Hedge-fund billionaires Marc Lasry and Wes Edens, who slid under the radar this entire time and thought they landed the Bucks with an offer in the $550 million range (slightly more than Vivek Ranadivé paid for the equally unappealing Kings). As …

Fox News minimized the influence of political spending by the Koch brothers in order to paint Democrats as hypocrites on the issue of campaign finance. After championing the impact Koch ad money has had on shaping public opinion on Obamacare during …

“I do not believe democracy is about a handful of billionaires, such as the Koch brothers or Sheldon Adelson, being in a position in which they can spend as much money as they want on any political race in this country,” Sanders said. “It is very hard …

Carbon is dubbed “Billionaires Beach” because Oracle CEO Larry Ellison owns nearly two dozen properties there, and it's also home to entertainment mogul David Geffen, DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg and moguls Eli Broad and Haim Saban. Moonves …

Following in the footsteps of the rich and famous in the West who've launched their own food empires — from Whole Foods to Duchy Originals — wealthy Chinese are now turning their eyes to food as the new frontier. In a country increasingly concerned …

When stock options are factored in, their combined stake falls to about 70 per cent but regardless, the latest sale price suggests that they each would be justified in claiming billionaire status. Such lofty valuations catapult this pair of 34-year …

Banglore: Of the 28 Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, 27 are billionaires, led by its star nominee Nandan Nilekani (Bangalore South). "Till date, Nilekani (co-founder of IT bellwether Infosys Ltd), is the richest candidate in …

What the voters want becomes far less relevant, because it's the billionaire whose money is vital to getting elected. A government where elected officials allow a few plutocrats to have enormous access and influence over their policies is not an …

Bhopal: Strange as it may seem, 30 per cent of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh on April 17 are billionaires, while 40 per cent have criminal records against them. This was revealed in an analysis of candidates by …