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A Chip Company CEO's 2022 Bonus Swelled From $161 Million To $1.3 Billion Thanks To The AI Craze

A Chip Company CEO's 2022 Bonus Swelled From $161 Million To $1.3 Billion Thanks To The AI Craze

Apr 2, 2024

Hock Tan has been CEO of Broadcom since 2006. In the last year and a half, he's seen his pay package rise exponentially.

A 31-Year-Old You've Never Heard Of Is One Of the 50 Richest People In The World Thanks To A Beverage You've Definitely Heard Of

A 31-Year-Old You've Never Heard Of Is One Of the 50 Richest People In The World Thanks To A Beverage You've Definitely Heard Of

Apr 2, 2024

Red Bull has given 30-year-old Mark Mateschitz, son of the late energy drink brand co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, a lot more than just wings.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Building A Massive $270 Million Compound In Hawaii

Mark Zuckerberg Is Building A Massive $270 Million Compound In Hawaii

Mar 28, 2024

The construction on the compound alone comes with a price tag of $100 million, and when you throw in the money to purchase the land it will have a total cost of around $270 million.

Shareholders Voted YES… So Donald Trump Just Scored $3.2 Billion Truth Social Stock Windfall

Shareholders Voted YES… So Donald Trump Just Scored $3.2 Billion Truth Social Stock Windfall

Mar 22, 2024

With the magic of a single vote, Donald Trump just scored a $3 billion stake in a soon-to-be public social media company. But will this new paper wealth help him get out of his very urgent $500 million civil judgment jam?

The NY Attorney General Wants To Seize Two Of Donald Trump's Crown Jewel Properties If He Misses The $464 Million Payment Deadline Monday

The NY Attorney General Wants To Seize Two Of Donald Trump's Crown Jewel Properties If He Misses The $464 Million Payment Deadline Monday

Mar 21, 2024

Based on a recent filing, the NY Attorney General appears to be preparing to seize Donald Trump's Westchester County Golf Club and 200+ acre private estate.

Donald Trump Needs To Come Up With $464 Million By Monday. His Truth Social Equity ***MIGHT*** Be Worth $3 Billion On Friday..

Donald Trump Needs To Come Up With $464 Million By Monday. His Truth Social Equity ***MIGHT*** Be Worth $3 Billion On Friday..

Mar 19, 2024

A shareholder vote on Friday could finally allow Truth Social's parent company to merge with Digital World Acquisition Company. If the vote passes, Donald Trump's Truth Social equity might be worth $3 billion. And not a minute too soon, because he needs to come up with around $600 million by MONDAY.

Imagine Not Knowing Your Husband Controlled $4 Billion Worth Of Berkshire Hathaway Stock Until After He Died

Imagine Not Knowing Your Husband Controlled $4 Billion Worth Of Berkshire Hathaway Stock Until After He Died

Mar 18, 2024

Dr. Ruth Gottesman knew she and her husband were wealthy. But until his death in late 2022, she had no idea just how wealthy they were… All thanks to a decades-long friendship her late husband had with a guy named Warren Buffett.

In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

Mar 14, 2024

For much of the 1990s, the third-richest person in the world – behind only Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – was a random Swiss orchestra conductor named Paul Sacher.

The US Government Is Spending Almost $1 Million Per Month To Maintain Mega-Yacht Seized From Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov

The US Government Is Spending Almost $1 Million Per Month To Maintain Mega-Yacht Seized From Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov

Mar 13, 2024

The more expensive a yacht is, the more it costs to keep it in your possession, and Kerimov's craft, known as the Amadea, is one of the most expensive in the world, having cost around $300 million.

Personal Pilot To Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading

Personal Pilot To Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading

Mar 8, 2024

In a somewhat humorous touch, the release discloses that the pilot messaged his friend the following: "All conversations on app is encrypted so all good. No one can ever see.'"

Vince McMahon Just Sold More Than $400 Million Worth Of TKO Stock As Sex Scandal Continues

Vince McMahon Just Sold More Than $400 Million Worth Of TKO Stock As Sex Scandal Continues

Mar 7, 2024

McMahon sold 5,350,000 shares in TKO, which amounted to about a quarter of his overall holdings in the company. Their combined value at the time of the filing came to almost $412 million.

Jeff Bezos Just Ended Elon Musk's Three-Year Reign As The World's Richest Person… And Another Painful Wrinkle Is On The Horizon

Jeff Bezos Just Ended Elon Musk's Three-Year Reign As The World's Richest Person… And Another Painful Wrinkle Is On The Horizon

Mar 5, 2024

After an uninterrupted three-year reign as the richest person on the planet, Elon Musk just dropped to #3 behind Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. And more pain could be on the way.

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' Parents Invested $245,573 Into His Fledgling Company "Amazon." Today They Are Almost Certainly Secret Billionaires

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' Parents Invested $245,573 Into His Fledgling Company "Amazon." Today They Are Almost Certainly Secret Billionaires

Mar 4, 2024

"I want you to know how risky this is. Because I want to come home for Thanksgiving and I don't want you to be mad at me." – Jeff Bezos to his parents in 1995. Two years before Amazon's IPO.

Please Don't Tell Jeff Bezos What He'd Be Worth Today Had He Never Never Gotten Divorced…

Please Don't Tell Jeff Bezos What He'd Be Worth Today Had He Never Never Gotten Divorced…

Feb 5, 2024

Jeff Bezos' net worth is sitting near an all-time high… but it's not nearly as high as it could have been with a slightly different roll of the marital dice.

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Billion To Silicon Valley Charitable Foundation

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Billion To Silicon Valley Charitable Foundation

Feb 5, 2024

The donation syncs up with a similar one made by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014, when he donated over $1 billion worth of stock in his own company to the same foundation.