12/10/2015
The Day a Bunch of Billionaires Stopped by the Smithsonian
A new effort to study the history of philanthropy is announced and a number of significant charitable contributions are recognized
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12/10/2015
Amazon's Jeff Bezos wants to blast Trump into space
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is reaching stratospheric popularity with only his fourth tweet ever.
12/10/2015
Billionaire Wins Approval for London Mayfair Mansion
The average new U.K. home measures about 85 square meters, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects.
12/09/2015
Wealthy foreigners shy away from UK as investment threshold hits £2m
Just 136 applications made for investor visas in first nine months of the year, with most significant drop among Russian and Chinese people
12/09/2015
How the super-rich shop
Retail therapy is rising to new highs as luxe labels open sumptuous salons, offer personal delivery to private yachts and secure their clients front row seats at fashion shows
12/08/2015
'Kobe Bryant' Net Worth: So Exactly How Much Did the NBA Player Earn?
Fans were heartbroken upon finding out that their beloved basketball player will finally retire by the end of the season.
12/07/2015
Wealth-X Presents: The Billionaire Gift Guide
What do you buy the person who has it all?
12/07/2015
Death plunge property tycoon 'had £187 million hidden in bank accounts'
She also claims a private detective investigating Mr Young’s estate found an additional £16 million stashed away in an American bank account.
12/07/2015
Keurig Green Mountain to Be Bought for $13.9 Billion
The all-cash deal, offering an eye-popping premium of 78 percent, took analysts and investors by surprise.
12/06/2015
Egyptian tycoon, US investor eye Adidas
It could set its sights on Germany's Adidas, which has struggled to keep pace with bigger rival Nike in recent years and is currently looking for a successor to veteran CEO Herbert Hainer.
12/04/2015
The Incredible Shrinking Firms Of Hedge Fund Billionaires
By the end of July 2015, Ackman’s hedge fund was up by another 10% net of fees and managing $20.2 billion. Ackman seemed like a genius.
12/04/2015
Billionaire lifts stake in InterContinental Hotels
It appears that a Dutch billionaire plans on extending his stay on the FTSE 100 company’s shareholder register.
12/04/2015
Branson to launch Virgin Galactic rockets into space from jumbo jet
Boeing 747 named Cosmic Girl to be used as launchpad for space travel
12/04/2015
Tanzania's Richest Man Mohammed Dewji Is Forbes Africa's Man Of The Year
Dewji, 40, is the fourth man to be named Person of the Year.
12/03/2015
Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuckerberg’s are really bad
Together with Warren Buffett, they also created the Giving Pledge, which asks the richest people in the world to devote half or more of their fortunes to philanthropy.
12/02/2015
Facebook's Zuckerberg announces plan to donate 99% of his Facebook wealth to charity
The couple also said they are starting the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an organization to manage their money and “promote equality for all children in the next generation.
12/01/2015
Intesa Eyes London’s Rich Italians as Money Shifts From Zurich
Intesa will seek to initially manage the money of the richest among Italy’s 500,000 expatriates living in the U.K., before opening branches in New York and Hong Kong.
11/30/2015
Bill Gates Set to Launch Largest Clean Energy Fund Ever to Kick Off Climate Talks
At the summit, the world’s largest nations, including China, India and the U.S., are also expected to arrive at agreements for clean energy investment
11/30/2015
This South African native has lost nearly R50 billion in 2015
The 58 year old obtained a bachelor of arts/science degree at the University of Witwatersrand
11/26/2015
Rich Men Make More When They're Married
The opposite is true for poor men; their earnings peak around the fourth year of marriage, then steadily decline.