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Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Been Richer Than He Is Right This Moment. And That's Not His Only Good News

Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Been Richer Than He Is Right This Moment. And That's Not His Only Good News

Feb 2, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg has been one of the richest people in the world for the last decade. But he has never been as rich as he is right this moment.

Jeff Bezos And Other Billionaires Have Lost Fortunes In Their News Industry Endeavors

Jeff Bezos And Other Billionaires Have Lost Fortunes In Their News Industry Endeavors

Feb 2, 2024

Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for roughly $250 million, and in last year alone the legendary paper reported losses of $100 million, going on to make drastic cuts to staff in a wave of buyouts.

A Delaware Judge Just Voided $55 Billion From Elon Musk's Net Worth

A Delaware Judge Just Voided $55 Billion From Elon Musk's Net Worth

Jan 31, 2024

"Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware… " Elon tweeted after a judge's ruling essentially sliced $55 billion away from his net worth.

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby's Of Cheating Him Of Tens Of Millions In Court Testimony

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby's Of Cheating Him Of Tens Of Millions In Court Testimony

Jan 29, 2024

Yves Bouvier is an infamous art world figure who's been accused of various acts of fraud and other schemes, and in December of last year he settled a long legal battle with Rybolovlev on undisclosed terms.

Chinese Online Gaming Billionaire Chen Tianqiao Revealed As Second-Largest Foreign Holder Of US Land

Chinese Online Gaming Billionaire Chen Tianqiao Revealed As Second-Largest Foreign Holder Of US Land

Jan 17, 2024

In addition to the land making him the second-biggest foreign landowner in the US, it's enough acreage to place him in the top 100 of biggest US landowners overall — he comes in at number 82.

In A Slightly Alternate Reality, Bill Gates Just Became The World's First Trillionaire

In A Slightly Alternate Reality, Bill Gates Just Became The World's First Trillionaire

Jan 14, 2024

As Microsoft overtakes Apple to be the world's most valuable company, with a $3 trillion market cap, there's a slightly different universe where Bill Gates just became the world's first trillionaire.

What Would It Take For Elon Musk To Become A Trillionaire?

What Would It Take For Elon Musk To Become A Trillionaire?

Jan 14, 2024

As of this writing, Elon Musk is worth a bit over $206 billion. Two years ago it was $340 billion. What would it take for Elon's net worth to break $1 trillion?

Reclusive L'Oréal Cosmetics Heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Was Briefly The First Woman To Amass A $100 Billion Fortune

Reclusive L'Oréal Cosmetics Heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Was Briefly The First Woman To Amass A $100 Billion Fortune

Jan 4, 2024

The glass ceiling separating women from fortunes in excess of $100 billion has officially been broken as L'Oréal sees a record high on the stock market amid its best single business year since 1998.

Hermès Billionaire Nicolas Puech Wants To Leave Half Of His $13 Billion Fortune To His Former Gardener

Hermès Billionaire Nicolas Puech Wants To Leave Half Of His $13 Billion Fortune To His Former Gardener

Jan 3, 2024

Puech is attempting to legally cancel a previous contract between himself and his own non-profit organization Isocrates Foundation and make the employee, described as a "servant, former gardener and handyman" a legal heir instead.

How Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Got The Coldest Revenge Ever On His Former Boss

How Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Got The Coldest Revenge Ever On His Former Boss

Jan 1, 2024

David Tepper spent years toiling at Goldman Sachs, hoping to be made partner. It never happened so he struck out on his own and eventually made a fortune. He then got the best revenge ever….

Richard Branson Is Renting Out Rooms On His Private Necker Island For More Than $5,000 Per Night

Richard Branson Is Renting Out Rooms On His Private Necker Island For More Than $5,000 Per Night

Dec 29, 2023

Branson's usual holiday practice is to rent out the entire island to an ultra-wealthy peer for the season, something that reportedly costs more than $100,000.

$3 Billion Pledged By Roman Abramovich For Ukraine Is Still Frozen By UK Sanctions

$3 Billion Pledged By Roman Abramovich For Ukraine Is Still Frozen By UK Sanctions

Dec 27, 2023

Various humanitarian organizations in Ukraine and elsewhere are reported to be clamoring to get a piece of the large sum of money, which for context comes to more than six times that of the foreign aid pledged to Ukraine by the UK government itself,

Warren Buffett Now Owns Stock In The Atlanta Braves Through His Berkshire Hathaway Holding Company

Warren Buffett Now Owns Stock In The Atlanta Braves Through His Berkshire Hathaway Holding Company

Nov 29, 2023

Interestingly, the investment comes as Berkshire Hathaway has shed stock in many of its other holdings, including General Motors, Procter & Gamble, and Johnson & Johnson.

Ken Griffin Plans $1 Billion Palm Beach Estate That Would Be The Most Expensive Residence On Earth

Ken Griffin Plans $1 Billion Palm Beach Estate That Would Be The Most Expensive Residence On Earth

Nov 17, 2023

Griffin is prepared to spend anywhere from $150 million to $400 million on a massive mega-estate in Palm Beach, an investment that will, if all goes to plan, result in a property valued at around $1 billion once it's finished.

Adam Neumann Could Make $430 Million Off WeWork's Bankruptcy In An Unexpected And Hilarious Way

Adam Neumann Could Make $430 Million Off WeWork's Bankruptcy In An Unexpected And Hilarious Way

Nov 10, 2023

Typically, stock holders get totally wiped out when their company declares bankruptcy. Not Adam Neumann. He gets paid $430 million when WeWork goes belly up.