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A $150 Million Donation From David Geffen Allows Yale School of Drama To Go "Tuition Free"
In recognition of David Geffen's $150 million contribution, the now tuition-free school is being renamed the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.
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For The First Time In History, There Are 10 People On The Planet With Net Worths Greater Than $100 Billion
There are 10 people walking the earth this weekend with net worths larger than $100 billion. This has never existed previously.
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Steve Ballmer Joins The $100 Billionaire Club The Same Day His Eye-Popping Sports Team Tax Loophole Is Exposed
It's been a good news/bad news day for Steve Ballmer. On the one hand he joined the $100 billionaire club. On the other hand…
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For The First Time In History A Self-Made Person Is The Richest In South Korea
For the first time ever the richest person in Korea is not from the Samsung or Hyundai chaebols, it's a self-made billionaire named Seo Jung-jin, the co-founder of pharmaceutical company Celltrion.
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Had Jeff Bezos Never Gotten Divorced, Today His Net Worth Would Have Topped $300 Billion For The First Time
Amazon just hit an all-time high. And as such, so did Jeff Bezos' net worth. But it could have been so so so much higher had he never gotten divorced….
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From Great Depression Rags To Multi-Billionaire Vegas Riches. The Incredible Life Story Of Kirk Kerkorian
Kirk Kerkorian'srise from Great Depression rags to multi-multi-billionaire is one of the most inspirational life stories ever…
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TikTok And Instagram Better Watch Their Backs – Su Hua Is One Of The Richest People In China Thanks To The Video Sharing App Kuaishou
TikTok better watch its back. There's another video-sharing app that's gaining in popularity. Kuaishou has 300 million daily active users. When it made its IPO, Kuaishou's CEO, Su Hua, became a multi-billionaire overnight.
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A Saudi Billionaire Is About To List His NYC Penthouse For… $170 Million!
Saudi billionaire businessman Fawaz Al Hokair is reportedly about to list his Penthouse apartment at 432 Park Avenue for… $170 million.
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India's Youngest Billionaire Nikhil Kamath May Have Cheated In A Charity Chess Tournament
Nikhil Kamath – the youngest billionaire in India – is currently embroiled in a controversy over allegedly cheating in a charity chess match.
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It's Dangerous To Be A Billionaire In China Right Now
It is a precarious time to be a Chinese millionaire or billionaire…
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How Anthony Hsieh Rose From Liquor Store Cashier To Mortgage Industry Billionaire
In 1979, 14-year-old Anthony Hsieh was working in his family's liquor store when a masked gunman walked into the store, pointed a gun at his head, and demanded he empty the cash register. This gave him the perspective he needed to found a scrappy, upstart mortgage company and turn it into the second-largest company of its type in the country.
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In One Fell Swoop Warren Buffett Donates $4 Billion To Charity And Quits The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation
Whoa! There's a big shakeup in the world of billionaire philanthropy today. Warren Buffett, the billionaire founder of Berkshire Hathaway and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is stepping away from the foundation.
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How Were The Fortunes Of America's 10 Richest Families Impacted By The Pandemic?
Did COVID cause America's 10 richest families to gain or lose money?
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One Guy Supplies Cheese To Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's… And It's Made Him A Multi-Billionaire
Ah pizza. Cheesy, tasty, wonderful pizza. It is a perfect food, but pizza just wouldn't be the same without the cheese. It turns out one guy has been supplying the cheese for America's biggest pizza chains for decades.
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MacKenzie Scott Just Donated Another $2.8 Billion To Nearly 300 Charities
MacKenzie Scott is sticking to her pledge to empty the vault. She just donated another $2.74 billion.