Why he's Emin Agalarov, the 33-year-old son of billionaire Aras Agalarov who's most famous in the West for his song 'Amor,' which features a video staring the current Miss Universe Oliva Culpo (who was last seen fleeing India). “International recording …

Tom Steyer is arguably the most high-profile environmentalist moneyman currently active in American politics. But he amassed a portion of his fortune by investing in ventures that critics have dubbed environmentally destructive and socially irresponsible.

“To get rich is glorious” – Deng Xiaoping's famous aphorism has clearly been taken to heart by at least 168 people in China. That's the number of billionaires identified in Forbes' annual China Rich List. Second only to the United States, the swelling …

In September, when China unveiled the world's largest building, the New Century Global Center in Chengdu, the owner/builder of the mammoth edifice was nowhere to be found. Chengdu billionaire Deng Hong, chairman of Exhibition & Travel Group (ETG), …

With their mutual love of grand gestures, not to mention his talent for showmanship, Kanye West's proposal to Kim Kardashian was never going to be a simple affair. But just how over-the top Monday evening's special moment was is fast becoming clear …

CEO billionaires club. Email 0. Recommend. 1. Tweet. 0. Share0. Embed. Link. 48 minutes ago, CNBC Videos. Who are the highest paid CEO's? CNBC's Mary Thompson reveals the top earning CEO's. For the first time ever two of the top ten exceeded more …

The Forbes China Rich List 2013 came out on Wednesday, listing a record 168 billionaires, 55 more than last year. Beijing leads Chinese cities with a whopping 58 billionaires while Shanghai trails not too far behind with 37. Topping the list is real …

Billionares contribute to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, malaria (Credit: ABC). Now, an Indonesian billionaire has donated $US75 million towards programs for the needy, with the bulk of it going to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Welcome to SolarCity, the latest booming green company that has never recorded a profit. The startup's stock price has soared by 600% since its IPO last December—it closed on Monday at $57 a share—and spiked after the company announced a couple of …