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World's richest lose $134 billion in stock slump, led by Amazon's Bezos

His wealth also derives from space-exploration company Blue Origin and the Washington Post

World's richest lose $134 billion in stock slump, led by Amazon's Bezos
Updated On : 03 Aug 2024 | 12:31 PM IST

Billionaire battle heats up as Adani challenges Birla in cement space

The clash of titans is likely to intensify as the deep-pocketed tycoons seek to dominate supplies of a building material that is critical to sustaining India's infrastructure boom

Billionaire battle heats up as Adani challenges Birla in cement space
Updated On : 29 Jul 2024 | 7:35 AM IST

G20 to back progressive taxation, without endorsing 'billionaire tax'

A broader G20 joint communique is expected on Friday, when finance ministers and central bankers conclude this week's meetings in Rio de Janeiro

G20 to back progressive taxation, without endorsing 'billionaire tax'
Updated On : 25 Jul 2024 | 9:51 AM IST

Freezing for the future: US billionaires bet on cryonics for eternal life

As of now, 5,500 individuals have planned for cryogenic preservation, and 500 bodies are currently in storage

Freezing for the future: US billionaires bet on cryonics for eternal life
Updated On : 12 Jul 2024 | 5:24 PM IST

Ex-billionaire gets 7.5-yr sentence for defrauding Goldman, Google

Rishi Shah, 38, the co-founder of Outcome Health, which provided ads on TVs in doctors' offices, was convicted of more than a dozen fraud and money laundering charges by a federal jury last year

Ex-billionaire gets 7.5-yr sentence for defrauding Goldman, Google
Updated On : 02 Jul 2024 | 7:13 AM IST

Caste and billionaires: What data shows about the country's elite club

World Inequality Lab numbers show the caste composition of India's richest

Caste and billionaires: What data shows about the country's elite club
Updated On : 14 Jun 2024 | 11:30 PM IST

As Nvidia hits $3 trn, Jensen Huang's wealth surpasses Michael Dell's

Dell, 59, with a net worth of $105.9 billion, has been a computer hardware-industry outlier among the tech super-rich, who often owe their wealth to software companies

As Nvidia hits $3 trn, Jensen Huang's wealth surpasses Michael Dell's
Updated On : 08 Jun 2024 | 7:17 AM IST

Number of ultra rich grows, more worth over $100 bn than ever before

Leading the pack is LVMH founder and Chief Executive Officer Bernard Arnault, 75, with a net worth of $222 billion

Number of ultra rich grows, more worth over $100 bn than ever before
Updated On : 17 May 2024 | 6:58 AM IST

Jeff Bezos buys third mansion for $90 mn in Florida's 'Billionaire Bunker'

This is the Amazon founder's third real estate purchase in the 'world's most exclusive municipality'

Jeff Bezos buys third mansion for $90 mn in Florida's 'Billionaire Bunker'
Updated On : 04 Apr 2024 | 12:36 PM IST

Year Ender 2023: Shiv Nadar, Savitri Jindal make the biggest leap in wealth

Following is the list of top Indian Business Personalities whose net worth surged the most in 2023

Year Ender 2023: Shiv Nadar, Savitri Jindal make the biggest leap in wealth
Updated On : 28 Dec 2023 | 7:57 PM IST

Global billionaire tax could yield $250 billion: EU Tax Observatory

If levied, the sum would be equivalent to only 2% of the nearly $13 trillion in wealth owned by the 2,700 billionaires globally, the research group hosted at the Paris School of Economics said

Global billionaire tax could yield $250 billion: EU Tax Observatory
Updated On : 23 Oct 2023 | 7:29 AM IST

Gulf royal's $1.5 trillion empire draws global bankers, billionaires

Over the past few months, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has gained control of the largest sovereign wealth fund in the United Arab Emirates, expanding the assets he oversees to almost $1.5 trn

Gulf royal's $1.5 trillion empire draws global bankers, billionaires
Updated On : 05 Sep 2023 | 8:10 PM IST

Nearly 12% of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs are billionaires, shows ADR data

The agency has analysed financial and educational details of 225 of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs

Nearly 12% of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs are billionaires, shows ADR data
Updated On : 18 Aug 2023 | 11:34 PM IST

China's new obsession: Luring billionaires to catch US titans in AI race

Billionaire entrepreneurs, mid-level engineers and veterans of foreign firms alike now harbor a remarkably consistent ambition: to outdo China's geopolitical rival in a technology

China's new obsession: Luring billionaires to catch US titans in AI race
Updated On : 28 Jun 2023 | 7:27 AM IST

Many of the world's billionaires share a zodiac sign, study finds

Take a look at the most common zodiac signs among billionaires

Many of the world's billionaires share a zodiac sign, study finds
Updated On : 20 Feb 2023 | 11:44 PM IST

The $14 billion feud that splintered the billionaire Hinduja family

The family has now called a temporary truce, but the long-running and rancorous dispute has put at stake the future governance of the Anglo-Indian empire

The $14 billion feud that splintered the billionaire Hinduja family
Updated On : 12 Nov 2022 | 2:53 PM IST

China's property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.'s Wu Yajun resigned on Friday as executive director and chair, shortly after Soho China Ltd.'s Pan Shiyi quit in September

China's property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits
Updated On : 01 Nov 2022 | 9:28 AM IST

Zoom to Moderna: The extraordinary rise and fall of Covid billionaires

Their rise and subsequent slump were sharper than the other 131 members of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index whose net worth more than doubled, but wasn't as reliant on how Covid altered lives

Zoom to Moderna: The extraordinary rise and fall of Covid billionaires
Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 10:27 PM IST

Gautam Adani's rise to world's second-richest boosts equities' clout

Eight firms controlled by Adani's ports-to-power conglomerate, including recent cement acquisitions, have contributed more than a fifth of the 109-member MSCI India Index's surge since end-June

Gautam Adani's rise to world's second-richest boosts equities' clout
Updated On : 19 Sep 2022 | 2:10 PM IST

How Patagonia and Yvon Chouinard plan to save the earth?

Last week, something unusual happened in the US. A billionaire announced to donate his company which he had founded 50 years ago. The reason: He wants to fight climate change. Find out why he did it

How Patagonia and Yvon Chouinard plan to save the earth?
Updated On : 19 Sep 2022 | 7:00 AM IST