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Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin Made Massive Amounts Of Money Yesterday After Crushing Earnings

Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin Made Massive Amounts Of Money Yesterday After Crushing Earnings

Oct 27, 2017

Bezos, Page, and Brin are all noticeably richer thanks to third quarter earnings reports from both Amazon and Alphabet that were significantly better than expected.

The "King Of Bankruptcy" Admitted To Hiding Billions Before Joining Cabinet

The "King Of Bankruptcy" Admitted To Hiding Billions Before Joining Cabinet

Oct 21, 2017

The King of Bankruptcy might have been taken off the Forbes 400 when he joined Trump's cabinet, but he wants everyone to know that he's still just as wealthy as he's ever been

Jet-Setting Daughter Of Billionaire Sets Her Sights On World Travel

Jet-Setting Daughter Of Billionaire Sets Her Sights On World Travel

Oct 13, 2017

So far this year, Chryseis Tan has visited 16 countries on four continents. She shares pictures of her jet-setting lifestyle with her 220,000 Instagram followers. In her Instagram bio, Chryseis says: "I want to travel the world."

Billionaire Seeks Annulment From Wife Of 14 Years, Claims They Never Married

Billionaire Seeks Annulment From Wife Of 14 Years, Claims They Never Married

Oct 12, 2017

Today in charming billionaire news, we have Asif Aziz, a property developer in London, who is claiming he never actually officially married his wife of 14 years.

How Every NFL Team Owner Got Rich Enough To Become An NFL Team Owner – UPDATED

How Every NFL Team Owner Got Rich Enough To Become An NFL Team Owner – UPDATED

Oct 8, 2017

How exactly does someone go about earning enough money to buy an NFL team??? You're about to find out!

Cher Is Suing LA Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong

Cher Is Suing LA Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong

Oct 2, 2017

Cher is suing Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Cher believes that Soon-Shiong tricked her into selling her shares in a drug company at a fraction of the stock's value.

Meet Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers The New Richest Woman In The World

Meet Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers The New Richest Woman In The World

Oct 2, 2017

When the world's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, passed away at the age of 94, there was a shakeup on the world's richest women list. Well, sort of, at least! The new richest woman in the world is Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, daughter of Liliane!

New Analysis Reveals The Most Charitable American Billionaires

New Analysis Reveals The Most Charitable American Billionaires

Sep 30, 2017

The list of the most generous billionaires was calculated by determining the overall portion of each billionaire's wealth they'd given away to charity since 2000.

The 25 Richest Tycoons In The Fashion Industry

The 25 Richest Tycoons In The Fashion Industry

Sep 30, 2017

The global apparel market is a $3 trillion a year business. THREE TRILLION. That's a lot of jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers! From Zara's Amancio Ortega to the Gap's Doris Fisher, these 25 people are the richest fashion industry people in the world.

Mark Zuckerberg Plans To Sell $13 Billion In Facebook Shares To Set Up Charity Fund

Mark Zuckerberg Plans To Sell $13 Billion In Facebook Shares To Set Up Charity Fund

Sep 29, 2017

Zuckerberg is so confident that Facebook will continue to thrive that he's pouring billions of dollars into his charity fund even faster than he expected.

Pablo Escobar's Brother Uses Recent Murder To Issue $1 Billion Threat To Narcos TV Show

Pablo Escobar's Brother Uses Recent Murder To Issue $1 Billion Threat To Narcos TV Show

Sep 29, 2017

Pablo Escobar's brother is demanding $1 million from Netflix for the rights to use the Escobar name. In the meantime, a location scout for Narcos has been killed. His body was found riddled with bullets.

Japanese Billionaire Fighting To Regain Control Of His Gaming Company

Japanese Billionaire Fighting To Regain Control Of His Gaming Company

Sep 28, 2017

Three months ago, 74-year-old billionaire Kazuo Okada was forcibly removed from the board at Universal. Now, he is plotting a way to get control of his company back.

Nigerian Billionaire Selling $52 Million Manhattan Condo For $40 Million

Nigerian Billionaire Selling $52 Million Manhattan Condo For $40 Million

Sep 27, 2017

It is generally true that there are no bargains in Manhattan real estate – except right now. If you've got a spare $39.9 million laying around and are on the hunt for a new apartment, have we got a deal for you!

Carlos Slim Credits His Father For His Outstanding Business Success

Carlos Slim Credits His Father For His Outstanding Business Success

Sep 27, 2017

Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú's knack for money began at an early age, and it's not hard to see why he credits his father for having encouraged those proclivities.

Meet The Man Who Went From Jail To Billionaire Thanks To Nike

Meet The Man Who Went From Jail To Billionaire Thanks To Nike

Sep 23, 2017

Park Yen-cha just joined the ranks of the billionaire set. He's also part of the exclusive fraternity of South Korean businessmen who spent time in prison.

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