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The secretive Cargill family has 14 billionaires thanks to an agricultural...
Cargill is the largest privately held company in the US. The Minnesota-based agriculture giant has 75 businesses employing 143,000 people in 67 countries. In 2013, yearly revenue topped $134 billion....
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The 15 richest people in tech
Forbes has released its annual list of the wealthiest people in the world.Somewhat unsurprisingly, many of the people appearing on Forbes' list made their fortunes by pursuing careers in tech.Thanks in...
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The 18 richest people in private equity
Forbes' magazine released its annual world's billionaires list on Monday, and 18 of those people made their money in private equity.Last year was a good year for PE – the strongest since the financial...
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Meet the richest person in 34 major countries around the world
There are a record 290 newcomers on Forbes' annual Billionaires List in 2015, but Bill Gates is still the richest person in the world.Even if you can't be the richest person on the planet, it's still...
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The 19 richest people in sports
Michael Jordan is now a billionaire. Jordan made $90 million in salary throughout his NBA career.Now, Jordan reportedly still makes $100 million a year on his Nike brand, and owns the Charolette...
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The Indian billionaire who tried to mortgage the Plaza Hotel to make bail is...
London's upscale Grosvenor House Hotel is up for sale after the owner, a subsidiary of Indian billionaire Subrata Roy's Sahara Group, defaulted on debts, The Telegraph's Andrew Trotman reported.Roy –...
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The billionaire founder of Minecraft says he got an anonymous offer to buy...
In December, Minecraft founder Markus Persson reportedly outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce for an amazing home in Beverly Hills.He paid $70 million for the over-the-top, 23,000-square-foot home.In an interview...
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The 21 richest people in China
China has more billionaires than almost any other country in the world.In Forbes' 2015 ranking of the world's richest, 213 of the billionaires are from China. That number is second only to the United...
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These are the big shots who live at 15 Central Park West, the world's most...
We've said it before and we'll say it again: 15 Central Park West is the most powerful apartment building in the world. The Manhattan condo is filled with bankers, hedge funders, business tycoons, and...
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Here's how the top ten tech billionaires compare to Bill Gates
Forbes just released its annual ranking of the top billionaires in the world. Once again, Bill Gates, beating out Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim, tops out the list.Unsurprisingly, a lot of tech...
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These 15 mega-yachts are worth $5.5 billion — here are the lucky men who own...
Yacht ownership has always been a beloved hobby of the well to do. But the recent phenomenon of the mega-yacht — sometimes called the superyacht — has taken it to a whole new level.With prices ranging...
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The richest man in US Congress would rank only 166th in China's congresses
With a net worth of nearly half a billion dollars, Darrell Issa (R-California) is the richest man in any of the three branches of US government. But were he at a meeting of China's National People's...
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Here's why Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates love to read
There is no formulaic, step-by-step process when it comes to achieving success. However, there does seem to be one unifying trait that incredibly successful people share: they all read, a lot.In a...
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The fabulous life of Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, the youngest billionaire in...
Life is good for Evan Spiegel.Snapchat is reportedly about to receive a $200 million investment from ecommerce giant Alibaba. It's also in the process of raising another round of funding that would...
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Billionaire entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria made his fortune by cofounding mega-companies like Paul Mitchell hair products and Patron tequila. Now, he's trying to tackle the digital music arena with his...
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American household wealth has hit a record high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by higher stock and home values, Americans' net worth reached a record high in the final three months of 2014.Household wealth rose 1.9 percent during the October-December...
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The American upper class is dying and giving birth to something new
Yesterday's American upper class is becoming part of a new global upper class. The upper income group in the United States still exists, of course, but they are no longer really an American social...
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A Chinese billionaire who buys million dollar art with his AmEx racked up an...
Billionaire Liu Yiqian is a regular globetrotter, often traveling abroad to bid millions of dollars in auctions for ancient Chinese art. But he usually travels for free.That's after Bloomberg reporters...
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Billionaire Ira Rennert will pay $213 million in damages for funneling...
Junk bond billionaire Ira Rennert, whom investors have sued for using company funds to build his giant Hamptons estate, will have to pay back more than $200 million in damages, Crain's Aaron Elstein...
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Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg are going after Big Tobacco
LONDON (Reuters) - Developing countries facing potentially pricey legal challenges from big tobacco firms are to get help from a new $4 million fund created by the philanthropists Bill Gates and...
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