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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reportedly said the U.S. government should confiscate 100% of any money that Americans make above $999 million. "You may disagree with me but, fine, I think people can make it on $999m. I think that they can survive just fine," Sanders told the host of “...

The surge in value of one luxury goods company has catapulted its CEO further up the world’s richest list. Here’s a look at just how much Bernard Arnault is worth now. What Happened: A legend in the fashion and luxury goods space, Bernard Arnault is the CEO and chairman of LVMH...

This story is part of a new series of features on the subject of success, Benzinga Inspire. Many of the world's richest people came from wealth but one of the wealthiest women in the world grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. And she still lives in The Badger State to this day. What...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg piled $12.5 billion to his wealth making him worth $69.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index. What Happened: The billions of dollars of increase in the net worth of Zuckerberg came as Facebook parent’s shares...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has called Scott Galloway, a public speaker and professor of marketing, an “insufferable numbskull” for suggesting that Musk has lost faith in Tesla’s valuation. What Happened: Musk made his comments after a Twitter user brought to his...

As gloomy earnings reports left tech stocks reeling last week, the fortune of company founders saw the shedding of billions. A group of tech billionaires have collectively lost nearly half a trillion dollars this year in the midst of high inflation and rising interest rates. ...

“Giving Pledge” foundation — started by billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — has seen pledging commitments drop steeply this year, which has been marred by geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties. What Happened: Just five billionaires have pledged to...

Indian business tycoon and billionaire Gautam Adani surpassed Jeff Bezos to become the world's second-richest person.  As Adani climbs the ranks of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk remains the number one wealthiest person in the world, with $260 billion to...

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani surpassed Louis Vuitton’s (OTC: LVMUY) CEO Bernard Arnault to become the world's third richest person after gaining $1.12 billion in a day on Monday.  What Happened: With Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Amazon Inc's (...

Adani Enterprises Ltd, the flagship company of the Adani Group — plans to invest $5.2 billion to set up an alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, reported Bloomberg. The refinery will bear an annual capacity of 4 million tons, as per a statement by the local government,...

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, whose net worth has outperformed peers like Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos this year, took 'nil' salary home for a second consecutive year in the financial year 2021-22. What Happened: According...

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani has once again become Asia's richest person. What Happened: According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani surpassed his rival Adani group chairman Gautam Adani on Friday as the shares of India's most valued company...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has donated $100,000 to help his high school’s band, in Alabama, to purchase new instruments. What Happened: The Apple CEO donated the money to Robertsdale High School band so that they could buy 28 new instruments like flutes, horns, and tubas for...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is no longer in the $200 billion club, of which he was the sole member, after the electric vehicle maker’s latest stock plunge, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. What Happened: The billionaire entrepreneur’s net worth dropped to $192....

Following a Tuesday meltdown in the U.S. stock market, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani overtook Warren Buffett on the world’s-richest list to grab the fifth position. This came after the founder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) saw his net wealth declined by $2...