The Koch brothers, Mark Zuckerberg, George Soros and others open their wallets to influence public policy. A new political power index suggests neither party has a clear edge. The rankings are more art than science, but at least the mega-wealthy are …

“I had over seven phone calls directly today from multi-billionaires,” Koonin said to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “It blew my mind some of the people who wrote me today.” The Los Angeles Clippers recently sold for a record $2 billion last month …

Indeed, Australia has scores of “hidden” billionaires – all siblings, children and grandchildren linked to some of Australia's biggest family businesses. Many also hold key equity positions, but they prefer to have a low profile. Some fortunes are …

Author Daniel West's "Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust" ranks wealthiest donors based on such factors as campaign expenditures, activism through nonprofit organizations and foundations, holding public office, media ownership, thought …

When Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars sang about how much they wanted to be billionaires, mostly they were interested in living the good life for themselves. Actual billionaires in the United States have found avenues for their money that accomplish much …

K Street is in trouble, but two colorful billionaires are coming to the rescue. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and activist-investor William Ackman are spending big on policy fights that have attracted millions of dollars to D.C. lobbyists and …

Hawks co-owner and CEO Steve Koonin said he received inquiries from multiple people interested in purchasing the team following the news Sunday that controlling owner Bruce Levenson would sell his interest in the team. In an exclusive interview with …

That places them among some of Hong Kong's wealthiest billionaires. The bulk of their fortune stems main from shares in publicly-traded Hang Lung, which was founded by their father in the 1960s. The brothers also run a private equity and venture …

A big rally in the share price of Chinese after-school tutoring services company TAL Education Group has lifted its CEO Zhang Bangxin into the ranks of the world's billionaires. TAL Education's New York-traded shares rose 1.6% overnight to a record $34.57.