Over the past 30 years, the origin of the wealth of the richest people in the United States has shifted away from old, inherited money. Our new metric, the self-made scores developed for the Forbes 400, shows that increasingly we find self-made …

Indian origin American Niraj Shah, co-chairman and co-founder of online retailer Wayfair (right) talks with his son, Jack, as they wait for the company's IPO to begin trading on Thursday. The firm is valued at $3b after its shares rose to 27% in its …

Eight of the top 20 global billionaire cities are located in Asia, "a further indication that Asia is at the beginning of a new cycle in wealth creation," the study said. "And only two of the top 20 cities are located in the United States, despite it …

It found that at least 35 per cent of the world's billionaires have their own private foundations, and more than 70 per cent are active in the philanthropic sphere, either by making financial contributions, acting on the board of various social and Not …

It's about the agendas of the billionaires who are backing Republican Terri Lynn Land and Democrat Gary Peters. The Peters campaign early on adopted the major talking point of Harry Reid's Senate Majority PAC in hoping to put Land in bed right between …

Attractive, clever, and rich, rich, rich, these 13 individuals are the youngest billionaires in the Bay Area, according to the most recent figures from Forbes. Twelve of them share three things in common: their fortune is self-made (they didn't inherit …

Billionaires have a combined wealth of $7.3 trillion, a 12% increase from last year. That's higher than the market capitalization of all the Dow Jones companies put together. Put another way, if all the world's billionaires decided to join forces and …

Well, this falls under the category of, why didn't I think of that? That tiny go-pro camera. Tonight, they're out with the newest model. And the inventor with us. We took in the view with him. The… See More. Well, this falls under the category of …

Billionaires rarely are made in a day. It's a story of grabbing opportunities quickly and following dreams tenaciously. They are made with limited means and immense hard work. Ask WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum. Or Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad. We profi …