billionaire, zuckerberg, facebook Mark Zuckerberg is surely more clever and hard-working than your average American. But 50,000 times more? PHOTO: Jason McElweenie, CC License. There is a scourge on this great country. A pestilence brought by a …

Indeed, Eldridge counted contributions from George Soros, the billionaire mega-donor to liberal causes and Jon Stryker, a medical device heir and outspoken gay activist. Eldridge, who is married to Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, also received checks …

Separately, Alexander Nesis, another billionaire shareholder, gradually sold his 5 per cent stake back to the market during June and July, when the company was simultaneously conducting a buyback. Uralkali says it did not buy back shares from Mr Nesis …

Nowhere is money more admired than on Wall Street. But in many cases, billionaires are the subject of fear rather than fandom. All it takes is one strong-willed tycoon to turn a major corporation upside down. In recent months Pepsi, Sony, and Dell have …

Wang Zhongjun, the chairman of Shenzhen-listed film maker Huayi Brothers Media, has joined the ranks of China's movie industry billionaires. Huayi's shares have climbed by more than 160% in the past year amid rising prospects for home-grown …

Wang Zhongjun, the chairman of Shenzhen-listed film maker Huayi Brothers Media, has joined the ranks of China's movie industry billionaires. Huayi's shares have climbed by more than 150% in the past year amid growth in demand for home-grown …

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan treated two young fans to a billionaire's day out when he spotted them in the newly-promoted side's replica shirts in his home country in Malaysia. Aneurin, ten, and Ioan Dixon, six, were holidaying in Malaysia with …

Batista had already amassed at least US$2-billion in personal liabilities, meaning the 56-year-old entrepreneur now has a net worth of about US$200-million, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. After peaking at US$34.5-billion when the …

On Thursday Mubulala Development converted one of its investment in Batista's EBX Group to debt, meaning Batista now owes the fund $1.5 billion, according to the news service's Billionaires Index. Consequently Batista, once estimated to be worth $34.5 …