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The Bizarre Case Of The Billionaire Murder For Hire
There's just no kind of feud quite as volatile and delicious as a feud between two billionaires. In this case, we're talking about hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon and fashion industry tycoon Peter Nygard. This fight is bonkers, y'all.
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Russian Billionaire Vasily Klyukin Designs Serpentine Asian Cobra Tower
Vasily Klyukin's latest project is a proposed skyscraper that would seem to combine his loves architecture and science-fiction into one thing, called the Asian Cobra Tower.
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The Most Impressive Billionaire Comebacks
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Normal, average Joes and Janes aren't the only ones who stumble now and again. Billionaires do it too – just with bigger stakes. There are a number of billionaires who've lost a lot (or all) of their money and still have managed to build their fortunes back up again.
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Former Billionaire Tim Blixseth Jailed Over Missing Money
Businessman and entrepreneur Tim Blixseth has been locked in a Montana jail for almost a year for civil contempt, and will most likely remain there until he reveals what he did with millions of dollars of unaccounted money owed to creditors.
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Iranian Billionaire Babak Zanjani Gets Death Sentence For Embezzlement
Babak Zanjani is bucking the trend of billionaires avoiding the death penalty, following his high-profile graft trial in his home country of Iran.
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Who Is The Mysterious Man At The Center of A Global Money Laundering Scheme?
During the height of the global recession, a young, unknown Malaysian high roller arrived out of nowhere and took New York by storm. But who is he, and where did his staggering wealth come from?
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Why Is Uber Waiting So Long To Go Public?
We have it on good authority (via leaked documents) that Uber plans to go public within the next 18 to 24 months. The question on many analysts' minds is: What is taking them so long?
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Koch Brothers' Father Built A Refinery For Hitler That Was Key Piece In Nazi War Machine
It isn't often that family skeletons reveal ties to the Nazis, Hitler, and decades of covert funding of far right wing political movements. Welcome to the history of the Koch family.
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The Billionaire's Margarita Will Set You Back $1,200
Billionaires now have a drink that they can actually call their own, and it's available at New York City's London Hotel: the Billionaire's Margarita.
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Donald Trump's Feuds With Other Billionaires
Reality TV mogul Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy. Over the past year or so, Trump has exhibited a certain amount of glee from past fights with his fellow billionaires. Let's take a look at the wealthiest people who have drawn the wrath of the Donald.
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The Tequila Fortune And How The Cuervo Family Plans To Turn Tequila, Jalisco Into The Napa Valley of Mexico
The town of Tequila, Mexico is about to be transformed. The people behind this project are, aptly, the family that has run the Jose Cuervo tequila empire for 250 years.
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How Old Were These Billionaires When They Made Their First Billion?
When Bill Gates became a billionaire in 1987, he was 31 years old and the youngest person to achieve that mark at that point. It would take 28 years for Gates to be dethroned. Do you know how old your favorite billionaire was when they made their first billion?
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Billionaire Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Donates Almost Half A Billion To Stanford University
Nike Co-Founder and Chairman, Philip Knight, recently pledged to give his former school Stanford University $400 million – but does the school really need it?
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The Incredible Rags to Riches Story of Sriracha Founder David Tran
David Tran first began making hot sauce by hand, delivering it to local restaurants himself in a van. Since that time, his Sriracha sauce has gained incredible popularity, and has spawned a veritable hot sauce movement – including several cookbooks, a documentary, hot sauce festivals, and a plethora of copycat products.
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The Celebrity Net Worth Dating Guide: The Richest Bachelors and Bachelorettes
Despite the fact that more than 90% of ultra high net worth people are married, there are a number of eligible, single billionaires of both sexes and a wide range of ages out there.