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The Winklevoss Twins Are Once Again Cryptocurrency Billionaires
The Winklevosses bought about $11 million worth of bitcoins back in 2013, going on to start their own cryptocurrency exchange called Gemini Trust Co.
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Old And New School Chinese Fashion Tycoons See Wealth Surge During Pandemic
The pandemic has us all housebound and our clothing of choice overwhelmingly skews towards athleisure these days. So it's weird to talk about people and companies in the fashion space who are doing well this year. It's the manufacturers that spin cotton thread into clothing that are doing well in the pandemic.
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Canceled Ant Group IPO Robs Jack Ma Of $3 Billion
Jack Ma has been riding high in China for years now. However, after the dual IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong was canceled, Ma's stake in Ant Group was suddenly worth $3 billion less after Ant Group's value plunged 9.7%.
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You Can Make An Offer On One Of Donald Trump's Private Helicopters
Interestingly, the listing does not have an asking price, instead inviting prospective buyers to "make an offer," but this type of helicopter reportedly goes for somewhere in the neighborhood of $700,000 to $800,000.
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There Are 60 Chinese Self-Made Billionaires Under 40
China is having its fastest year of wealth accumulation, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic crisis. China has 60 billionaires who aren't Yet 40. Let's look at the 20 wealthiest.
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From Riddled With Student Loan Debt To Billionaire: The Leon G. Cooperman Story
Billionaire Leon Cooperman has come a long way since he was the son of working-class immigrants from Poland growing up in a one-bedroom apartment in South Bronx.
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Jeffrey Epstein's Infamous Palm Beach House To Be Torn Down
The notorious $22 million Palm Beach mansion owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been sold to a developer. The 14,000-square-foot, six-bedroom waterfront home was put on that market in July. The home will be torn down.
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Meet The Billionaire Who Supplies The Burgers For McDonald's And Burger King
Do you ever think about where your food comes from? Like, where do McDonald's and Burger King get all their beef and chicken? Well, look no further as it turns out a company called OSI is behind all those Big Macs across the globe.
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Jack Ma Heads For Second Historic (And Money Making) IPO
When his Alibaba went public in 2014 it was the biggest IPO of all time. In 2019, the $29.4 billion IPO of Saudi Aramco knocked Ma off that throne. Well, now he's back. His fintech company Ant Group is about to make its IPO and it is expected to be the biggest IPO in history.
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Ant Group Cancels IPO Amid Jack Ma Drama With Chinese Banking Regulators
We've been waiting with bated breath for the IPO of billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. However, the IPO has been suspended by both the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges after Ma was question by Chinese banking regulators.
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Alibaba Co-Founder Lucy Peng Poised To Make $5 Billion In Ant Group IPO
Lucy Peng is the highest powered woman at e-commerce giant Alibaba and with good reason – she's the co-founder. Over the past 20 years, she's played a pivotal role in steering the company she founded with Jack Ma.
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Kanye West Wants To Build A "City Of The Future" In Haiti
West first talked about his idea for a "city of the future" somewhere in Haiti on his recent interview with Joe Rogan, of which you've probably already seen clips from, if you spend any time on the internet at all.
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The Richest People In Detroit
The richest people in Detroit come from several different industries. One is in home loans, another is in pizza, one is the granddaughter of Henry Ford, while another originated car loans for people with bad credit.
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Liz And Dick Uihlein Are The Most Powerful Political Contributors You've Never Heard Of
Liz and Dick Uihlein are influential Republican donors. They rank fourth on the list of people who've donated the most to political campaigns during the 2020 election cycle. Who are they and how'd they get rich enough to spend more than $65 million on politics?
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Rockefeller Foundation Announces $1 Billion Pledge Towards COVID-19 Relief
The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced a $1 billion pledge towards that work over the next three years, a pledge that is the largest in the history of the foundation, which stretches back more than a century.