New Delhi: Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries' Dilip Shanghvi has been named in the list of Asia's top ten wealthiest self-made billionaires, topped by Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-Shing, according to Wealth-X. Shanghvi, ranked seventh, is the only …

Unless they're liberal billionaires like Bloomberg, Steyer, Bezos, Soros and the rest of the Democracy Alliance gang. As of last month, Mr. Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, were the top source of super PAC money in the country this election cycle …

Last night in Cannes: John Travolta and Kelly Preston were flown in to host a high priced event promoting an environmentally controversial project. The couple were brought to Cannes to shill for a proposed billionaires' paradise in Belize, an island in …

Money and politics go hand in hand. Never so has this been made more obvious than in Ukraine as one billionaire after another has entered the political fray – two running for the presidency, others sponsoring anti-Russia flash mobs. In fact of Ukraine …

Russian billionaires are flocking to the St. Petersburg Economic Forum this week as they weigh the market fallout from President Vladimir Putin's standoff with the U.S. and Europe over Ukraine. While ruble bonds are up for the first month in three …

Morning Plum: A battle between billionaires over fate of the Earth. By Greg Sargent. May 22 at 9:14 am. More. Comments. It has long seemed like a hopeless dream of environmental activists: Is it possible to make Republicans pay a political price for …

Mukesh Ambani has added $5.3 billion to his fortune since 13 September, when Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, was named prime ministerial candidate, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint. Singapore: Mukesh Ambani …

As tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalate following the ouster of the Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, a number of Western countries have started to impose sanctions on Russian individuals. Accusing Russia of destabilizing the political …

And even if money is speech, can't we at least make it against the law for billionaires to shout “More tax cuts for me!!” in a crowded theater? The U.S. Supreme Court continues to make it virtually impossible for any laws to be passed to try to prevent …