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Wirecard CEO Markus Braun Arrested On Charges Of Inflating Company Value, Falsifying Company Financial Records
It looks like Kylie Jenner isn't the only entrepreneur to fudge her company's bottom line (allegedly, of course). Wirecard's former CEO Markus Braun has been arrested. It seems $3.7 billion went missing from the company's accounts and he's allegedly responsible for the fraud.
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Billionaire Ronald Perelman Is Selling Two Paintings For A Combined $53 Million
Perelman's art collection is estimated to be worth billions, and he's focused mainly on 20th century paintings by Miró and Matisse, as well as sculptures from artists like Jeff Koons.
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Ramzan Kadyrov Is Vladimir Putin's Closest Ally…And His Biggest Threat
Is Ramazan Kadyrov an out of control killer that Vladimir Putin can't control? Or, is Ramzan an out of control killer operating on Putin's orders?
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Elon Musk Just Unlocked A $2.7 Billion Bonus – The Second Tier In His Unique Compensation Plan
Elon Musk's net worth has increased $44 billion since the start of the year. As if that wasn't cool enough, he just unlocked a $2.1 billion bonus.
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Billionaire Panda Express Founder Claims Philanthropy Is The Key To Her Success
Today, there are more than 2,000 Panda Expresses across the globe, and Peggy and Andrew Cherng have a net worth of $3.1 billion. However, Peggy says it's her family's commitment and Panda Express' commitment to charity that makes it a real success.
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Warren Buffett Has Donated More Than $37 Billion To Charity Since 2006
Warren Buffett is giving away more than 99% of his fortune before he dies through his commitment to that philanthropic pledge. This year, he's donating $2.9 billion worth of shares of Berkshire Hathaway.
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Move Over Melanie Perkins, Australia Has A New Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
At 32, Melanie Perkins was officially the youngest self-made billionaire in Australia…until now. Another member of Gen Z has officially broken into the billionaires club and at 30, he claims the title of the youngest self-made billionaire in Australia.
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Elon Musk Was Briefly The 5th Richest Person In The World Today With A Net Worth of $80 Billion
At today's all-time high stock prices (which eventually retreated), Elon Musk was temporarily the fifth-richest person on the planet.
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Little Known Apple Co-Founder Mike Markkula Made Apple's Success Possible
In the late 1970s, Mike Markkula was introduced to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. He believed in their Apple II personal computer. He became their angel investor and today is a billionaire due to his time with Apple.
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How Scott Farquhar And Mike Cannon-Brookes Each Earned $10 Billion From A Random Australian Software Company
In 1998, Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes landed at the University of New South Wales together. They met the very first day of college. Today, they are billionaires many times over thanks to the company the two founded together.
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Baseball Is Almost Back! Meet The Billionaire Owners Of The American League.
Baseball is almost back! Sure, we're not going to be chowing down on Dodger dogs and grabbing a beer at Chavez Ravine but we will get America's favorite pastime on our televisions sooner rather than later. Let's take a look at the owners of the American League MLB teams.
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Elon Musk Is Now Richer Than Warren Buffet, Larry Ellison And Sergey Brin
Elon Musk's net worth increased $6 billion TODAY. He is now richer than Warren Buffett.
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Coronavirus Has Made Zoom CEO Eric Yuan So So So Much Money
Just a few months ago, before the world had ever heard the word "Coronavirus", Zoom CEO Eric Yuan was worth $3 Billion. That number has increased SLIGHTLY…
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MacKenzie Bezos Could Become The Richest Woman In The World Tomorrow
MacKenzie Bezos is within inches of overtaking French L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers as the richest woman in the world.
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Elon Musk Is Selling Four More Properties, These To Developer Ardie Tavangarian
The four properties being sold by Musk to Tavangarian are all located adjacent to one another on Chalon Road in Bel-Air, and Tavangarian intends to combine them into one compound.