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Showing posts with label billionaires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label billionaires. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Is the iPhone 4 enough to hold Apple's lead?


When Apple launched its first iPhone three years ago, the smart phone landscape was a very different place. Most of the devices were aimed at business users, weren't very easy to use and were limited in capabilities.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Facebook Reacts To The Forbes World Billionaires


Facebook fans have been lighting-up the Forbes page with hundreds of comments since Forbes released the 2010 list of the World's Billionaires....

Thursday, February 11, 2010

World's Most Powerful Billionaires


Many wealthy candidates have used blind trusts to quell conflict of interest concerns, including the world's most powerful billionaire, Michael Bloomberg. As Mayor of New York City, Bloomberg lords over the media, finance and fashion capital of the U.S.--and arguably the world. Mayor Mike also owns 88% of news and data giant Bloomberg LP. Forbes estimates his fortune at $17.5 million.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Jailed Texas billionaire hospitalized after fight


A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman says jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford is being treated at a hospital after being injured during a fight with another inmate...

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Billionaire's New $500 Million Toy...


It is the world's biggest private yacht in existence and comes with a missile-detection system, two helipads, a luxury spa, swimming pool and a miniature submarine.

But when you're Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, only the most ostentatious displays of wealth will do...

Friday, August 28, 2009

Billionaire has his own private army, and Boeing 767 Jet


Beside owning the world's biggest yacht, which he paid close to $500 million to have built, 42 year old Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich(networth $8 billion,) also has his very own private army, bomb and bullet proof limousines, $5 million worth of sports cars, as well as a fully loaded Boeing 767 jet...

And he has alot more...

Thursday, August 27, 2009

The World has 793 Billionaires


The almighty:

They have the brains, the businesses, and the cash. The world now has 793 Billionaires according to a new Forbes Report...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Billionaire owns 10,000,000 square feet of Land


Bill Gates Microsoft co-founding partner Paul Allen(networth $10 billion), who also owns the Portland Trailblazers, and the Seattle Seahawks, through his Vulcan INC, owns more than 10,000,000 square feet of land that he plan's to develop in the Seattle Wa area...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

His 2008' Salary? $500 million


Oracle co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison (networth $22 billion) made a reported $500 million in salary in 2008'.

Ellison is a avid yachtsman and sailsman, and in 2004' gave away over $151 million, which was 1% of his networth at the time...

Billionaire spent $55 million on Daughters wedding Celebration


Yes it's true.

Indian Billionaire Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, who has a U.S. networth of over $19 billion, spent $55 million on his daughter's wedding celebration.

Mr. Mittal is the CEO of India steel giant Mittal Steel, and he is also the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, after a recent merger. Mr. Mittal also serves as a director of EADS, ICICI Bank and serves on the board of Goldman Sachs.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Billionaire who spent $128 million on a Mansion


In 2003, Indian billionaire Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, founder of Mittal Steel, spent $128 million on his new Home in Great Britain..

The Mexican Billionaire with $35 Billion


Carlos Slim, now the World's 3rd richest man, started from very humble beginnings. But that has all changed now, as he has now amassed a networth of over $35 billion...

Billionaire spent $200 million in cash to build yacht


Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison, who is a avid sailsman, spent $200 million to the build the world's 6th largest yacht...

Billionaire: 'removing George W. Bush from office was the "central focus of my life..'


In 2003, Billionaire George Soros(networth $11 billion), stated that he was willing to sacrifice his entire fortune to defeat President Bush, "if someone guaranteed it."