One Of The New Additions To The Forbes 400 List Made Billions Refinancing...
Five years after the unofficial start of the financial crisis, one of the new additions to the Forbes 400: Definitive Ranking of the Richest Americans (out this morning) made his fortune refinancing...
View ArticleHow Buffett, Musk And Other Multi-Billionaires Hit It Big (Interactive Graphic)
It used to be the first million. Now, you only turn heads when you hit a billion.Warren Buffett, the iconic chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is worth $53.5 billion. He wasn't always. But Buffett...
View ArticleHere's Where The World's Richest 0.001387015% Live
According to the latest Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, there are 98,700 "ultra high net worth" individuals in the world, defined as those with a net worth of over US$50 million.That number is up...
View ArticleMeet The Billionaire Playboys Who Date Beautiful Celebrities
The New York Post reported last week that Gwyneth Paltrow was so against an upcoming, unauthorized Vanity Fair profile about her because it alleges the married actress had a 2008 affair with...
View ArticleThe First Domino In Eike Batista's Flailing Empire Has Fallen
OGX, the sickest of all former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's six ailing companies, will file for bankruptcy in the next few days, according to the WSJ.It was lower-than-expected outputs from the...
View ArticleEike Batista Has Sold Some Impressive Toys Since His Empire Started Crumbling
Eike Batista has a number of problems, chief among them being that he's running out of cash.Since the Brazilian tycoon's empire started crumbling last year, he's lost 99% of his fortune — which once...
View ArticleIt Looks Like Bill Ackman's Losing Streak Could Finally Be Coming To An End
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management gained 7.9 percent net of fees for the month of October in its largest fund, dramatically reversing the year-to-date returns of the outspoken activist...
View ArticleThe 25 Richest People On The Planet
Bloomberg has a dedicated team of billionaire hunters constantly updating information on the world's richest people.This week, Bloomberg Markets Magazine is carrying a thorough update of the team's...
View ArticleHow A Team Of Bloomberg Reporters Hunts Down Hidden Billionaires Around The...
On newsstands this week, the December issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine provides a comprehensive list of the richest people on the planet. A lot of the names on the list — Bill Gates, Mark...
View ArticleHere's Where Billionaire Wealth Is Growing Fastest Around The Globe [MAP]
The world's billionaire population continues to grow, as does their total wealth.According to a new Billionaire Census by Wealth-X and UBS, the number of billionaires around the globe grew .5% between...
View ArticleThese 10 Universities Have Produced The Most Billionaires
Harvard University has produced nearly twice as many billionaire alumni as any other institution of higher education, according to the 2013 Billionaire Census from Wealth-X and UBS.Its 52 billionaire...
View ArticleAmerica's Wealthiest People By State [INFOGRAPHIC]
Wealth-X, an international wealth management firm, recently released a list of the richest person in every U.S. state.The top 10 individuals on the list — who all held the exact same spots on last...
View ArticleMeet The Average Global Billionaire: 4 Homes, 2.1 Kids, $22 Million In Yachts
The global financial crisis was good for billionaires.The combined fortune of the world's billionaires has more than doubled, to $6.5 trillion, from $3.1 trillion in 2009, according to Wealth-X and UBS...
View ArticleThe Richest Financiers In The World
Bloomberg Markets Magazine just published the findings of the organization's tireless billionaire hunters — a list of the 100 richest people in the world.This year, there are nine financiers that made...
View ArticleThe 27 Hottest Heirs And Heiresses On The Planet
Life is easy enough if your parents have millions upon millions of dollars — but it's even sweeter if you have dashing good looks, too.That's the case with these 27 beautiful children of businessmen,...
View ArticleBoom! From Twitter Alone, Jack Dorsey Is A Billionaire
When Twitter stated its $26 price per share yesterday, co-founder Jack Dorsey was expected to make a lot of money. He'd have made north of $600 million at that price, but he wouldn't have been a...
View ArticleChina Has Become The Land Of Self-Made Billionaires
A recent report on the number of super-rich around the world found that China was second only to the U.S. in sheer numbers of billionaires, with 157 billionaires compared to 515 in the states.That's...
View ArticleThe Complicated Relationship Between The Super Rich And Their 'Paid Friends'
The yoga instructor, the decorator, the kid's tutor — these are people that can make up the entourages of the super rich. After a while, they become part help, part friend — and that's where things get...
View ArticleForget Houses — Billionaires Are Now Flipping Their Gulfstream Jets
The age of house flipping may have faded. But the super rich have found a new path to instant profits: flipping their megajets.Demand for the biggest, most expensive Gulfstream jet—the G650—is so...
View ArticleTHE BILLIONAIRES' SOCIAL CALENDAR: Here's Where To Find The World's Super...
Billionaires move in tight social circles. After all, they often become close acquaintances after frequenting the same invitation-only events year after year.As part of its recent Billionaire Census,...
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