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Family Of Former Russian Billionaire Dmitry Zelenov, Who Died Mysteriously Last Year, Are Fighting Over His Assets
Zelenov was just 50 years old, but it's still unusual for someone as wealthy as he was (even if he was probably no longer a billionaire) to not leave a will. And now his family is fighting over what will happen to his fortune.
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An Activist Investor's Allegations Have Absolutely Obliterated Gautam Adani's Fortune Over The Last Two Weeks
A month ago, Gautam Adani was the third-richest person on the planet with a net worth of $125 billion. That was a month ago…
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Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Facing Scrutiny Over $20 Million French Alps Ski Chalet He Reportedly Built For Underprivileged Children
The UK Charity Commission has opened a "regulatory compliance case" in order to investigate "concerns about the governance and management of the Jim Ratcliffe Foundation."
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NY Oil Millionaire Lost A Fortune With Enron… Then Madoff… Then FTX! The Triple Crown Of Bad Investments
Throughout your life, you've likely thrown away your money on something. Whatever it was, chances are, it wasn't as bad as this.
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Roman Abramovich Reportedly Transferred $4 Billion Worth Of Yachts And Private Jets To His Kids Before Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
The changes were made to ten offshore trusts held by Abramovich, seeing his seven children's shared shares in assets, like the $700 million Eclipse superyacht, go from 51 percent to 100 percent.
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These Six Billionaires Are The Biggest Wealth Losers Of The Last 12 Months
Hopefully your 2022 was full of prosperity, good fortune, and romance. You might not be a billionaire, but that also means you don't have to worry about seeing your name on a list of the biggest billionaire losers of 2022 ("losers" meant purely in a monetary sense).
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This Billionaire Gained More Wealth Than Any Other Billionaire In 2022
Most of the world's richest people either saw their wealth diminish or stagnate during the year, owing to various economic factors, and one of the only ultra-wealthy individuals to buck this trend naturally also gained the most wealth of any billionaire in 2022.
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Electric Shock! Elon Musk Lost More Wealth Than Any Other Billionaire In 2022
A $200 billion loss of wealth is enough to qualify Musk's as the biggest billionaire loss of the year, but it's also much more than that – probably the most money anyone in modern history has ever lost.
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Elon Musk Has Now Lost More Money Than Anyone In History
A little over a year ago, Elon Musk was the richest person in history with a net worth of $340 billion. Fast forward to the present and he's now officially lost more money than any human in history.
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A Swedish Billionaire Is Buying Up Rights To Old Video Games To Build A "Gaming Empire"
Wingefors is a successful financier who got his start in business as a young person selling old comic books and video games outside Karlstad in Sweden
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The Winklevoss Twins Are Facing A Possible Class Action Lawsuit From Gemini Investors Over Lost $900 Million In Customer Funds
The lawsuit, filed by Brendan Picha and Max J. Hastings, accuses Gemini of fraud and alleges that it "refused to honor any further investor redemptions, effectively wiping out all investors who still had holdings in the program."
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Russia Seizes $1 Billion Hotel Sochi Hotel Development From Billionaire Who Criticized Putin And The War
The seizure is supposed to be in connection to a land dispute filed by Russia's Sirius Federal Territory (established under President Putin), but the decision to seize the complex reportedly comes after the Kremlin asked Deripaska to tone down his criticisms of the war.
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The Son Of Murdered Married Billionaire Couple Increases Reward For Information On Their Killer To $25 Million
In a press statement made to the CBC, the younger Sherman expresses a desire for closure in the matter of his parents' murder. "Closure will not be possible until those responsible for this evil act are brought to justice," the statement reads.
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$90 Million French Riviera Villa Will Not Be Returned To Sanctioned Russian Billionaire
Ponomarenko is in the midst of a legal battle to get one of his assets back in French court: a villa reportedly valued at $88.9 million in the ultra-exclusive Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera.
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There Are No More $200 Billionaires In The World
Roughly a year ago, controversial Tesla/Twitter CEO Elon Musk had a staggering net worth of $340 billion, while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was worth $210 billion. Now, neither man has a fortune that even comes close to the $200 billion mark.