
The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
The billionaires include Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea Football Club, and Vagit Alekperov, who was ranked by Forbes in April as Russia's richest man.
Mon Dec 30 2024

Elon Musk's net worth tops $400 bil, Forbes billionaires list shows
His wealth mainly consists of shares in the electric car manufacturer Tesla and the aerospace company SpaceX.
Fri Dec 13 2024

Global billionaire wealth soars 121 per cent in past 10 years
Switzerland, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the US have all seen an influx of billionaires.
Fri Dec 06 2024

PM denies claims that government issuing casino licence for Forest City
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denies that the govt was in talks with local billionaires to open a casino in Forest City, Johor.
Thu Apr 25 2024

As the billionaires gather at Davos, it's worth examining what's become of their dreams
The wealth of the worlds five richest billionaires has more than doubled since start of the decade, while 60% of humanity has grown poorer.
Mon Jan 15 2024

Musk loses US$16 bil overnight as Tesla shares tank 9 per cent after lacklustre Q3 results - BBI
Elon Musk's net worth dwindled by 7 per cent to US$210 billion.
Fri Oct 20 2023

Battle of billionaires: Musk's Starlink eyes India, Ambani resists
Starlink is at odds with Mukesh Reliance over the government's distribution of satellite broadband spectrum.
Thu Jun 22 2023

Forbes billionaires 2023: Here's Malaysia's top 5
With notable names maintaining their positions and new entrants making a strong impact, Malaysia's billionaires continue to make headlines.
Thu Jun 01 2023

China's super rich population drops as tech crackdown, global factors hurt wealth
China lost 229 billionaires from the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, accounting more than half of the 445 people who disappeared from the list.
Thu Mar 23 2023

India's Gautam Adani overtakes Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become world's second richest
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world's second richest man, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index showed.
Sat Sep 17 2022

Flight tracking exposure irks billionaires and baddies
Dan Streufert said his group gets dozens of "requests" each year to stop posting aircrafts' whereabouts from his flight tracking site.
Tue Aug 09 2022

Musk denies 'romantic' affair with Google co-founder Brin's wife
The paper said the affair prompted Brin to file for divorce from Shanahan and ended the tech billionaires' long friendship.
Mon Jul 25 2022

Maldives shelters sanctioned Russian billionaires' yachts
The idea of seizing yachts is "far-fetched," because Maldives legal system is not robust enough, Hussain Shameem said.
Thu Apr 07 2022

Women are increasingly making their way into the global billionaires' club
269 self-made women have managed to make their way into the global billionaires' club, after building their own business empires.
Sat Apr 02 2022

Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination
India's two richest men are vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to ramp up green energy capacity.
Wed Jul 07 2021