The new book “Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust” notes that all that wealth is giving billionaires extraordinary influence over elections, public policy and governance. “Bloomberg is putting $50 million into fighting the NRA and the issue of …

(CNBC) — Billionaires are holding mountains of cash, offering the latest sign that the ultra-wealthy are nervous about putting more money into today's markets. According to the new Billionaire Census from Wealth-X and UBS, the world's billionaires are …

Today, the elite consensus might with equal justice be called the billionaire consensus. Each of these policies – which usually include comprehensive immigration reform, cuts to middle-class entitlements like Social Security and Medicare in the name of …

As the years go by, we move further away from the Holocaust. The number of survivors drops, and it becomes increasingly difficult to remind the world of the horrors they went through. Three leading American Jews have decided to undertake the important …

Billionaires are under the Brookings microscope. In his new book, Billionaires – Reflections on the Upper Crust, Darrell West dissects the origins and consequences of super-wealth. He gives us plenty to worry about. For one thing, “billionaire activism …

Billionaires are holding mountains of cash, offering the latest sign that the ultra-wealthy are nervous about putting more money into today's markets. According to the new Billionaire Census from Wealth-X and UBS, the world's billionaires are holding …

In the 21st century, what makes rich people rich is how many shares they own in a company. The power of stocks, which is the combination of corporations ― called the greatest invention of capitalism ― and compound interest ― the strongest energy in …

Of the billionaires on the 2013 Forbes 400 list, 273 qualify as “self-made”, writes Kathryn Dill on Forbes.com. But what does a truly “self-made” billionaire look like? Several stories of the self-made begin at zero, and it's these that serve as the …

The centerpiece of the event was an interview with billionaire Warren Buffett, who consistently ranks among the world's top five richest individuals. The interview was conducted by Dan Gilbert, himself one of Detroit's wealthiest men, who has been …