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Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Billionaire Qatari Sheikh Is Suing A London Art Dealer For Allegedly Selling Him Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fake Ancient Statues

Jul 28, 2022

Outside of making the Queen envious, Sheikh Hamad generally spends his time investing in art. His legendary art habit has recently found its way into the tabloid headlines thanks to a lawsuit filed against respected London art dealer

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Bill Gates Just Bought A 17th Century Roman Palazzo For $170 Million. Plans To Convert Into A Hotel

Jul 27, 2022

It's called the Palazzo Marini, a huge complex that's adjacent to the famous Trevi Fountain, and Gates (through Four Seasons) has already reportedly put down a $21 million down payment on the property.

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Sergey Brin's Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan Is Reportedly Seeking $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, Claims She Signed Prenup "Under Duress"

Jul 26, 2022

Sergey Brin's soon-to-be ex-wife reportedly wants a $1 billion divorce settlement.

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Elon Musk Allegedly Slept With Sergey Brin's Wife During A 4-Hour Miami Layover… And That's Why The Google Co-Founder Filed For Divorce

Jul 24, 2022

Both Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan have now denied what was unquestionably a very salacious story published by the Wall Street Journal.

Chanel Is Privately Owned By Two Reclusive Brothers. And Their Combined Net Worth Ranks Them Among The 10 Richest People In The World

Chanel Is Privately Owned By Two Reclusive Brothers. And Their Combined Net Worth Ranks Them Among The 10 Richest People In The World

Jul 14, 2022

Both Wertheimer brothers own equal shares in Chanel, so they both benefit more or less equally from the company's fortunes. And those fortunes have been especially good in recent months.

12 Minutes Apart On Twitter: Bill Gates Donates $20 Billion To Charity… Elon Musk Posts A Hunter Biden Joke (Guess Who Got More Likes)

12 Minutes Apart On Twitter: Bill Gates Donates $20 Billion To Charity… Elon Musk Posts A Hunter Biden Joke (Guess Who Got More Likes)

Jul 13, 2022

In a surprise move, Bill Gates just transferred $20 billion of his private wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which he and Melinda still run together)…

Jeff Bezos's Giant Superyacht Won't Be Passing Through Rotterdam After All Following Outcry Over Dismantling Historic Bridge

Jeff Bezos's Giant Superyacht Won't Be Passing Through Rotterdam After All Following Outcry Over Dismantling Historic Bridge

Jul 13, 2022

Koningshaven Bridge, known colloquially as "De Hef," first opened all the way back in 1927, and has never been disassembled to allow for any particularly large crafts to pass through in that time.

Ukrainian Oligarch Rinat Akhmetov Suing Russian Government Over Property Seizures

Ukrainian Oligarch Rinat Akhmetov Suing Russian Government Over Property Seizures

Jul 6, 2022

Not mentioned in the lawsuit is a precise sum of damages being sought by Akhmetov from the Russian Federation, a figure which the press release says "cannot yet be assessed given the ongoing war."

Sergey Brin – The Sixth Richest Person In The World – Just Filed For Divorce

Sergey Brin – The Sixth Richest Person In The World – Just Filed For Divorce

Jul 5, 2022

Brin isn't asking for spousal support from Shanahan, naturally, but he's also requesting that she not be awarded any, as well as joint custody of the former couple's daughter.

$4 Billion 'Cryptoqueen' Just Joined Murderers And Cartel Leaders On The FBI's 10 Most-Wanted List

$4 Billion 'Cryptoqueen' Just Joined Murderers And Cartel Leaders On The FBI's 10 Most-Wanted List

Jul 2, 2022

Step aside cartel leaders, Ruja Ignatova – AKA the "Cryptoqueen" – is now one of the FBI's 10 most-wanted criminals.

Leonardo Del Vecchio Was Born So Poor His Mother Abandoned Him To An Orphanage. He Just Died The Richest Person In Italy.

Leonardo Del Vecchio Was Born So Poor His Mother Abandoned Him To An Orphanage. He Just Died The Richest Person In Italy.

Jun 27, 2022

There are rags to riches stories and then there's the story of Leonardo Del Vecchio. He was so poor as a child, his mother abandoned him to an orphanage. When he died Monday, at the age of 87, he was the richest person in Italy.

Husband And Wife Owners Of Clif Bar Accept $3 Billion Cash-Out From Mondelez

Husband And Wife Owners Of Clif Bar Accept $3 Billion Cash-Out From Mondelez

Jun 22, 2022

Clif Bar is being acquired by Mondelez for $2.9 billion, and in the process mints a massive shared fortune for the company's husband and wife co-owners.

The Fortunes Of These Crypto Tycoons Have Vaporized In The Last Few Weeks

The Fortunes Of These Crypto Tycoons Have Vaporized In The Last Few Weeks

Jun 15, 2022

Eight months ago, bitcoin reached an all-time high. Today it's sitting a two-year low. And as the prices have crumbled, so have the fortunes of these once high-flying crypto tycoons.

"Vanished" Chinese Billionaire Xiao Jianhua Will Face Trial In Shanghai

"Vanished" Chinese Billionaire Xiao Jianhua Will Face Trial In Shanghai

Jun 15, 2022

In China, the charge of illegal collection of public deposits can carry a prison sentence of five years or more depending on the severity of the alleged crime, and courts rarely find defendants not guilty once formal charges are brought about.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Net Worth Has Been Utterly Obliterated

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Net Worth Has Been Utterly Obliterated

Jun 14, 2022

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is seeing his net worth explode… in a bad way.