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Securities Filing Indicates That Elon Musk Gave Nearly $6 Billion In Tesla Shares To Charity Last Year
That would place him among the year's top philanthropic donors, but unlike many of his fellow billionaires Musk doesn't seem to have publicized the gifts – and the filing doesn't even reveal the identities of the receiving organizations.
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Melinda French Gates Will No Longer Donate Bulk Of Her Wealth To The Gates Foundation
Her commitment to giving away the money has remained unchanged, but she has decided to make a change in where the money will go – rather than giving the bulk of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Facebook's Stock Market Plunge Has Shaved More Than $40 Billion From Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth In Under A Week
When Mark Zuckerberg woke up this morning, his pockets were around $30 BILLION lighter.
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A Famous Bridge In The Netherlands Is Being Torn Down To Accommodate Jeff Bezos's Superyacht
The dismantling is scheduled for this summer, and even though it's only temporary it's still been the source of some understandable controversy in Rotterdam.
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Billionaire Golden State Warriors Co-Owner Chamath Palihapitiya Is In Hot Water For Ignoring Uyghur Abuse
What happens when you say something on a podcast that rubs people the wrong way? Chamath Palihapitiya is finding that out right now.
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A Crypto CEO You've Probably Never Heard Of Is Now One Of the 10 Richest People In The World
He's the CEO of the largest crypto exchange in the world. Most average people have never heard his name. And now he's one of the 10 richest people in the world.
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Chinese Billionaires Lead The List Of 2021's Biggest Billionaire Net Worth Losers
Not sure if billionaires are truly capable of having "bad" years, but nevertheless, these 10 billionaires lost more money than anyone else in 2021.
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Richest Person In Utah Cuts Ties With Mormon Church Over Its Negative Track Record On Civil/Racial and Women's Rights
Green had reportedly left the Mormon Church about a decade ago, but this letter serves as a formal request for all documented ties to be completely severed between the church, and Green himself, as well as 11 members of his family.
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The 10 Biggest Billionaire Net Worth Winners Of 2021
These 10 billionaires gained a collective $500 BILLION in net worth in 2021.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Have Paid Over $11 Billion In Taxes This Year – And It Might Be The Largest Tax Bill In US History
In a tweet sent on Monday, Elon Musk revealed that he will pay $11 billion in taxes in 2021. It is certainly the largest individual tax bill of the year. It might be the largest bill ever.
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Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Gives Up $70M In Stolen Relics To Authorities, Is Banned From Acquiring Antiquities For Life
180 items, to be precise, $70 million worth, and now Steinhardt has given the stolen items up to the authorities and submitted to a lifetime ban from acquiring any more.
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Wife Of Billionaire Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Files For Uncontested Divorce
The two have prenuptial agreement, but one legal expert estimates that she could still walk away with up to $300 million in the divorce, which would of course rank it as one of the most expensive in New York state history.
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Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Wins Court Battle Over Long-Lost $55 Billion Bitcoin Fortune
The bitcoins in question were some of the first ever mined by the now familiar process and were being battled for in court by the estate of the late David Kleinman, a former business associate of Wright's who died in 2013.
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Elon Musk's Net Worth Drops $15 Billion In One Day And He Has Now Sold $11 Billion Worth Of Tesla In The Last 25 Days!
Elon Musk's net worth has dropped $70 billion from its November 4 all-time high. It dropped $15 billion on Friday alone. And he has sold $11 billion worth of shares in the last three weeks.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Cashes In $300 Million Worth Of Stock – Roughly Half His Shares In The Company
According to an SEC filing, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella just sold half of his company shares… for a $300 million windfall.