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Google Founders Larry Page And Sergey Brin Are The Newest Members Of The $100 Billion Net Worth Club
Welcome to the centibillionaire club, Larry and Sergey! The Google founders join six other members of the exclusive $100 billion net worth club.
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For The First Time In History, There Are 8 People On The Planet With Net Worths Greater Than $100 Billion
At today's market close, the top 8 richest people in the world had a net worth north of $100 billion. That's never happened before in history.
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Dan Snyder To Buy Up Remaining Stake In Washington Football Team For $875 Million
It looks like the Washington Football Team (are they ever going to get a new name?), is going to be 100% owned by Dan Snyder any day now.
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Billionaire Dan Gilbert Is Going To Eliminate The Property Tax Debt For 20,000 Low-Income Detroit Home Owners As Part Of $500 Million Community Investment
Rocket Companies founder Dan Gilbert is coming to the help of low-income residents and community organizations in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. He's made a $500 million, ten-year investment in the city.
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Stilettos, Doc Marten, And Birkenstock Deals Bring In Billions For New Owners And Families Behind The Brands
Three iconic shoe brands: Christian Louboutin, Doc Martens, and Birkenstock have all been involved in billion dollar+ deals recently
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Leon Black Exits Hedge Fund Over Alleged Ties To Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire financier Leon Black is stepping down from running Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm he co-founded in the 1990s in the wake of allegations over his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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How Aliko Dangote Earned His $16 Billion Fortune To Become The Richest Black Person In The World
Africa is a continent that is rich in natural resources, yet contains some of the poorest and most war-torn nations on earth. That's less the case in Nigeria thanks to the efforts of Aliko Dangote, the richest black person in the world.
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Gap And Kanye West Ink Billion-Dollar Deal
Look, it's become pretty clear that it is Kanye West's world and the rest of us just live in it. He recently signed a new deal with Gap and he still has his deal with Adidas. These two deals have elevated his net worth to $6.6 billion, making him the richest black person in the U.S.
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Petr Kellner – The Richest Person In The Czech Republic – Dies In Alaskan Helicopter Crash
The richest person in the Czech Republic has tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash while vacationing in Alaska. Petr Kellner, 56, and four others died on a heli-skiing excursion in Alaska's backcountry.
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The Richest Black People In America 2021
There are around 600 American billionaires. Shockingly, only SEVEN are black – six men and one woman. Who are the richest black people in America?
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After $32 Billion Loss, Asia's Formerly Richest Person Wang Jianlin Refocuses His Empire
It wasn't all that long ago that Wang Jianlin was the richest man in not just China, but all of Asia. But that's not the case any longer. He's still a billionaire with a net worth of $15 billion, however, he's lost $32 billion of his fortune over the last not quite six years.
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Francois Pinault Dropped Out Of School Because He Was Bullied For Being Poor. Today He's Worth $47 Billion
Today, Francois Pinault is one of the richest people in the world, but back when he was growing up, the outlook wasn't so rosy. He was bullied at school for being poor and dropped out at the age of 16.
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After Coinbase Goes Public Its CEO Brian Armstrong Could See A $3 Billion Payday
Much like the payment plan enjoyed by Elon Musk as CEO of Tesla, Armstrong's compensation will be tied to the stock market performance of Coinbase and other benchmarks.
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Leon Charney Rose To Billionaire Ranks By Teaching Himself All About Middle Eastern Geopolitics
The late billionaire Leon Charney was a pretty interesting guy. Officially, he's known as a real estate mogul. However, perhaps his most important accomplishment is as one of the key people in formalizing the Camp David Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979.
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Jan Koum Grew Up On Food Stamps And Now Owns More Than $400 Million Worth Of California Real Estate
Jan Koum became a billionaire in 2014 when Facebook paid a staggering $14 billion for the app he co-founded. Over just the last two years, Koum has bought $400 million worth of real estate, mostly in Malibu. Good for him, my question is: Jan, do you need a house sitter?