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The study shows, among other things, that the number of billionaires all over the world is continuing to go up, reaching 2,158 individuals in 2017.

It's one thing to have a high profile relationship break up. But then for it to hit the press that you were paid to go away? But that's exactly what is happening to Mariah Carey as her ex-fiance James Packer details their called-off engagement and how he paid her to go away.

In 2002, Dhirubhai Ambani died without a will. A war erupted between brothers Mukesh and Anil over Reliance Industries. Today, there's a $40 billion divide between the brothers.

Sad and shocking news. Self-made duty free billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha just died in a horrible helicopter crash outside his own stadium.

Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan is knowns as the Rainbow Sheikh, but it isn't because he's a big supporter of LGBTQA rights. Nope. It is because he has an epic car collection which includes seven Mercedes S-Class vehicles in different colors.

Zhou Qunfei made her fortune manufacturing iPhone and Tesla touchscreens. But now, the U.S.-China trade war has made her the biggest loser among Chinese billionaires in 2018. She has lost 66% of her fortune so far this year.

As you might expect, billionaire Warren Buffett has expressed no regrets at the way he's chosen to spend, and not spend, his money.

MailChimp's founders didn't set out to build the world's leading email marketing company. When Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius launched MailChimp back in 2001, they were just trying to help the customers of their web design business.

Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. saw its shares plummet the most in more than two years on October 15th, after Saudi Arabia's involvement in the disappearance and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was revealed.

One of the few pro athletes to belong to the billionaire's club, he's got some of the most lucrative endorsement deals in the world of celebrity, and he reportedly still makes more than currently active NBA stars.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has some big plans for his new Manhattan home. He is planning to combine three historic townhouses on East 75th Street into one 31,500 square foot home, which would be the largest single family home in Manhattan.

Walter Kwok was the former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties. He passed away Saturday morning, October 20that the age of 68. The billionaire had been hospitalized since late August after having a stroke

It's been a few years since Vince McMahon made the list of the wealthiest Americans. This year, he has catapulted back onto the list with a $1.6 billion increase in his net worth over the past 12 months. WWE's stock more than tripled in the past year. McMahon owns 57% of WWE.

Somewhat perversely, Branson says that the chief downside of being a world-famous billionaire is the seeming inability to pick up a check every now and again.

It happens to the best of us. One day you're gainfully employed, showing up every day and doing your job, and the next day, you're collecting unemployment. It isn't the end of the world as these 10 millionaires and billionaires prove.