In 1942, writer Jerry Siegel (the co-creator of "Superman") and artist Leo Nowak introduced a comic-book character named Robotman, a scientist whose human brain had been transplanted into an immortal robot body. Now, a Russian multimillionaire has …

Citi Private Bank oversees $270 billion for ultra-high-net-worth clients and family offices around the world. Yakob Peterseil talks to John Entenberg and Kristen Bitterly about the bank's unique set-up and the role structured products play. If you're …

The former owners of TNK-BP and the Alfa Group let it be known in March that they were shopping around with their eyes on the oil industry in a big way; this week, the Alfa Group announced it would invest $10-$20 billion or more in global oil and gas …

Move over Nathan Tinkler. Australia has a new breed of billionaires. Enterprising geeks have quietly taken over the top spot of Australia's richest in Business Review Weekly Young Rich List . Coal magnate Nathan Tinkler is overshadowed by software …

Billionaires have mastered this rule passed down from the great Chinese Buddhist masters: To be truly happy, they focus on money, block everything outside that Eternal Now, at least till you become a billionaire and can sign the “Giving Pledge” along …

NEW YORK – A federal appeals court in New York City is upholding the conviction of a onetime billionaire on insider trading charges. Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam (RAHJ rah-juh-RUHT'-nuhm) had argued on appeal that the government improperly persuaded …

The article "The Richest Fictional Characters and their Real-Life Versions" published recently by FinancesOnline.com profiles five of the most talked-about fictional billionaires – a powerful dragon, a ruthless lord of a realm, a futurist man-superhero …

Rajaratnam founded the Galleon Group hedge fund and became a billionaire, and was considered the richest Sri Lankan-born person in the world. Gupta rose within McKinsey & Company to become the elite consulting firm's three-term leader and the first …

The oil market paused to catch its breath yesterday. Crude fell to $130, after hitting the $135 mark. Gold, too, took a step back – falling $10 to $918. Stocks, meanwhile, advanced a baby step – the Dow rose 24 points. But we interrupt the news to …