Here are a few billionaires who have made it big in financial services and have committed to giving away at least half of their fortunes to philanthropic causes. The quotes have been taken from The Giving Pledge, a campaign to encourage the wealthiest …

She smiled from ear-to-ear in a black suit with a low-cut top that displayed her cleavage. At one point she stood near her daughter as she gave a short speech. Standing off to the side and holding a bouquet of flowers, Jenner almost looked like a …

“The US economic recovery and an IT boom have driven the world's billionaires to record levels,” Hurun Report chairman Rupert Hoogewerf said in a statement accompanying the survey. The richest person in mainland China — property magnate Wang …

BEIJING: Asia experienced a billionaire boom last year, with more than 200 people from the continent seeing their net worth pass into 10 figures, a Chinese publisher said on Tuesday. A total of 824 Asians were included among the 1,867 people named as …

For the first time, New York City has surpassed Moscow for the most billionaire residents, according to the latest global rich list from Hurun, a group that tracks wealth in China. According to Hurun, New York added 14 billionaires this year, bringing …

On Monday, Nader – one of the best-known third-party candidate in recent American electoral history – released a list of 20 multi-millionaires and billionaires who he thinks should give real thought to mounting a presidential bid in 2016. But would any …

In fact, Nader — who himself was one of the best-known third-party candidate in recent American electoral history — released a list Monday of 20 millionaires and billionaires who he thinks should give real thought to mounting a presidential bid in 2016.

Despite a lackluster real estate sector, China consolidated its position on the 2014 Hurun Global Rich List, its 358 billionaires putting it just behind the United States. The number of Chinese on this year's list with a fortune of more than $1 billion …

China is second only to the United States in its number of dollar billionaires, with Hong Kong-based real estate magnate Li Ka-shing, 85, retaining the title of Asia's richest man, according to the latest Hurun Global Rich List. On the back of a 33 …