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California falls behind Texas in Fortune 500 ranking
Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies. The Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. companies by…
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Bond Girl Ursula Andress’ $23 Million Fortune Once ‘Fraudulently Misappropriated’ Was Allegedly Found
Ursula Andress, best known as the original Bond girl in the first James Bond film Dr. No, was allegedly swindled out of millions of…
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Tesla’s vanishing order hastens fall of an US$800 million fortune
TESLA once propelled a little-known South Korean family into the ranks of the ultra-rich on a landmark supply deal. But as the contract…
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Elon Musk’s fortune soars above US$600 billion on new SpaceX valuation
The company is the biggest player in the orbital launch industry with its Falcon 9 rockets Elon Musk’s wealth has reached a new high,…
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Intel pursued deals that boosted CEO Tan Lip-Bu’s fortune: sources
Some chip-industry analysts have said in research notes that they welcomed Tan’s industry relationships. When the chairman of artificial…
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Musk’s fortune would more than double on US$1.5 trillion SpaceX
Musk’s path to becoming a trillionaire, whether it is through Tesla or SpaceX, is not without challenges The richest man in the world…
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Outspoken short seller Michael Burry shorts Tesla over valuation and Musk pay plan, Fortune says
Michael Burry has bet against the shares of Tesla, saying they are “ridiculously overvalued” and warning that founder Elon Musk’s proposed…
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Billionaire family turns India’s gold obsession into a fortune
The steady growth has led to three straight years of stock gains for the company, including a 73% rally this year [MUMBAI/SINGAPORE] Gold…
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US sanctions propel Chinese AI prodigy to US$23 billion fortune
In 2019, Chen Tianshi was a long way from becoming one of the wealthiest people on the planet. The largest customer for his three-year-old…
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Masayoshi Son becomes Japan’s richest with US$55 billion fortune
Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai has been at the top of the country’s ranking for most of the past decade, and continuously since April…
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Heir to Malaysian fortune seeks US$200 million for private markets
Rachel Lau plans to take majority stakes of 50% to 80% in international companies and help them with their expansion in South-east Asia…
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How Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang grew his empire to a US$13 billion fortune
Singapore’s richest man Goh Cheng Liang, who died this week, kept a low profile for years compared with his other billionaire…
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Mystery US$33 billion Chinese medicine fortune collapses in days
When Yat-Gai Au was worth US$33 billion on paper, he was not in his Hong Kong office. One week later, when his net worth plunged to…
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Who Is Dylan Thomas? Reported Heir to Multi-Million Fortune Sentenced to Life After Fatally Stabbing Best Friend 37 Times
Dylan Thomas, 24, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing his best friend, William Bush, 23, in Llandaff, Cardiff, on…
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How Queen Elizabeth's Will Divided Her Fortune
Queen Elizabeth’s will has been a topic of much curiosity and speculation. People are eager to know how her vast wealth and treasured…
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Billionaire Art Dealer Who Made Marlborough Gallery Force, Starved to Death in $50M Fortune Scheme: Partner Accused of Chilling Betrayal
An 87-year-old Manhattan art dealer, Pierre Levai, died under suspicious circumstances, sparking a bitter legal battle. Levai's family…
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'Wheel of Fortune' buzzer malfunctions during bonus round
Some Wheel of Fortune fans were so enraged after a contestant missed out on winning a car that they suggested he should take legal action.…