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The Goh Family Paint Fortune Sees $8 Billion Windfall After "Dream Deal"

The Goh Family Paint Fortune Sees $8 Billion Windfall After "Dream Deal"

Feb 12, 2021

His business partnership with Nippon Paint Holdings goes back almost as far. It started in the 1950s, when Goh started up a shop to sell paints under the Pigeon brand.

The 10 Richest People In Africa

The 10 Richest People In Africa

Feb 12, 2021

Let's take a look at the 10 richest people in Africa. Four hail from South Africa, three are from Nigeria, two are from Egypt, and one is from Algeria.

Stitch Fix Founder Katrina Lake Enters The Ranks Of The Billionaires

Stitch Fix Founder Katrina Lake Enters The Ranks Of The Billionaires

Feb 12, 2021

Stitch Fix's stock price has skyrocketed during the pandemic. In October 2020, Lake's net worth was just $360 million. Shares in her company have almost tripled in the last three months, making Lake's just over 10% share in Stitch Fi worth $1.1 billion.

Two Weeks Ago Ryan Cohen's 9 Million GameStop Shares Were Worth $4+ Billion. He Probably Should Have Sold…

Two Weeks Ago Ryan Cohen's 9 Million GameStop Shares Were Worth $4+ Billion. He Probably Should Have Sold…

Feb 11, 2021

For a brief period two weeks ago, Ryan Cohen was sitting on $4 billion worth of GameStop shares. He probbbbbbly should have sold.

Billionaire Jared Isaacman Buys Entire SpaceX Flight To Take Three Random People With Him To Circle The Globe

Billionaire Jared Isaacman Buys Entire SpaceX Flight To Take Three Random People With Him To Circle The Globe

Feb 11, 2021

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has bought an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three random people with him on the flight to orbit the globe in the fall of 2021. This act allows him to both fulfill his dream of space flight as well as raise $200 million for St. Jude's Hospital.

Sir Richard Branson's Net Worth Skyrockets $1.7 Billion In Just Two Weeks

Sir Richard Branson's Net Worth Skyrockets $1.7 Billion In Just Two Weeks

Feb 10, 2021

Sir Richard Branson is having a pretty good 2021 so far. In just the last two weeks he's added $1.7 billion to his net worth, thanks to the soaring price of Virgin Galactic stock.

A Tweet From Elon Musk Has The Power To Move Markets And Mint Billionaires, Just Ask Marcin Iwinski

A Tweet From Elon Musk Has The Power To Move Markets And Mint Billionaires, Just Ask Marcin Iwinski

Feb 10, 2021

If you're working to get your startup off the ground, a tweet from Elon Musk can mean big business. Just as Polish game developer Marcin Iwinski learned, one of the founders of game studio CD Projekt

Russian Oligarch Arkady Reportedly Claims He's The Owner Of Vladimir Putin's Luxurious Black Sea Mansion, Not Putin

Russian Oligarch Arkady Reportedly Claims He's The Owner Of Vladimir Putin's Luxurious Black Sea Mansion, Not Putin

Feb 6, 2021

Billionaire oligarch Arkady Rotenberg is either telling the truth when he allegedly said he's the owner of a luxurious mansion on Russia's Black Sea, not Vladimir Putin, or he has a death wish. People who defy or displease Putin often turn up missing or dead by mysterious circumstances.

Evan Spiegel And Miranda Kerr Drop $30 Million On Paris Pad

Evan Spiegel And Miranda Kerr Drop $30 Million On Paris Pad

Feb 6, 2021

Snap's Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr have spent $30 million on a 10,000-square-foot mansion near the Seine river in Paris.

Phil Collins Sells Miami Beach Mansion Formerly Occupied By Armed Ex-Wife For $39 Million To Orlando Bravo

Phil Collins Sells Miami Beach Mansion Formerly Occupied By Armed Ex-Wife For $39 Million To Orlando Bravo

Feb 5, 2021

Phil Collins can breathe a sigh of relief. His ex-wife's armed occupation of his waterfront mansion in Miami is finally over. He's sold the house to private equity billionaire Orlando Bravo and his wife Katy for a bit more than $39 million.

Jeff Bezos Has Sold $10 Billion Of Amazon Stock So Far This Year

Jeff Bezos Has Sold $10 Billion Of Amazon Stock So Far This Year

Feb 5, 2021

We are only a month into the new year and Jeff Bezos has already unloaded more than $10 billion of Amazon stock through a pre-arranged trading plan he filed with the SEC.

Who Is Zhong Shanshan And How Did He Become The Sixth-Richest Person In The World… Practically Overnight?

Who Is Zhong Shanshan And How Did He Become The Sixth-Richest Person In The World… Practically Overnight?

Feb 5, 2021

Six months ago Zhong Shanshan wasn't even in the top 100 of the world's richest people. Today he's the sixth-richest person on the planet with a net worth that's within striking distance of topping Mark Zuckerberg.

Trump's Income From TV And Movies Took A Nosedive During His Last Year As President

Trump's Income From TV And Movies Took A Nosedive During His Last Year As President

Feb 1, 2021

It's already been reported that Trump's leisure and hospitality businesses suffered mightily over the course of 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the drops in his royalties from film and television can't be as easily explained the same way.

In 2018, Larry Ellison Quietly Acquired $1.7% Of Tesla When The Car Maker Was Worth $50 Billion… Here's How That Turned Out

In 2018, Larry Ellison Quietly Acquired $1.7% Of Tesla When The Car Maker Was Worth $50 Billion… Here's How That Turned Out

Jan 29, 2021

In 2018, Larry Ellison quietly spent around $1 billion to acquire 1.7% of Tesla. That was a wise choice.

Jack Ma Emerges In First Public Appearance In Three Months

Jack Ma Emerges In First Public Appearance In Three Months

Jan 26, 2021

For months, billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been missing. He hasn't been seen since late October…until Wednesday, that is, when he made his first public appearance in nearly three months.