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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is a top-performing stock in 2024, hitting new all-time highs of $629.79 on Friday, and boosting the wealth of CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. What Happened: Zuckerberg currently ranks as the third-richest person in the world with $215 billion in wealth, according...

Michigan football fans are cheering after top high school football recruit Bryce Underwood flipped his recruit from LSU to U of M, a move that may have been helped by NIL (name, image and likeness) deals and a billionaire. What Happened: After winning the NCAA Football championship last season, the...

Billionaire Elon Musk surprised many people when he bought social media platform Twitter in 2022, and he could be back with another media acquisition in 2025. In a post, he asked about the price of Comcast Corporation‘s (NASDAQ:CMCSA) cable assets, ahead of a planned spinoff. What Happened:...

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has announced new charitable donations and updates to how his fortune will be spent after he is gone, news that comes months after he turned 94 years old. What Happened: Buffett announced Monday that he is converting 1,600 Berkshire Hathaway Class A (NYSE:BRK)...

Billionaire Elon Musk previously sold all his homes so he could live a more minimalistic life, moving to Texas to be closer to his many business operations there. Musk is now looking to build a secret compound for his kids and their mothers, according to a new report. What Happened: Musk has...

Billionaire Bill Gates donated a reported $50 million to a non-profit backing Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The donation is one of the largest by any individual in the election cycle. Here's a look at how the donation compares to Bill Gates' net worth. The Donation: A recent...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently expressed his views on the economic struggles faced by working-class families and its impact on their life expectancy. What Happened: On Sunday, Sanders took to X to share his personal experience growing up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. “I...

Legendary investor Warren Buffett is known for his history of strong gains for Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) that often beat the broader stock market indexes. Buffett is also known for his sharp wit and quotable quotes that many in the investing community refer to on a daily, weekly...

The soaring price of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock over the last year has added to the wealth of CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang, making him one of the world's richest people. While Huang is humble about his growing wealth, here's a look at how close the Nvidia CEO is to cracking the top...

Billionaire investors and Berkshire Hathaway executives Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger will forever be known for their annual shareholders meetings that often included advice on investing and life lessons. A question at the 2011 annual shareholders meeting highlighted advice on how rich people...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct Nvidia's market capitalization figures for accuracy. A rising valuation of NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) in 2024 has helped boost the wealth of Jensen Huang, the co-founder and CEO of the company that was once created inside a Denny's...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, once the world's richest person, remains one of the wealthiest individuals globally. However, a skyrocketing stock tied to another billionaire has pushed Gates further down the list of the world's billionaires. What Happened: The earnings report from Oracle...

Billionaire Elon Musk is the world's richest person and also an influential figure across several business segments thanks to his leadership at companies like Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), X, xAI, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company. Musk could become a trillionaire in the future, thanks in large...

Elon Musk became a billionaire at the age of 41 thanks to his leadership at Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and several other companies and today is considered one of the greatest innovators of all time. The Gutenberg printing press was introduced in 1440 and is considered one of the greatest inventions of...

Many investors and employees in the financial sector will enjoy a longer than normal weekend with the stock market closed on Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. A recent Benzinga poll found out what billionaire investors want to spend the Labor Day holiday with. What Happened: When it comes...