They are self-made billionaires who founded game-changing technology companies — Son with mobile-phone carrier SoftBank Corp., Mikitani with e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Each is his company's largest shareholder, fully fluent in English (a rarity in …

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) —- A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more billionaires than previously reported, 55 of them worth more than $143 billion, including a Nigerian said to be the richest black woman in the world. "Move over, Oprah!" Ventures …

They are self-made billionaires who founded game-changing technology companies — Son with mobile-phone carrier SoftBank, Mikitani with e- commerce giant Rakuten. Each is his company's largest shareholder, fully fluent in English (a rarity in corporate …

Billionaire's Gift Reopens Some Head Start Programs. October 11, 2013 4:36 PM. Listen to the Story. All Things Considered. 4 min 0 sec. Playlist; Download. Melissa Block speaks with Dora Jones, director of the Cheaha Regional Head Start in Talladega, …

Billionaires, you may have noticed, have to “do” something. They don't seem to be able just to sit there and be billionaires. Donald Trump comes to mind. In a famous Hollywood movie, the “billionaire” chose mental health as his vehicle to scratch the …

There are 55 African billionaires according to a Pan-African Magazine. On Oct. 8, ABC News reported that the mag found that each of those 55 people are collectively worth $143 billion — and one of them is the richest black woman in the world. Yeah, it …

The trouble with the new African moneyed class is that it looks very much like old wealth dressed in new clothes. A Nigerian business magazine, Ventures, triumphantly reports this week that Africa has 55 billionaires and hints heavily that there may be …

About few days ago pan African magazine Ventures African ranked him 1st richest black man in African continents over others 54 billionaires in African. But the truth about it success secret was recently exposed by International online, non-profit …

Click the play button above to hear the radio version of this post by WMFE's Amy Green. NASA's proposal to lease out an unused shuttle launch pad has ignited a bitter battle between two billionaires — PayPal's Elon Musk and Amazon's Jeff Bezos — as …