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If a billionaire is in the news for any reason, you will read about it right here in our "Billionaire News" section. Whether that billionaire is going through an expensive divorce, buying a $100 million private island, or making a massive donation to charity, we got you covered.

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Three People Arrested In $1.8 Billion Bank Heist

Three People Arrested In $1.8 Billion Bank Heist

Feb 26, 2018

Nearly $1.8 billion has been stolen from the Punjab National Bank, India's second biggest state run bank. Three people have been arrested in connection with the scam the bank announced earlier this week.

Budget Hotels Billionaire Launches New Space Company –Will It Be Looking To Fill Up Rooms In Space Hotel?

Budget Hotels Billionaire Launches New Space Company –Will It Be Looking To Fill Up Rooms In Space Hotel?

Feb 25, 2018

Robert Bigelow made his $1 billion fortune by founding the hotel chain Budget Suites of America. Now the 72-year-old is launching a new spaceflight company, Bigelow Space Operations.

The Billionaire Who Won't Pay Property Taxes Because Of Goose Poop

The Billionaire Who Won't Pay Property Taxes Because Of Goose Poop

Feb 24, 2018

Billionaire Tom Golisano is on a mission. He's strung up fishing line, put a wolf decoy out, and sprayed foul smelling repellent around his lakeside property, but nothing has worked. The Canadian geese keep coming back and turning his vast green lawn into a field of poop.

Cryptocurrency Is Minting New Billionaires But They Don't Remain Billionaires Indefinitely

Cryptocurrency Is Minting New Billionaires But They Don't Remain Billionaires Indefinitely

Feb 24, 2018

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are hot topics right now. The problem is, it is hard to accurately write about them mainly because of the volatile swings in value of cryptocurrencies. One may be a billionaire one day and not the next day… or even hour.

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Made An Insane Amount Of Money In 2017 – Third-Highest CEO Payout Of All Time

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Made An Insane Amount Of Money In 2017 – Third-Highest CEO Payout Of All Time

Feb 23, 2018

Snapchat might not exist next year, but LAST year CEO Evan Spiegel made A TON of money.

Date A Billionaire 50 Years Older Than You For One Year, Get Paid $7.3 Million

Date A Billionaire 50 Years Older Than You For One Year, Get Paid $7.3 Million

Feb 22, 2018

A judge recently approved a $7.3 million settlement for the woman who sued the estate of the late billionaire Kirk Kerkorian on the grounds that he had promised to provide for her if she would be his companion in the final year of life.

The Kremlin Report Is Targeting Billionaire Russian Art Collectors

The Kremlin Report Is Targeting Billionaire Russian Art Collectors

Feb 20, 2018

The list of 210 Russians released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury has come to be known as the "Kremlin Report." It is made up a number ofl prominent and active Russian art collectors.

The Russian Oligarch, His Call Girl Girlfriend, And A $19 Million Loan To Paul Manafort

The Russian Oligarch, His Call Girl Girlfriend, And A $19 Million Loan To Paul Manafort

Feb 19, 2018

Oleg Deripaska is a Russian billionaire oligarch who is buddy buddy with President Vladimir Putin, has ties to President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Oh, and his girlfriend is a call girl who goes by the moniker "Nastya Rybka, Oligarch Huntress."

South Korean Billionaire Shin Dong-bin Going To Prison For Bribery

South Korean Billionaire Shin Dong-bin Going To Prison For Bribery

Feb 17, 2018

Shin was found guilty on the charge of bribing an associate of former President Park through his Lotte Group, and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for it.

Biotech Billionaire Buys Los Angeles Times

Biotech Billionaire Buys Los Angeles Times

Feb 15, 2018

The Los Angeles Times has been sold, and for the first time in nearly two decades, a local Angelino is the owner. Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the newspaper from its Chicago-based parent company, Tronc.

IKEA's Ingvar Kamprad Was Among The Top-Ten Richest People When He Died… What's Going To Happen With His Money?

IKEA's Ingvar Kamprad Was Among The Top-Ten Richest People When He Died… What's Going To Happen With His Money?

Feb 14, 2018

Ingvar Kamprad made a fortune with IKEA. But now that he's dead, what happens to all of the money the company made?

Billionaire Oligarch Contesting One Of The Biggest Divorce Settlements In History

Billionaire Oligarch Contesting One Of The Biggest Divorce Settlements In History

Feb 13, 2018

Oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov was ordered by the court to give his ex-wife Tatiana Akhmedova 41.5% of his net worth, or a staggering $633 million. Now he's contesting that and saying it's unfair.

Samsung Heir Freed From Prison

Samsung Heir Freed From Prison

Feb 12, 2018

Lee Jae-yong, the Samsung heir who was sentenced to a five year prison term for corruption, has been free from prison. He was handed an alternate 2 ½ year suspended jail sentence for the scandal led to the impeachment of the country's president.

Ten Facts About Billionaires And Their Habits

Ten Facts About Billionaires And Their Habits

Feb 10, 2018

There are a number of other habits of billionaires you may want to understand if you would like to join their ranks. How many of them do you currently have?

Warren Buffett's Sister Roberta Elliott Gives $106M To Montage Health Foundation For Children's Healthcare

Warren Buffett's Sister Roberta Elliott Gives $106M To Montage Health Foundation For Children's Healthcare

Feb 9, 2018

The gift is specifically for the establishment of what will be called Ohana House, a structure for both inpatient treatment with an "innovative approach to child and adolescent behavioral health."