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Steve Ballmer Is Now Worth $157 Billion — More Than His Former Microsoft Boss Bill Gates

Steve Ballmer's fortune grew from $77 billion in November 2022 to $157.2 billion at Monday's close.

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Elon Musk Praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Leadership Style: 'Absolutely the Right Attitude'

Huang co-founded the now trillion-dollar AI chip maker Nvidia at a Denny's in San Jose, California, 31 years ago.

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'Passing By Wide Margins': Elon Musk Celebrates His 'Guaranteed Win' of the Highest Pay Package in U.S. Corporate History

Musk's Tesla pay package is almost 140 times higher than the annual pay of other high-performing CEOs.

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The Billionaire Boss of One of Soccer's Most Famous Teams Tells Staff to Come Back to the Office or Look for Another Job

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe reportedly told employees that email traffic dropped 20% after one of his companies trialed work-from-home Fridays.

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Billionaires Are Getting Ready for Summer With Wildly Spectacular Superyachts

New custom builds from the world's most prestigious shipyards — Lurssen, Feadship, Oceanco, Benetti — can run into the hundreds of millions. Even a used superyacht can cost $75 million.

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Jeff Bezos Is Just $8 Billion Away From Overtaking Elon Musk to Become the World's Wealthiest Person Once More

Musk's fortune has tumbled by $24 billion to $205 billion, largely due to a 24% plunge in Tesla's stock.

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The American Dream Is 'Rapidly Diminishing,' Walgreens Boss Says in Plea to Raise Taxes for the Wealthy

Walgreens Boots Alliance's executive vice president, John Driscoll, penned a letter asking lawmakers in the U.S. and abroad to tax the wealthy.

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She Just Became the First $100 Billion Woman in the World — But She Still Lags Behind the Richest Men

L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers hits a stunning milestone.

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An Hermès Heir Wants to Give Half His $12 Billion Fortune to His Gardener—and Lawyers Are Going Nuts

Nicolas Puech, the grandson of Hermès' founder, intends to legally adopt the 51-year-old former groundskeeper as his son, ensuring he inherits his billions.

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Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire and Warren Buffett Business Partner, Dies Just Shy of 100th Birthday

Munger has served as vice chairman at Berkshire Hathaway since 1978.

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Warren Buffett Says Dynastic Wealth 'Is Not Desirable' — and He Just Donated $870 Million to Charities Ahead of Thanksgiving

The majority of the gift will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which is named after his late wife.