Bernie Madoff had some choice words recently about the politicians he thinks are spreading "socialism" and "wealth distribution," while billionaires Tom Perkins and Ken Langone both likened critics of oligarchic wealth to Nazis. Perkins and Langone …

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on billionaires to pay taxes at home amid fears that a new wave of western sanctions against the country over the annexation of Crimea may hit businessmen. At a meeting Thursday with Russia's …

According to Forbes's calculations, around mid-February this year the world had 1,645 billionaires, which is roughly one billionaire for every 4.3 million people. That shows how much of a rarity billionaires are. Collectively, they represent smart …

When asked if he would at least bequeath enough to his kids to make them billionaires, Gates answered, “Nope, they won't have anything like that. We want to strike a balance so they have the freedom to do anything, but not a lot of money showered on …

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on billionaires to pay taxes at home amid fears that a new wave of western sanctions against the country over the annexation of Crimea may hit businessmen. At a meeting Thursday with Russia's …

At about a $10 billion valuation, that makes each cofounder's personal stake in the San Francisco-based company worth just over $1.5 billion, vaulting them into the ranks of the world's youngest billionaires. The new round, which will close in the next …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today authorized sanctions on 20 Russians, including sixteen government officials and four billionaires, for their roles in the nation's Ukrainian exploits. According to a …

Is age a factor when it comes to being a billionaire — is a question, that has been as old as possibly the first ever billionaire list that must have been compiled. In a world that obsesses about making the first million in the 30s and reaching the …

Too many businesswomen, two few billionaires! In a list that features mostly men, two women Savitri Jindal and Indu Jain stand out. Forbes names them as India's only two women billionaires. While Jindal is a steel baroness, Jain heads a huge media …