The story of how the revered Rajat Gupta, much like the sorcerer's apprentice in the poem by Goethe, gets inducted into the dark arts by the Sri Lankan-born hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, has been the subject of hot debate, disbelief, even anguish.

Batista, who has been called the Donald Trump of Brazil, may have suffered one of the “worst wealth losses in history,” says Bloomberg Billionaires Index editor Matt Miller. “He was the face of Brazilian capitalism. He's mired in debt. This is a tragic …

Live from the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, our video series "Hot Stock Minute" prepares you for the trading day with a look at what's moving ahead of the opening bell. Looking to buy? Thinking of selling? Want to be sure you're happy with your …

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista no longer belongs to the world's billionaire's club, Bloomberg reports. At this time last year he was the world's 8th richest man. Most of Batista's problems can be traced to his oil and gas company, OGX. In the last year …

… Launchpad, Space x, UK NEWS, Uk Tech, UK Tech News. If you were a billionaire with money to burn what would you buy? How about Nasa's space shuttle launchpad? Two billionaires both with a healthy interest in the galactic are battling over just that.

BY SEAN SWEENEY | Voter beware! In a move that surprised few, a consortium of real-estate developers, landlords, investment firms and bankers have endorsed Margaret Chin for City Council, pledging a share of its $10 million war chest to elect the …

YouTube Millionaires will return next week, but for now, let's take a look at our first featured billionaire: Machinima Respawn. The 'gamecasting' channel was one of the first premium channels to offer fan gameplay videos when it launched in 2009. Now …

There are six billionaires in New Zealand, according to the National Business Review, with the others including the Todd family ($NZ2.9 billion), the Erceg family ($NZ1.6 billion) and Goodman family ($NZ1.0 billion). When converted to Australian …

<strong>Number of billionaires:</strong> 23 <strong>Total Population:</strong> 127,560,000 <strong>Notable Billionaires Include:</strong> Masayoshi Son (CEO of venture capital Softbank Capital), Hiroshi Yamauchi (President and Chairman of Nintendo) …