(JTA) — There were ballerinas, a full dance ensemble, soloists, a harpist, a video tribute to Jewish luminaries in multiple fields, a multimedia orchestra performance celebrating the enduring light of creation, a speech from the prime minister, stand …

Richard Branson, the flamboyant British billionaire stopped studies at the age of 16 to go into business and today has a global reach. Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard at the age of 20, founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, also a dropout. Gates went on …

As many as 91 per cent or 40 billionaire ministers figured in newly inducted union cabinet of Narendra Modi, election watch group NEW and ADR said. Releasing assets of new cabinet election watch group said that it has analyzed affidavit of 44 ministers …

Tweet Soaring asset prices have fueled the number of rich people on the planet. Forbes reported a record 1,645 billionaires on the planet in March who currently have an aggregate net worth of $6.6 trillion. There were 793 people on our list of the …

Since his oil and natural gas company Parsley Energy Inc. (PE) sold shares in an initial public offering on May 22, the company has soared more than 29 percent, making the 36-year-old one of the youngest billionaires in the U.S., according to the …

Republicans are almost certain to spend more — but Democratic-leaning billionaire Tom Steyer's Next Gen Climate fund, designed to make climate change/ global warming the key issue this year, plans on spending $50 million on four U.S. Senate races, …

1) “Poligarch: n. A member of a small governing faction comprised of individuals of great wealth.” 2) “Poligarchy: n. 1. Government by a few, esp. by a small faction of persons or families possessed of great wealth. 2. A state governed by a poligarchy …

These billionaires have something else in common besides a cumulative net worth to make anyone jealous. All have reportedly submitted bids for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team after the NBA ordered owner Donald Sterling to sell the franchise …

There are 13 billionaires, valued at $81 billion, and nine heads of states from around the world within the ranks. RECOMMENDED: Meet the nine richest self-made women. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is No. 1 again this year. She has held the title for …