, but ...

Soccer's Billionaires

Other winners from the commodities boom include Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov. But Abramovich's net worth rose $2.7 billion to $11.2 billion as his investments in commodities have paid off big in the past year. Philip Anschutz, one of ...