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First Billionaire to Walk in Space: It Wasn't 'Peaceful'

Jared Isaacman describes the 'hard, very threatening environment' on Polaris Dawn mission

(Newser) - "Earth sure looks like a perfect world," billionaire Jared Isaacman proclaimed last week during the first spacewalk ever by a private citizen. But while our planet may have looked perfect, it wasn't exactly a perfect experience for Isaacman and his three Polaris Dawn spacemates. The Shift4 founder...

An Heiress Is Again the World's Wealthiest Woman

Walmart scion Alice Walton reclaims her throne

(Newser) - Planet Earth has a new wealthiest woman, and well, she's a former wealthiest woman on the globe. For basically none of you keeping track at home, Walmart heiress Alice Walton has reclaimed her throne from another heiress, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of L'Oreal riches, reports ABC13 . It goes a...

Billionaire Space-Walker Is a High School Dropout
Billionaire
Space-Walker
Dropped Out
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Sep 12, 2024 12:07 PM CDT

Billionaire Space-Walker Dropped Out of High School

Jared Isaacman went on to become a tech entrepreneur with a passion for space

(Newser) - The world's first commercial spacewalk took place on Tuesday morning, a private operation bankrolled by the first person who emerged from the SpaceX craft. That would be Jared Isaacman, a 41-year-old tech billionaire who is now the subject of plenty of coverage:
  • Dropout: Steve Jobs famously dropped out of
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Selena Gomez Is the World's Newest Billionaire

Multiple revenue streams have built actress-singer-entrepreneur's wealth

(Newser) - Acting evidently pays pretty well for Selena Gomez, and music can provide a nice income, but she didn't hit the really big money until she started her own line of makeup products. On Friday, Gomez made her debut on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index , with an estimated net worth of...

HP Isn't Halting Lawsuit After Billionaire Dies in Yacht Sinking

Mike Lynch's widow, who survived the accident, could be on the hook for $4B civil fraud complaint

(Newser) - As billionaire Mike Lynch's family continues to grieve his death, and that of six others, after his superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on Aug. 19, they have another ongoing issue to contend with. People reports that Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which had sued Lynch for fraud after...

Tobey Maguire's Ex Is Getting Hitched Again

Jennifer Meyer, 47, is set to wed 33-year-old billionaire heir Geoffrey Ogunlesi

(Newser) - Eight years after her split from Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer is ready for another trip down the aisle: The jewelry designer, 47, is engaged to 33-year-old billionaire heir Geoffrey Ogunlesi. "YES!!!" was the short and sweet caption (and apparently her answer) that Meyer included with a...

Stock Slide Hits Jeff Bezos the Hardest

Amazon founder lost $8B in a single day

(Newser) - When you have unimaginable wealth, a market plunge like Monday's takes a toll on the bank account that is hard to fathom for mere financial mortals. Amazon's Jeff Bezos got hit the hardest in the global rout, reports Quartz , but others shared his pain. Forbes rounds up the...

When It Comes to Wealth, There's No 'Happiness Plateau'

Money does indeed buy happiness, and the more, the better, per new research

(Newser) - "Does money buy happiness?" is one of our most-asked existential questions, and not only does Matt Killingsworth believe the answer is a resounding "yes"—he says the more you have, the happier you may be. According to new research by the senior fellow at UPenn's Wharton...

For This Billionaire, a Rare Apology From the IRS

Agency says it's sorry to hedge fund manager Ken Griffin for tax record leak

(Newser) - When former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked tax records to the ProPublica media outlet for an article on how affluent Americans tried to keep their taxes low, billionaire Ken Griffin's records were among them. Now, the government agency has issued what CBS News calls a "rare apology" for...

Family Allegedly Spent 3 Times as Much on Dog Than Servant

Four members of Hinduja family, the UK's richest, accused of human trafficking in Geneva

(Newser) - Four members of Britain's richest family allegedly spent more money on their pet dog than they paid to a servant, who received less than $8 per day for up to 18 hours of work, seven days a week. The members of the Hinduja family, worth some $47 billion, are...

Billionaire's Attempt to Hide Portrait Blows Up in Her Face

Vincent Namatjira's portrait of Gina Rinehart might now be destined for Times Square

(Newser) - Australia's richest woman just met the Streisand effect . Unhappy with a portrait of her featured in the National Gallery of Australia, mining billionaire Gina Rinehart sought to have it removed, the Guardian reports. But the portrait is not only staying put, it's now been shared by media around...

This Beatle Is a Billionaire After Beyonce Boost

After Beyonce's cover of 'Blackbird,' Paul McCartney hits a new milestone

(Newser) - It may seem wild that it took this long, but one of the Beatles is finally a billionaire in the UK, and he has Beyonce to (partially) thank. Paul McCartney and his wife, Nancy, have popped up on this year's "Sunday Times Rich List," with a net...

College Grads Receive a Big Gift, With a 'Catch'

UMass Dartmouth students get $1K each from billionaire Robert Hale, but they have to donate half

(Newser) - Students threw their graduation caps into the air at UMass Dartmouth this week, and they were on the receiving end of quite a surprise during what the college calls an "unforgettable ceremony." CBS News reports that Boston Celtics co-owner Robert Hale served as commencement speaker on Thursday, and...

Only 3 States Have No Billionaires
Only 3 States
Have No Billionaires
May 6, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Only 3 States Have No Billionaires

Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia, according to 'Forbes'

(Newser) - Forbes is out with a list of the richest person in each state, and pretty much all of them have at least $1 billion. Jeff Bezos, of course, is at the top of the heap—in his new residence of Florida —with $194 billion. Some nuggets:
  • Paupers: Only
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Musk's Bottom Line Takes a Hit From His Tesla Woes

Mark Zuckerberg displaces Tesla CEO from No. 3 spot on Bloomberg Billionaires Index

(Newser) - While much of social media was commenting Thursday on a fake "bearded Mark Zuckerberg" picture , the Facebook co-founder notched a more substantial achievement: displacing Elon Musk on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index . Zuckerberg, 39, is now third on that list, with a net worth of about $178 billion, while the...

Sam Altman Joins a Pretty Exclusive Club

OpenAI CEO is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes

(Newser) - There's a new billionaire in town. Sam Altman, the 38-year-old CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, is now worth at least $1 billion, according to Forbes , putting him at No. 2,747 on the magazine's list of the world's richest people . Though Altman has no equity...

UK Billionaire, Soccer Team Owner Charged in US With Insider Trading
Billionaire Joe Lewis
Won't End Up Behind Bars
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Apr 5, 2024 7:21 AM CDT

Billionaire Joe Lewis Won't End Up Behind Bars

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur owner, 87, avoids jail time in insider trading case due to age, declining health

(Newser) - Joe Lewis won't see prison after all. The 87-year-old ex-owner of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team was sentenced on Thursday for his role in an insider trading case that's said to have made his friends and associates millions, but US District Judge Jessica Clarke went easy on him...

Today's 'Baby' Billionaires Didn't Exactly Earn Their Wealth

For the first time, none of the 30-and-under set on 'Forbes' list of youngest billionaires is self-made

(Newser) - There are nearly 2,800 billionaires in the world, as of last count, and 15 of them are 30 or under—and, for the first time, everyone from that younger set has inherited their wealth. It's part of the advent of what Forbes calls the "great wealth transfer,...

Trump Now Among 500 Richest
Trump's Net Worth Doubles
Mar 26, 2024 6:04 AM CDT

Trump's Net Worth Doubles

He's now among 500 richest people, per Bloomberg

(Newser) - There was good and bad but overall, Monday was a great day for Donald Trump and, as Bloomberg reports, "the single-greatest day on record for the former president's wealth." In merging his social media company Trump Media and Technology Group with Digital World Acquisition Corp., Trump took...

Report: Trump Tried to Get Musk to Buy 2nd Social Media Site

'WaPo' reports on the evolving relationship between the billionaires

(Newser) - The presumptive Republican nominee for president and the world's second-richest man have a cozier relationship than previously known, according to a Washington Post report, which describes numerous conversations in which Donald Trump and Elon Musk discussed politics, business, and the potential sale of Truth Social. According to the Post,...

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