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California’s new utopian city has been put on hold because its billionaire backers can’t agree with locals
Finance

California’s new utopian city has been put on hold because its billionaire backers can’t agree with locals

By Nadia Lopez and Bloomberg
July 23, 2024
Sir Richard Branson on stage
Success

Richard Branson—worth $2.6bn—says it’s ‘very sad’ when people measure wealth as success and finds being called a billionaire ‘insulting’

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May 2, 2024
Real-estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht offers a solution to the U.S. inflation problem: ‘Tell Congress to stop spending money like drunken sailors’
Finance

Real-estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht offers a solution to the U.S. inflation problem: ‘Tell Congress to stop spending money like drunken sailors’

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March 7, 2024
Frank Slootman, who saw his CEO role as ‘insanely confrontational’ and was likened to Elon Musk, has stepped down at Berkshire-backed Snowflake
Tech

Frank Slootman, who saw his CEO role as ‘insanely confrontational’ and was likened to Elon Musk, has stepped down at Berkshire-backed Snowflake

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March 1, 2024
French fashion brand Hermes store seen in Hong Kong airport.
Retail

Hermès billionaire heir moves to cut ties with his charity amid plans to adopt gardener and pass on part of his fortune

By Tara Patel and Bloomberg
December 19, 2023
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his AI powerhouse is ‘always in peril’ despite a $1.1 trillion market cap: ‘We don’t have to pretend…we feel it’ 
Tech

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his AI powerhouse is ‘always in peril’ despite a $1.1 trillion market cap: ‘We don’t have to pretend…we feel it’ 

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November 11, 2023
Israel’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism
Politics

Israel’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism

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October 13, 2023
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman ‘absolutely’ would consider Elon Musk’s X for his new investment vehicle
Finance

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman ‘absolutely’ would consider Elon Musk’s X for his new investment vehicle

By Carmen Arroyo and Bloomberg
October 1, 2023
Satya Nadella
Tech

Microsoft’s stock has risen almost 1,000% since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, netting him a reported $1 billion in compensation

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July 20, 2023
Record $2 billion Powerball ticket sold at Altadena gas station
Personal Finance

Here’s how much you’ll owe in taxes if you win the $1 billion Powerball jackpot

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July 18, 2023
Ex-Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield explains ‘the root of all the excess’ after tech’s over-hiring—and it’s all about prestige
Tech

Ex-Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield explains ‘the root of all the excess’ after tech’s over-hiring—and it’s all about prestige

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May 28, 2023
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Success

Sam Altman lists the startup rules ChatGPT maker OpenAI broke on its way to a nearly $30B valuation

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May 7, 2023
Harlan Crow
Success

Clarence Thomas’ billionaire friend bought property in an undisclosed deal that involved extensive renovations for the Justice’s mother

By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski and ProPublica
April 13, 2023
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the Forbes 2015 Philanthropy Summit Awards Dinner on June 3, 2015 in New York City.
Success

Bill Gates reveals Warren Buffett gave him ‘the most important piece of advice’ he’s ever learned

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March 21, 2023
Daniel Och
Finance

Billionaire Sculptor founder accuses ex-protégé CEO of leveraging power ‘to extract ever-escalating pay’ for ‘less than mediocre performance’

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August 25, 2022

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