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The 15 richest people in India, ranked
Forbes released its 2019 ranking of India's 100 Richest People.Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $51.4 billion, topped the list for the 12th year in a row.The list also includes infrastructure tycoon...
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There are only 2 people who have consistently ranked among the richest 400...
Every year since 1982, Forbes has released a ranking of the 400 richest Americans.Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett have dominated the top of the list in recent years, but only two people have...
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A real-estate billionaire who was the first in his family to attend college...
Billionaire real-estate developer David Walentas just pledged to donate $100 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to fund scholarships for first-generation students.The gift will...
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Billionaire Marc Benioff is asking for higher taxes on America's wealthiest...
In an essay published in The New York Times on October 14, Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff asked for "higher taxes on the wealthiest among us" to fund education, health care, and climate...
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11 billionaires who made their fortunes after immigrating to the US
Some of the richest people who currently live in the United States were not born here.Several billionaires — including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, real-estate developer Jorge Perez, Panda Express founder...
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Facebook is 15 years old. Here's a look into the life, career, and...
Facebook turned 15 years old earlier this year, 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...
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The wealth tax once again dominated last night's Democratic debate. Here's...
On Tuesday, October 15, twelve candidates participated in the fourth Democratic primary, and the wealth tax was a hot topic. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders had the strongest stance...
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The wealth gap took center stage at last night's debate. Here's a...
At the October 15 Democratic presidential debate, candidates were asked how they would address wealth inequality. A wealth tax was a major part of their answers, a New York Times transcript of the...
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Quick thinking, diplomacy, and a willingness to snorkel with pigs: Celebrity...
Some of the world's richest people control wealth more than entire countries' GDPs, and with that comes immense dangers of being attacked or kidnapped.Three bodyguards to celebrities, billionaires, and...
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The $200 million superyacht once owned by a fugitive businessman and later...
Tranquility, the superyacht chartered by makeup mogul Kylie Jenner for her 22nd birthday party, is for sale.Previously known as Equanimity, the yacht was seized and sold by the Malaysian government in...
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You now need to make more than $500,000 a year to be in the 1% in America,...
You'd need to make at least $515,371 a year to be considered one of the top 1% of taxpayers in 2017, an analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by Bloomberg's Alexandre Tanzi and Ben Steverman...
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Elon Musk, who claims he's low on cash, recently sold his LA mansion for...
Elon Musk testified that he is "financially illiquid," according to a legal filing written by the lawyer for British diver Vernon Unsworth, who is suing Musk for defamation.Prior to reports about...
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Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an...
In May, billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off student loan debt for an entire graduating class. Smith made the announcement that he would pay off the student loans of the 400 graduating...
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11 famous Americans who aren't as rich as you think they are
Not all famous people are as rich as everyone thinks they are.Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company cofounder Roy Disney, is worth less than the company's current CEO, according...
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In the early days of Amazon, Jeff Bezos used to ask every candidate...
In Amazon's early days, Jeff Bezos asked job candidates for their SAT scores, The Atlantic's Franklin Foer reported.Some researchers have found that SAT scores can predict a student's income and...
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The 20 richest billionaires who own sports teams
Billionaires often make extravagant purchases — like buying their own sports team.CEOWORLD magazine recently ranked the 20 wealthiest owners of major league sports teams in the US. They have a...
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Former billionaire Michael Novogratz says it's 'insanity' that his...
Billionaires are "really, really fearful" of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the former Goldman Sachs partner and hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz told Bloomberg's Amanda L. Gordon in an interview published...
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Meet Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire with a $14 billion personal...
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of Japanese holding company SoftBank, is worth an estimated $14.1 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.SoftBank, WeWork's largest...
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For the first time ever, there are more ultra-wealthy people in China than...
In 2018, China was home to more members of the global top 10% than the United States for the first time in history, according to a new report by Credit Suisse.The global top 10% have net worths above...
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The founder of Reebok has slashed $52 million off the price of his mansion....
Reebok founder Paul Fireman has put his Boston mansion on the market for $38 million, according to Douglas Elliman.Fireman was originally asking $90 million for the home in 2016, The Los Angeles Times...
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