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John Oliver is sick and tired of debt buyers taking advantage of people who can't afford to pay off their debts. So he took matters into his own hands and did something about it in spectacular fashion.

Muhammad Ali started boxing because he wanted to beat up the thief who stole his bike. It's hard to believe that one stolen bike inspired one of the most celebrated athletic careers of all time. This is the story of how one angry little boy became a worldwide phenomenon.

By taking advantage of credit card and frequent flyer mile loopholes, Sam Huang flew around the world first class on Emirates Airlines for $300.

It's a good gig if you can get it! CEOs at the biggest companies got an average 4.5% pay raise last year. For comparison, that is about twice that of the typical American employee's, and a ton more than the investors in those companies earned (which was zero, by the way).

Alicia Corning Clark passed away in February at the age of 79. She had no children, family, or friends. She did, however, have a $17 million fortune and three doormen at her Fifth Avenue apartment building she was fond of.

Obviously, the Celebrity Net Worth staff spends a lot of time talking and writing about billionaires. In that spirit, I recently wondered how long it would take the average person making the average salary to amass the multi-billion dollar fortune of the richest person in their country?

A recent milestone hit by Marvel Studios in the field of box office receipts serves as a strong reminder of just what a powerhouse this sprawling cinematic franchise has become.

Taylor Rosenthal is making waves in the tech space and for a good reason! The 14-year-old entrepreneur recently turned down a $30 million offer to buy his startup RecMed.

Jeff Bezos has no interest in bringing Amazon to the 51 million people in South Korea, and Bon Kim (and his $5 billion startup Coupang) is the reason for that.

What kind of treasure is hiding in your house? One family in France is claiming they found a long-lost painting in their attic that could be worth up to $136.5 million.

It has been widely reported that Prince, worldwide pop star, died without a will. And, as it turns out, the lack of a will may make a teenager a multi-millionaire.

Henry Ford II's stepdaughters are worried. They are worried that they may not see a smidgen of his $350 million estate and their mother's long-time attorney may be to blame.

A welcome payday and a beneficial partnership are in the making following the announcement that Comcast will acquire DreamWorks Pictures' powerful animation arm, DreamWorks Animation.

Prince died without a will, so his vast fortune will be passed on to his siblings, but not before the federal and state government take their share.

Instead of following Mark Zuckerberg to California, Joe Green listened to his dad and stayed at Harvard. He chose… poorly.