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During World War II, a resourceful Italian baker faced a devastating cocoa shortage. To stretch his meager supplies, he mixed in ground hazelnuts—and accidentally set the stage for one of the greatest fortunes in European history.

Forbes says Elon Musk just became the world's first half-trillionaire. Our math says otherwise. Here's why Musk's fortune is closer to $470 billion — and what Forbes might be inflating to claim $500 billion.

Back in 2014, investor Tim Draper paid $19 million for around 30,000 bitcoins that had been confiscated by the US Marshals Service in connection to the arrest of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht… That was a wise move on Draper's part.

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' parents wrote what may have turned out to be the greatest venture capital investment of all time. And now, 30 years later, Jeff's dad might secretly be one of the 50 richest people on earth.

MrBeast's company, Beast Industries, has apparently raised a new funding round at a $5.2 BILLION valuation. Even assuming a conservative ownership stake, MrBeast's net worth just ballooned to a stunning new level.

Ellen Gordon may look like a typical Midwestern grandmother, but she's a 93-year-old billionaire CEO who controls one of America's most iconic candy companies — proof that appearances can be deliciously deceiving.

Larry Ellison briefly became the richest person in the world last week after Oracle's historic stock surge — but Elon Musk wasted no time reclaiming the crown. In less than 24 hours, Musk's Tesla-fueled fortune put him back on top, and by Monday his net worth soared to $435 billion.

In just 1,600 days, Google has gone from a $1.5 trillion company facing monopoly trials to a $3 trillion giant. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are now double-centibillionaires, but together they still trail one Elon Musk.

For five decades, Giorgio Armani fiercely protected his fashion empire from takeover bids and refused to go public. Giorgio died last week at the age of 91. And, in a surprise twist, the legendary designer's will orders his heirs to sell…

René Benko once controlled a $6 billion empire that stretched from the Chrysler Building to luxury department stores across Europe. Less than two years later, he is bankrupt, living on €3,700 a month — while prosecutors accuse him of hiding cash, watches, and villas through secretive family foundations.

Only 19 people in the last two centuries have ever worn the crown of the world's richest. From Rockefeller to Gates, Bezos to Musk — and now Larry Ellison — this is the full story of history's game of financial thrones.

Larry Ellison – the coolest billionaire on the planet – just became the richest person in the world for the first time.

In the last 40-ish years, just EIGHT men have held the title of world's richest person. You know some of the six names… Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk… But who are the other tycoons of wealth who wore the crown, even briefly?

A century after John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire, a handful of tech moguls are closing in on an even more mind-boggling milestone — the trillion-dollar net worth. Our deep dive crunches the ownership stakes, market caps, and growth potential to reveal who really has the best shot… and the answer might surprise you.

Jeffrey Epstein's bizarre 50th birthday book is pretty much my entire news feed today. And one of its strangest entries comes from a very interesting guy, Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft executive who went from wildlife photos and patent empires to keeping a full Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in his living room.