Who owns The Economist?

With a worldwide distribution of 1 million influential owners and managers The Economist sets parameters for the global political & economic discussion.  A million people may not sound like a lot unless of course they are the right people.  This stuff is read by high income earners with cushy job titles.  

Observe the full-page ads that ran in the Nov 17, 2012 issue:

• Oracle
• Rolex
• Louis Vuitton
• Charles Schwab
• CKGSB (trained 2,500 Chairman & CEOs who lead companies with $1 trillion in annual revenues)
• Volkswagen
• Bulgari
• Northern Trust
• Ford
• BlackRock

Save for the car companies, these companies make their bread by selling products and services to the global 0.2%.  Consider that Rolex and Louis Vuitton spent $154,000 each on these ads to run the week of Thanksgiving in the U.S.