As will all Forbes lists, take this with a grain of salt: “Some billionaires who preside over private companies were happy to share their financial figures, but others were less forthcoming,” the magazine wrote. “A few even threatened to sue.” With …

New Delhi: New York City has the world's largest number of billionaires but Asian cities, which include Mumbai, dominate the list of top 20 billionaire places in the world, indicating that the region is at the beginning of a new cycle in wealth …

Colorado billionaires climbed in the standings as the minimum wealth required to crack the 33rd annual Forbes 400 ranking of richest Americans increased. Charlie Ergen, the 61-year-old founder and chairman of Douglas County-based pay-TV company …

The names are all familiar from previous Forbes billionaire lists, starting with Ray Dalio (No. 30, $15.2 billion), founder of Bridgewater Associates, based in Westport, the world's largest hedge fund. Bridgewater turned away from its plans to build a …

On average, the people on Forbes' American billionaire list released Monday have a net worth of $5.7 billion, up from $5 billion last year. Their wealth is so staggering that the magazine had to raise its "price of admission" by $25 million to $1.55 …

Examine the latest Rich List, and you'll notice that 33 members of last year's Forbes 400 are gone. For nearly all, their absence is not from poor investing, wild spending or extraordinary giving. They're simply too poor to make the list. A buoyant …

TO REALLY UNDERSTAND Dan Gilbert, the billionaire owner of Quicken Loans, the nation's second-largest mortgage lender, it helps to know a little bit about his pumpkin-carving. At least that's what he tells 1,000 of his newest hires to kick off his …

Two of the most prominent and closely watched hedge fund managers are now among the richest 400 Americans. Larry Robbins and William Ackman have been billionaires for a while and important players in financial markets for years, but some impressive …

Not all tycoons grow up with trust funds and silver spoons. Forbes' 33rd list of the 400 richest Americans includes self-made billionaires and a fair share of entrepreneurs who came from poor immigrant families. We thought the first jobs of these …