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Even if Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos don't split his $137 billion fortune evenly,...
Billionaire couple Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos announced their divorce on Wednesday, a split that will likely change the rankings of the world's richest people.MacKenzie could be entitled to half of...
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If MacKenzie Bezos gets half of Jeff Bezos' fortune, she'd become the...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, have said they will divorce.Their separation of assets could affect the Amazon CEO's ranking among the richest people in the world.If MacKenzie...
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Bill Gates is worth $95 billion and he plans to give most of it away — here's...
Bill Gates, the world's second-richest person, has an estimated net worth of $94.8 billion, according to Forbes.While he indulges in a few luxuries, they make up only a fraction of his fortune.He...
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Meet 'Canada's Warren Buffett,' the 90-year-old billionaire who drives a...
Jim Pattison, who has a reported net worth of $5.9 billion, has been called "Canada's Warren Buffett."Like Buffett, Pattison is the third-richest person in his country, is relatively frugal, and...
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Donald Trump is the first billionaire to serve as president of the United...
Donald Trump, with a net worth of $3.1 billion according to Forbes, is the first billionaire in history to serve as president of the United States.From his New York real estate to his golf clubs around...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said billionaires shouldn't exist as long as...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said a society that allows billionaires to exist while some Americans live in abject poverty is "immoral." She said Americans shouldn't normalize economic inequality by...
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17 billionaires who lost the most in the past year
When it comes to billionaires in the media, the focus often tends to be on how much money they've accumulated.However, according to a Bloomberg report, 2018 saw a number of the world's richest...
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Billionaire Ken Griffin just bought a $238 million penthouse — and it's the...
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin just bought the most expensive home ever sold in the US for $238 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.He picked up the penthouse unit of a luxury New...
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Tesla reportedly spent $700,000 on Elon Musk's private-jet travel in 2018,...
The Washington Post reported that Tesla spent $700,000 on private-jet travel for its billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, last year.Some of the flights were simply to move the jet from one side of Los Angeles...
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The 13 tech billionaires who donate the biggest percentage of their wealth to...
Billions are given to charity each year, with some of the biggest donations coming both from large companies and from some of the wealthiest people in the world.Compare the Market, a price comparison...
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Bill Gross is retiring with a $1.5 billion net worth — see how the 'Bond...
"Bond King" Bill Gross is retiring after more than 40 years in the financial industry.Gross has amassed a $1.5 billion net worth, according to Forbes— at one point, his fortune was at least $2.5...
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Facebook is now 15 years old. Here's a look into the life, career, and...
Facebook turned 15 years old on Monday, marking the anniversary of Mark Zuckerberg launching the social network on February 4, 2004.As Facebook CEO, Zuckerberg has been the face of the social network...
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These are the 11 richest women in tech
Sheryl Sandberg, Laurene-Powell Jobs, and Meg Whitman are some of the most well-known women in tech who are each worth more than a billion dollars.The number of tech-industry women on Forbes' ranking...
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Billionaire and likely presidential hopeful Howard Schultz doesn't want...
Howard Schultz, a likely presidential hopeful and former Starbucks CEO, took issue with the word "billionaire" in his response to a question about the political influence of the wealthy.At a book event...
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Calls to 'abolish billionaires' raise eyebrows, but they've been a long time...
A New York Times editorial titled "Abolish Billionaires" introduced many readers to an increasingly strong rallying cry on the American left.Progressive politicians are calling for significantly...
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Bill Gates says the politicians proposing 70% income tax rates for the...
The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates says there's a "misfocus" in the way America's wealthiest residents are taxed.He told The Verge's Nilay Patel that if you focus on raising the ordinary income...
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The critic who has the world's richest people buzzing says Americans must not...
"Winners Take All" author Anand Giridharadas has emerged as an outspoken critic of the elite and a champion of progressive politicians.He believes that America's most pressing problem is its wide...
View ArticleHere are the world's richest black billionaires
Of the 2,043 billionaires in the world, fewer than 1% of them are black. These 11 black billionaires are telecom giants, media moguls, and more.Watch the video above to find out how billionaires like...
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Patriots owner Bob Kraft was just charged with soliciting prostitution....
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots who was just charged with soliciting prostitution, is worth at least $4.36 billion.He made his fortune in paper manufacturing as the...
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US inequality is only getting worse, and the 'dynastic wealth' bemoaned by...
Income inequality has increased in the US over the years, and many consider generational wealth to be one of its key causes.The fortunes of US family dynasties have been on the rise, and some rich...
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