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Elon Musk Ends An Unprecedented Week With A Net Worth Of $315 Billion

Elon Musk Ends An Unprecedented Week With A Net Worth Of $315 Billion

Nov 8, 2024

Donald Tump may have won the Presidential election, but Elon Musk may have the most to celebrate as a truly unprecedented week comes to a close.

Elon Musk Is A Whisker Away From Being Worth $300 Billion (Again!)

Elon Musk Is A Whisker Away From Being Worth $300 Billion (Again!)

Nov 7, 2024

After surging $26 billion yesterday alone, Elon Musk's net worth is approaching $300 billion again for the first time in almost exactly three years.

How Did A $14 Billion Hermès Fortune Disappear?

How Did A $14 Billion Hermès Fortune Disappear?

Nov 4, 2024

A reclusive heir to the Hermès fortune thought he was worth $14 billion. He was thinking about giving the fortune to his gardener. Now the fortune has disappeared?

An Exercise App May Have Accidentally Confirmed Vladimir Putin As The Owner Of A $1.4 Billion Black Sea Palace

An Exercise App May Have Accidentally Confirmed Vladimir Putin As The Owner Of A $1.4 Billion Black Sea Palace

Oct 30, 2024

Vladimir Putin's bodyguards may have just accidentally confirmed the longheld belief that the dictator is the owner of an opulent $1.4 billion palace in the Black Sea…

NVIDIA Just Hit An All-Time High Market Cap Of $3.4 Trillion. So How Rich Is Co-Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

NVIDIA Just Hit An All-Time High Market Cap Of $3.4 Trillion. So How Rich Is Co-Founder/CEO Jensen Huang?

Oct 14, 2024

NVIDIA's market cap just topped $3 trillion market cap level. And at that point, how rich is company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang?

Record-Breaking IRS Estate Tax Payment Reveals Late Texas Billionaire Was Way Richer Than Anyone Knew

Record-Breaking IRS Estate Tax Payment Reveals Late Texas Billionaire Was Way Richer Than Anyone Knew

Oct 8, 2024

On February 28, 2023, the United States Treasury received a $7 billion estate-and-gift-tax payment. It was the largest such payment ever received in the history of the IRS by a factor of 7. Who died rich enough to leave the IRS $7 billion?!

Mark Zuckerberg Just Became The Second Richest Person In The World For The First Time. Could He Go To #1?

Mark Zuckerberg Just Became The Second Richest Person In The World For The First Time. Could He Go To #1?

Oct 6, 2024

With Facebook's stock price roaring to an all-time high this week, Mark Zuckerberg just became the second richest person in the world for the first time.

Florida Man Gave An Anonymous Buyer A $6 Million Discount On His $80 Million Mansion. Found Out It Was Jeff Bezos. Now, He's Suing.

Florida Man Gave An Anonymous Buyer A $6 Million Discount On His $80 Million Mansion. Found Out It Was Jeff Bezos. Now, He's Suing.

Sep 16, 2024

Leo Kryss paid $28 million for a prime piece of Indian Creek waterfront real estate in 2014, holding onto the 18,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion until May of 2023, when he listed it for sale with an asking price of $85 million.

Billionaire Larry Ellison Buys Palm Beach Resort From Owners That Were Once Seeking At Least $300 Million

Billionaire Larry Ellison Buys Palm Beach Resort From Owners That Were Once Seeking At Least $300 Million

Sep 12, 2024

The Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, FL, near Palm Beach, is now the latest piece in Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison's sprawling real estate portfolio.

New Financial Disclosure From Donald Trump Shows More Than $100 Million In Civil Liabilities, Millions In Book Royalties

New Financial Disclosure From Donald Trump Shows More Than $100 Million In Civil Liabilities, Millions In Book Royalties

Aug 26, 2024

Trump lists revenue (as opposed to profit or income) from other businesses, including $160.1 million from Trump National Doral in Miami and almost $57 million from Mar-a-Lago.

One Of The Richest Families In America Owes Their Entire Fortune To… Hot Pockets.

One Of The Richest Families In America Owes Their Entire Fortune To… Hot Pockets.

Aug 25, 2024

In case you were wondering, YES inventing Hot Pockets made someone a billionaire. In fact, Hot Pockets turned the Merage family into one of the richest families in America!

Is 50 Cent Really "Nearly A Billionaire"?

Is 50 Cent Really "Nearly A Billionaire"?

Aug 18, 2024

According to a bunch of headlines recently, 50 Cent is "nearly a billionaire." Is that claim true?

Rupert Murdoch Wants His Son Lachlan To Run His Media Empire. That Has Created A Massive Family Rift

Rupert Murdoch Wants His Son Lachlan To Run His Media Empire. That Has Created A Massive Family Rift

Aug 2, 2024

As things stand now, control of Murdoch's media holdings would be passed to a trust controlled by four of his adult children. But now, the elder Murdoch is seeking to change it so that Lachlan retains sole control, a move the other siblings are attempting to block.

In 1925, The Second-Richest Person In The World Was A 12-Year-Old Girl

In 1925, The Second-Richest Person In The World Was A 12-Year-Old Girl

Jul 28, 2024

When Doris Duke was 12 years old, just one month shy of her 13th birthday, she inherited $100 million. It was 1925 and she instantly became the second richest person in the world.

Magical Secret Tax Loophole Gives Jamie Dimon $1.6 Billion Reasons To Become Treasury Secretary

Magical Secret Tax Loophole Gives Jamie Dimon $1.6 Billion Reasons To Become Treasury Secretary

Jul 17, 2024

Jamie Dimon has $1.6 billion reasons to do whatever it takes to be nominated and confirmed as the next Treasury Secretary of the United States.