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In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

Mar 14, 2024

For much of the 1990s, the third-richest person in the world – behind only Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – was a random Swiss orchestra conductor named Paul Sacher.

The US Government Is Spending Almost $1 Million Per Month To Maintain Mega-Yacht Seized From Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov

The US Government Is Spending Almost $1 Million Per Month To Maintain Mega-Yacht Seized From Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov

Mar 13, 2024

The more expensive a yacht is, the more it costs to keep it in your possession, and Kerimov's craft, known as the Amadea, is one of the most expensive in the world, having cost around $300 million.

Who Was The Richest Person In The World Every Year From The 1980s To The Present?

Who Was The Richest Person In The World Every Year From The 1980s To The Present?

Mar 12, 2024

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?

Personal Pilot To Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading

Personal Pilot To Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading

Mar 8, 2024

In a somewhat humorous touch, the release discloses that the pilot messaged his friend the following: "All conversations on app is encrypted so all good. No one can ever see.'"

Vince McMahon Just Sold More Than $400 Million Worth Of TKO Stock As Sex Scandal Continues

Vince McMahon Just Sold More Than $400 Million Worth Of TKO Stock As Sex Scandal Continues

Mar 7, 2024

McMahon sold 5,350,000 shares in TKO, which amounted to about a quarter of his overall holdings in the company. Their combined value at the time of the filing came to almost $412 million.

Jeff Bezos Just Ended Elon Musk's Three-Year Reign As The World's Richest Person… And Another Painful Wrinkle Is On The Horizon

Jeff Bezos Just Ended Elon Musk's Three-Year Reign As The World's Richest Person… And Another Painful Wrinkle Is On The Horizon

Mar 5, 2024

After an uninterrupted three-year reign as the richest person on the planet, Elon Musk just dropped to #3 behind Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. And more pain could be on the way.

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' Parents Invested $245,573 Into His Fledgling Company "Amazon." Today They Are Almost Certainly Secret Billionaires

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' Parents Invested $245,573 Into His Fledgling Company "Amazon." Today They Are Almost Certainly Secret Billionaires

Mar 4, 2024

"I want you to know how risky this is. Because I want to come home for Thanksgiving and I don't want you to be mad at me." – Jeff Bezos to his parents in 1995. Two years before Amazon's IPO.

As NVIDIA Reaches $2 Trillion Market Cap, How Rich Is The Company's Longstanding Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

As NVIDIA Reaches $2 Trillion Market Cap, How Rich Is The Company's Longstanding Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

Feb 27, 2024

NVIDIA is about to become the third company in history to break the $2 trillion market cap level. Since its inception, the company has had one CEO. Founder Jensen Huang. How rich is Jensen Huang and could he become the world's richest person??

Please Don't Tell Jeff Bezos What He'd Be Worth Today Had He Never Never Gotten Divorced…

Please Don't Tell Jeff Bezos What He'd Be Worth Today Had He Never Never Gotten Divorced…

Feb 5, 2024

Jeff Bezos' net worth is sitting near an all-time high… but it's not nearly as high as it could have been with a slightly different roll of the marital dice.

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Billion To Silicon Valley Charitable Foundation

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Billion To Silicon Valley Charitable Foundation

Feb 5, 2024

The donation syncs up with a similar one made by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014, when he donated over $1 billion worth of stock in his own company to the same foundation.

Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Been Richer Than He Is Right This Moment. And That's Not His Only Good News

Mark Zuckerberg Has Never Been Richer Than He Is Right This Moment. And That's Not His Only Good News

Feb 2, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg has been one of the richest people in the world for the last decade. But he has never been as rich as he is right this moment.

Jeff Bezos And Other Billionaires Have Lost Fortunes In Their News Industry Endeavors

Jeff Bezos And Other Billionaires Have Lost Fortunes In Their News Industry Endeavors

Feb 2, 2024

Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for roughly $250 million, and in last year alone the legendary paper reported losses of $100 million, going on to make drastic cuts to staff in a wave of buyouts.

A Delaware Judge Just Voided $55 Billion From Elon Musk's Net Worth

A Delaware Judge Just Voided $55 Billion From Elon Musk's Net Worth

Jan 31, 2024

"Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware… " Elon tweeted after a judge's ruling essentially sliced $55 billion away from his net worth.

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby's Of Cheating Him Of Tens Of Millions In Court Testimony

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby's Of Cheating Him Of Tens Of Millions In Court Testimony

Jan 29, 2024

Yves Bouvier is an infamous art world figure who's been accused of various acts of fraud and other schemes, and in December of last year he settled a long legal battle with Rybolovlev on undisclosed terms.

Chinese Online Gaming Billionaire Chen Tianqiao Revealed As Second-Largest Foreign Holder Of US Land

Chinese Online Gaming Billionaire Chen Tianqiao Revealed As Second-Largest Foreign Holder Of US Land

Jan 17, 2024

In addition to the land making him the second-biggest foreign landowner in the US, it's enough acreage to place him in the top 100 of biggest US landowners overall — he comes in at number 82.