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This year is shaping up to be another huge year for IPOs of tech companies and right now, it looks like Stripe – the payment processing company founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison – will be the hottest offering of the year.

Rapper and billionaire mogul Jay-Z has been on a roll lately, striking deals left and right that are adding cash to his bank accounts.

Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India, and his family recently revealed their plan to build the biggest zoo in the world on an enormous 280-acre plot of land.

Billionaire Rick Caruso has put his oceanfront mansion in Malibu on the market for $40 million. The 7,300-square-foot property was used as a test for the design of Caruso's Montecito, California resort Rosewood Miramar Beach.

Today, Leonardo Del Vecchio leads a pretty charmed life but it didn't start out that way. Unlike many of the wealthiest people in the world, he didn't inherit his fortune and grow it. When Leonardo was seven years old his mom was poor and abandoned him to an orphanage.

Shahid Khan was born in Pakistan and today is a multi-billionaire NFL team owner. He's also a really inspiring rags-to-riches story. Long before he was a billionaire, he lived in a $2 a night room and made $1.20 per hour washing dishes. Needless to say, he's come a long way. 

The top 50 donors contributed $24.7 billion in 2020, which is up significantly from 2019's $15.8 billion. Sixteen of them made their fortunes in technology. Twenty of them are from California.

A month ago GameStop mania made a little-known investor named Ryan Cohen a multi-billionaire overnight. The mania died down… then came back… all thanks to a photo of an ice cream cone.

Twitter stock has soared to all-time highs in recent days. Despite what you might assume, that actually doesn't have much of an impact on Jack Dorsey's net worth.

They say necessity is the mother of invention and that is certainly true about Bert "Tito" Beveridge, the founder of delicious Tito's Vodka. He's seen his net worth skyrocket recently to astronomical levels.

Jay-Z has sold off a 50 percent stake in his Armand de Brignac champagne brand, reports CNN. Jay has recently reached a deal with luxury conglomerate LVMH, which also owns brands like Dom Pérignon and Moët & Chandon.

There's something special about a rags to riches story. It's inspirational and aspirational. Shampoo and tequila billionaire John Paul DeJoria has one of the most inspirational rags-to-riches stories out there.

Over the weekend, Michael Jordan made his debut in his third pro sport. He made his fame and fortune in the NBA playing for the Chicago Bulls. He also spent some time in minor league baseball. This past weekend, he made his debut in his third pro sport—NASCAR.

Recently, a regulatory filing revealed that Elon Musk's Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin. However, some cryptocurrency experts are sounding off about what a bad idea it is to endorse the Tesla bitcoin investment.

Everyone has been speculating about the status of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's relationship for months now. Well, now we know. On Friday, February 19th, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her husband of almost seven years, Kanye West.