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Billionaire Sackler Family, Makers Of OxyContin, Offer To Settle 2,000+ Lawsuits Against Their Company, Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, that is largely blamed for the opioid crisis and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, have offered to settle the more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion.
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The Russian Government Wants To Take Possession Of An Old Scottish Castle, As Part Of $700 Million Lawsuit
Another slightly less powerful entity was interested in the Tower of Lethendy a few years back, when it was reported that Taylor Swift was thinking about buying the property.
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The House Of Grimaldi, Monaco's Ruling Family, Rules Over One Of The Wealthiest Nations In The World
Just the idea of Monaco is glamourous. It's set on the French Riviera. It has casinos that James Bond would be at home in. Princess Grace lived there.
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The Kadoorie Family's $18.5 Billion Net Worth Is Based On A Hong Kong Property Empire Dating Back To The 1880s
Michael Kadoorie is the sixth richest person in Hong Kong, with a personal net worth of $8.9 billion.
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Asia's Richest Man, Mukesh Ambani, Is Grooming His Heirs To Take Over – And Modernize – His Empire
Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India and the richest man in Asia. Two family events over the past year also highlighted his family's involvement in high society in India. Two of Mumbai's most glamourous events were Ambani family weddings.
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The $14.7 Billion Family Fortune Built On Oyster Sauce
Lee Kum Sheung laid the foundation for his heirs' $14.7 billion fortune 131 years ago in Guangdong, China when he invented oyster sauce. Yep, $14.7 billion from Lee's accidental discovery of oyster sauce.
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The 20 Richest Families In Asia Control More Than $450 Billion
Family dynasties are located all over the world and quite a number of them are in Asia – Hyundai, Samsung, Peninsula Hotel Group, Reliance Industries – all of these companies have made multibillions for the families that founded, own, and/or run them.
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The Saudi Royal Family's Monthly Oil Royalties Are Insane
Back in 2011, a 1996 US embassy cable published by Wikileaks was made available. It stated that the monthly oil royalties ranged from $800 to $270,000 and totaled $2 billion annually.
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Model Simona Andrejic Suffers Zip Line Injury At Estate Of Billionaire Chinh Chu
Andrejic suffered multiple fractures to her pelvis and a flesh wound on her arm after a zip line crash at the Westchester home of finance billionaire Chinh Chu.
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The Fascinating Life And Mysterious Death Of Media Mogul Robert Maxwell – Ghislane Maxwell's Father And Rumored Israeli Spy
The life of Ghislane Maxwell's father Robert Maxwell can perhaps be summed up by knowing he was the inspiration for the villainous media mogul Elliot Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
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Billionaire Dad To The Rescue! Larry Ellison To Bail Out Daughter Megan's Bankrupt Annapurna Pictures.
Last week, we told you about the sticky situation Megan Ellison had gotten her award-winning production house Annapurna Pictures in. Now, we're hearing that Megan's billionaire father is swopping in to save the day.
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David Koch – The 8th Richest Person On The Planet – Dead At 79
David Koch, controversial billionaire and younger brother to Charles Koch, has died at 79. The Koch brothers ran Koch Industries, the second largest private conglomerate with an annual revenue of $110 billion.
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The Koch Brothers Are Worth A Combined $100 Billion. How Did They Make Their Money? How Do They Spend Their Money
Charles and David Koch are two of the richest people in the world. Charles Koch has a net worth of $47 billion and his younger brother David has a net worth of $50 billion. They are two of the most controversial billionaires around.
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Warren Buffett Says He "Virtually Memorized" This Obscure 1936 Book As A Child
The lessons found in One Thousand Ways to Make $1,000 clearly made their mark on him as he grew into the massively successful investor he is today.
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If The House Of Saud Is Worth $1 Trillion, It Would Make Them The Richest Family In The World
There are about 15,000 members of the Al Saud family. Their collective fortune is believed to be more than $100 billion, which would make them the fourth-richest family in the world. That said, $100 billion is a very conservative estimate of the family's net worth, which could be as high as $1 trillion.