I'm talking about Democrats' unending war on the billionaires who fund right-of-center causes. Over the past month, the party's campaign committees, PACs and allied groups have spent millions trying to link Republicans to these ostensibly evil …

Billionaires are where it's at now, or ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs), which Knight Frank defines as anyone who has at least $30m of disposable assets, not including their primary residence. Billionaires are on the rise, with 2,170 of them …

China's building boom helped to lift a record 152 billionaires from the mainland onto the 2014 Forbes Billionaires List published last month. Chinese real estate developers, starting from the top of that elite group, were prominent among the group. The No.

Research found that 67 billionaires were living in the city, making it the most popular of western Europe's capitals with the ultra-wealthy, ahead of Paris with 25 and Geneva with 18. The "platinum triangle" formed by Mayfair, Knightsbridge and …

In addition to Adelson, two of the world's other top-10 billionaires, David and Charles Koch (combined net worth: $81 billion) are pouring tens of millions into the 2014 midterm elections in an effort to swing the Senate to Republican control. These …

Tech entrepreneurs like Elon Musk may not be pleased with HBO's new satire “Silicon Valley” – but the show's executive producer says his view on the industry isn't far off-base. “First of all, we did an enormous amount of homework. I think we talked to …

Last week, Mercury News parent Digital First Media pulled the plug on plans to provide its regional newspapers across the country with digital content from a centralized unit dubbed Thunderdome, and a media analyst said the group's newspapers could go …

What does it take for a fortune to survive—and prosper—for a quarter of a century? Looking at Europe's longest-standing fortunes, it becomes clear that retail is what has kept the core of them thriving for generations. Among some of these retail …

The billionaires with shares in Lafarge-Holcim deal. A report on the billionaires who own shares in cement supply companies Lafarge and Holcim, which merged today with combined sales of £26.5bn. 10:31AM BST 07 Apr 2014. Comments. Source: …