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Hired-Hand Billionaires 2025: These 48 Executives Got Rich Working For Others
Most billionaires got rich by building businesses or inheriting big bucks from someone who did. Yet a small but growing group ...
Forget becoming a self-made billionaire—working for others is a fast-track to ultra-wealth like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella
Becoming a billionaire no longer requires inventing the next great business idea—but being a proven leader can land you ...
Is the era of the benevolent billionaire really over?
With the Gates Foundation winding down and Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway retiring, philanthropy is at a crossroads.
Gates accuses Musk of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts
The feud between billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk ramped up this week, with Gates accusing Musk of “killing the world’s ...
Taylor Swift no longer world’s youngest self-made female billionaire: Here’s who took her spot
Swifties aren’t going to like this news. Taylor Swift, 35, has been dethroned as the world’s youngest self-made female ...
Bill Gates says the world will be better in 20 years: ‘My optimism hasn't been shaken'
Despite wars, disease and climate change, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he’s optimistic that humans’ lives will continue to improve.