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Eight Of The Best Stories About Bill Gates' Eccentricity

Eight Of The Best Stories About Bill Gates' Eccentricity

Feb 17, 2017

Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world. He's also a pretty eccentric character. These are some of the best stories about his eccentricities.

Nordstrom Heirs' Fortunes Rise In Wake Of Trump Twitter Comments

Nordstrom Heirs' Fortunes Rise In Wake Of Trump Twitter Comments

Feb 17, 2017

Donald Trump's Twitter rant against Nordstrom has backfired. Shares of the company are on the rise in the wake of his rant.

Billionaire Fired Employee For Taking A Sick Day

Billionaire Fired Employee For Taking A Sick Day

Feb 16, 2017

Billionaire Nelson Peltz fired bodyguard for taking a sick day while he was in emergency medical care with diabetes complications.

Billionaire Ebay Founder Is Giving Away Free Money

Billionaire Ebay Founder Is Giving Away Free Money

Feb 15, 2017

Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar is taking part in an experiment of sorts. He is giving away $493,000 in free money.

A Tale Of Two Drug Kingpins: El Patron Vs. El Chapo

A Tale Of Two Drug Kingpins: El Patron Vs. El Chapo

Feb 15, 2017

Basically, the drug world has been ruled by two men since the late 1970s. Pablo Escobar and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are the most powerful drug lords ever.

Chinese Billionaire Abducted From Four Seasons Hotel In Hong Kong

Chinese Billionaire Abducted From Four Seasons Hotel In Hong Kong

Feb 10, 2017

Another Hong Kong billionaire has gone missing. What's up with mainland China and its jailing of billionaires?

Billionaire Drug Kingpin El Chapo Guzman Wants American Taxpayers To Pay For His Lawyers

Billionaire Drug Kingpin El Chapo Guzman Wants American Taxpayers To Pay For His Lawyers

Feb 7, 2017

Should billionaire drug kingpin El Chapo be entitled to American public defenders?

The Secret, Third Founder Of Snapchat Received A HUGE Settlement To Go Away Quietly

The Secret, Third Founder Of Snapchat Received A HUGE Settlement To Go Away Quietly

Feb 7, 2017

When Snapchat is goes public in March Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will become richer than their wildest dreams. The third founder will be nowhere to be seen.

Japan Has Its First Self-Made Female Billionaire

Japan Has Its First Self-Made Female Billionaire

Feb 4, 2017

Yoshiko Shinohara is Japan's first self-made female billionaire. This is the story of how she built her billion dollar fortune.

Billionaire Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Wants The Government To Do More About The Wealth Gap

Billionaire Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Wants The Government To Do More About The Wealth Gap

Feb 3, 2017

During an interview on CNBC, billionaire Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he believes the government should be doing more to combat growing income inequality.

Mark Zuckerberg Rules Out Presidential Run

Mark Zuckerberg Rules Out Presidential Run

Feb 1, 2017

Instead of running for president, Zuckerberg says he's more interested in philanthropic efforts, going on to say he's "focused on building our community at Facebook and working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative."

How Did Super Bowl-Bound NFL Team Owners Robert Kraft And Arthur Blank Make Their Fortunes?

How Did Super Bowl-Bound NFL Team Owners Robert Kraft And Arthur Blank Make Their Fortunes?

Jan 30, 2017

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank are facing off against each other at Super Bowl LI. But how did these men make the money to buy their teams?

Billionaire Carlos Slim Launching Spanish-Language TV Channel "For Mexicans By Mexicans"

Billionaire Carlos Slim Launching Spanish-Language TV Channel "For Mexicans By Mexicans"

Jan 29, 2017

Nuestra Visión (Spanish for "Our Vision") will be a TV network that will purportedly transmit "Mexican content for Mexicans" directly from Mexico.

Indian Billionaire Pledges To End Poverty In His Country

Indian Billionaire Pledges To End Poverty In His Country

Jan 28, 2017

It's a new year and Indian billionaire Ronnie Screwvala has an ambitious goal: He wants to lift one million Indians in the Maharashtra region out of poverty within six years and help them build better lives.

Warren Buffett: From $6,000 to $65 Billion. A Timeline Of His Wealth

Warren Buffett: From $6,000 to $65 Billion. A Timeline Of His Wealth

Jan 26, 2017

Luck most definitely played a part in Warren Buffett's ascension to wealth. But obviously, so did dogged determination, an adherence to frugality, and an incredible amount of hard work.

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