Billionaires

Simons, who died Friday at age 86, spoke at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy last September in his final public appearance.

Value investors worship Warren Buffett. But his amazing investment success stems as much from his astute understanding of consumer behavior as it does from his ability to ferret out financial bargains.

With support from American Express’ longtime CEO Ken Chenault, the founder of fintech Bilt Rewards has become a billionaire creating a membership rewards program for house and apartment renters across the country.

After jostling for the position of second-wealthiest person in the world more than a dozen times in March, Musk and Bezos are competing closely once again.

Just ten cities are home to nearly a quarter of the world’s billionaires. Here’s where they choose to live.

By organizing challenges and pre-screening small nonprofits, Lever for Change has helped a handful of billionaires shift some giving towards global grassroots organizations.

The Jersey-based owner of Petco and Swiss watchmaker Breitling is slated to start trading on the Amsterdam stock exchange on Friday with a valuation of up to $16 billion, enough to mint 10-figure fortunes for at least two co-founders.

Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of adding another $1.3 billion to his social media fortune, though the valuation of his company remains downright puzzling, likely putting in doubt how much of his stake he’ll ever be able to cash in on.

There are many routes to making the billionaires list. Some are more likely than others.

Amazon hit a new record share price Thursday for the first time since July 2021, completing its dramatic recovery from its 2022 doldrums as investors seemingly can’t get enough of big technology stocks.