Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen will likely be cruising the Mediterranean on one of his superyachts. The 414-foot Octopus has recently been spotted in Syracuse, Sicily, and Corse, an island just north of Sardinia. When he needs a break from the sea …

Poverty continues to be a pressing social problem– but it's hardly mentioned on the network newscasts, according to a new study by the media watch group FAIR. poverty The study looks at ABC World News, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News for a …

Two of the founders of the nation's largest handset camera lens supplier 27 years ago made their debut on the Forbes list of Taiwan's 50 richest individuals this year. Former Largan Precision Co (大立光) chairmen Scott Lin (林耀英) and Tony Chen (陳世 …

The message appears to be part of a new public relations initiative spearheaded by America's most high-profile free-market advocates: Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who have built a powerful political empire based on libertarian …

India's billionaire count is expected to double in the next 10 years, according to some estimates. It is anticipated that many of these super-rich people will be from the country's financial capital Mumbai. The city has been a hub for new ideas, and …

The founders of Atlassian, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, are among 39 billionaires featured in this year's BRW Rich 200 list, mingling with the likes of Gina Rinehart, James Packer and Frank Lowy. Australia's rich keep getting richer, with …

That's because the people singing in Sandler's bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records database include Russian Jewish billionaires whose time is a pretty expensive commodity. Still, they convened on Tuesday at the request of the Russian Jewish …

Officials with the New York City Rescue Mission urged the billionaire to write a check for $90,000 instead of handing out cash, considering the high amount of addicts the shelter houses. When word spread participants weren't getting their money, it got …

When Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan decided to retire as top executive of Berjaya Group two years ago, he sat down with his eldest son and said, “Robin, you're going to be the chairman now. I'm promoting you. You're going to be the general, and all …