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Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. read more Go to Source The Jakarta Post, Indonesia News Other Posts : Google launches beta of media buying tool for advertisers MT Anak Krakatau sees 522 eruptions on Tuesday WWF holds demonstration on reducing [...]

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Where would you live if you had all the money in the world? Most likely one of these 10 places. These cities of finance and culture welcome you-if you can afford them, that is. Here is a descriptive image gallery of these cities. Numbers are taken from Forbes

Whoever said youth was wasted on the young probably wasn't talking about the youngest members of our billionaires list.Sure, a bunch of them were lucky enough to inherit their wealth. But many actually made their own fortunes. The richest and most celebrated of this overachieving lot are Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The pair, who are both sons of p

The rapper was on a Delta LA-NY flight last week that was delayed on the ground for three hours. “He came back from first-class to harangue his entourage,” a spy said. “They were on their way to Moscow to play at some billionaire’s party, and he was worried they were going to miss their connection. [...]

British oil company Bristish Petroleum on Friday rejected demands from a group of Russian billionaires to fire the head of the lucrative TNK-BP natural gas venture, deepening a confrontation between shareholders as the country's biggest state-controlled oil companies seek a stake in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

What do Donald Trump, Oprah, Richard Branson and I have in common? Well I may not quite be at the billionaire level yet but what we do all have in common is we are all entrepreneurs who get things done in record time. Consider this: Over 80% of the entrepreneurs I mentor have great ideas with [...]

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(By Reuters) - Manchester United and Chelsea were the centre of attention for millions around the world in Wednesday's Champions League final in Moscow, but football bankers have their eyes further... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I was surfing the net over the weekend and came across a private yacht called “Octopus”. What a yacht it is! At 126m long, it is apparently the largest privately owned yacht in the world - costing US$200 million and has a permanent crew of 60. It has two helicopters, seven boats, and a 10-man [...]

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has predicted that the Premier League will become a rich mans playground in the future with 20 billionaires slugging it out for league dominance. He believes that an investment of £150million to £200million would be required to turn a club into a serious contender to the leagues dominant ‘top four.’ Kevin Keegan has already [...]

Wanted: Beautiful, intelligent, loyal woman who will love me for myself. An understanding tolerance of my long hours spent working to earn even more money for us both to enjoy is imperative. Do not apply for this position if you lack an oozing self-confidence. Having your own intellectual and life pursuits will give you an irresistible and distinct advantage. Does this sound like you? Do you qualify as one of the Brides for Billionaires?Are you having trouble thinking of yourself as one of the potential Brides for Billionaires?The opening want ad is a bit exaggerated, but if put into simpler terms, it would not be any different from a regular personal ad. Basically, the above is asking for a self-respecting, loving woman who has a life and is able to make a commitment. Believe it or not, b

Here’s a great 3-part interview the man himself, Mr. George Soros, whose current net worth is north of $8 billion, all created through financial speculation. If you don’t know who he is, first be ashamed, then see his bio HERE. Then click the picture below to watch the pathetically unembeddable video:

I GET MONEY, MONEY I GOT!: AFRICAN BILLIONAIRES MAKE FORBES MAGAZINE!!! They need to give ya boy fiddy some tipson how to make more stackz!! lol!! "Aliko Dangote, who is from Nigeria, and Patrice Motsepe form South Africa, is making it rain on hoes. It was recently reported in the latest issue of Forbes they both have billion dollar stacks. Aliko’s stacks come from the creation of an ...

Warren Buffet makes it to the top of the world's top ten billionaires list who has an estimated $62 billion total assets. While Bill Gates who was previously number one, is now on the third position.1. Warren Buffett2. Carlos Slim Helu3. William Gates III4. Lakshmi Mittal5. Mukesh Ambani6. Anil Ambani7. Ingvar Kamprad8. KP Singh9. Oleg Deripaska10. Karl Albrecht Link

Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates as the world richest man according to the 2008 report from Forbes.As we know that, Gates has been get on the top of the 10 world’s richest billionaire for the last 13 years. Let us have a quick view who are the top 10 richest billionaires in the world below [...]

Zimbabwe's 100,000 percent inflation rate is the world's highest. While officially, one U.S dollar is worth about 30,000 Zimbabwean dollars. As of last week the real price on the black market was about 35 million dollars, or 1,166 times the official rate.The average wage for a farm worker is 30 million dollars per month. A domestic worker makes about five times that amount, and a laborer in one of Zimbabwe's decrepit factories can expect to earn as much as 300 million per month.It sounds good until you consider how much things cost. Four Coca-Colas cost about 20 million. A one-way bus ticket around town will set you back one of those 10 million dollar notes (and that price may go up even as you're on the bus). Ten kilograms (22 pounds) of corn meal, which might last a family of four two or

I was surfing the net and found article about world top billionaires. Here, take a look at my screenshot, world top 20 Billionaires of year 2008: Click Here To See The World Top 20 Billionaires The average billionaire is 62 years old, two years younger than in 2005. This year’s new billionaires are seven years younger [...]

Age: 48Fortune: inheritedSource: diversifiedNet Worth: $42.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: IndiaResidence: Mumbai , India, Asia & AustraliaIndustry: DiversifiedMarital Status: married, 2 childrenEducation: University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / ScienceUniversity of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Master of Business AdministratioThe year's biggest gainer, Anil Ambani, is up $23.8 billion in the past year, and is closing gap with estranged brother, Mukesh, who ranks one spot ahead of him in the world at number five. The sons inherited their fortune from their late father, renowned industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani. But they couldn't get along and in 2005 their mother brokered a peace settlement breaking up the family's assets. A marathon runner, his biggest asset is his 65% stake in telec

Age: 88Fortune: self madeSource: AldiNet Worth: $27.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: GermanyResidence: Mulheim an der Ruhr , Germany, Europe & RussiaIndustry: RetailingMarital Status: married, 2 childrenEducation: NAGermany's richest man. After World War II Karl and his younger brother, Theo, developed their mother's corner grocery store into discount supermarket giant Aldi, which now has more than 8,000 stores and $67 billion in sales. They eventually split ownership and management of the chain into North and South regions. Now retired, Karl used to manage more profitable southern half of Aldi's business in Germany. Fiercely private: Little known about him other than that he apparently raises orchids and plays golf.

Age: 40Fortune: self madeSource: Russian AluminumNet Worth: $28.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: RussiaResidence: Moscow , Russia, Europe & RussiaIndustry: DiversifiedMarital Status: married, 2 childrenEducation: NAFormer metals trader survived the gangster wars in the post-Soviet aluminum industry. His holding company, Basic Element, now owns Russian Aluminum (UC Rusal), automobile manufacturer GAZ, aircraft manufacturer Aviacor and insurance company Ingosstrakh. In 2006 Rusal, SUAL and Glencore International, of Switzerland, merged their aluminum assets into the United Company Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer. Married to a relative of Yeltsin, Deripaska has been busy expanding UC Rusal's activities in Russia and abroad, moving it into aluminum production in Nigeria and

Age: 76Fortune: inherited and growingSource: real estateNet Worth: $30.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: IndiaResidence: Delhi , India, Asia & AustraliaIndustry: Real EstateMarital Status: married, 3 childrenEducation: NASingh is now the world's richest real estate baron after listing his real estate development company DLF in 2007. The offering helped triple his fortune to $30 billion this year, up from $10 billion. A former army officer, known as K.P., he joined his father-in-law's Delhi Land & Finance in 1961. Singh later built DLF City in Gurgaon, his showpiece township on the outskirts of Delhi, by acquiring land from farmers. Over time, he transformed it into one of India's biggest real estate developers. Group plans to raise another $1.5 billion by listing a subsidiary in S

Age: 81Fortune: self madeSource: IkeaNet Worth: $31.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: SwedenResidence: Lausanne , Switzerland, Europe & RussiaIndustry: RetailingMarital Status: married, 4 childrenEducation: NAPeddled matches, fish, pens, Christmas cards and other items by bicycle as a teenager. Started selling furniture in 1947. Now his company Ikea, which sells hip designs for the cost conscious, is one of the most beloved retailers in the world, with an almost cultlike following. Ikea now has stores in 40 countries, from Sunrise, Florida, to Guangzhou in China. As egalitarian as his brand, Kamprad avoids wearing suits, flies economy class and frequents cheap restaurants. Has been quoted as saying that his luxuries are the occasional nice cravat and Swedish fish roe. Says his home is

Age: 50Fortune: inherited and growingSource: petrochemicalsNet Worth: $43.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: IndiaResidence: Mumbai , India, Asia & AustraliaIndustry: ManufacturingMarital Status: married, 3 childrenEducation: University of Bombay, Bachelor of Chemical EngineeringStanford University, Master of Business Administration Asia's richest resident heads petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company by market cap. His fortune is up $22.9 billion since last year, making him the world's second biggest gainer in terms of dollars. The biggest gainer was his estranged brother Anil, who ranks 6th in the world just behind his older brother. The sons inherited their fortune from their late father, renowned industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani. But they couldn't get

Age: 57Fortune: inherited and growingSource: steelNet Worth: $45.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: IndiaResidence: London , United Kingdom, Europe & RussiaIndustry: ManufacturingMarital Status: married, 2 childrenEducation: St Xavier's College Calcutta, Bachelor of Arts / ScienceHeads world's largest steelmaker, $105 billion (sales) ArcelorMittal, which accounts for 10% of all crude steel production. Just delivered 580 tons to be used in construction of the World Trade Center memorial in New York. With 44% stake, is the company's largest shareholder. Longtime resident of London is Europe's richest resident.

Anil Ambani ‘biggest gainer’ with $23.8 b increase Our Bureau An upheaval in the global billionaire’s club is marked not only with American investor Mr Warren Buffett overtaking Microsoft co-founder Mr Bill Gates and Mexican telecom honcho Mr Carlos Slim Helu, but with four Indians emerging in the top ten of the Forbes’ 2008 World’s Billionaires list. With a combined net worth of $160 billion, Mr Lakshmi Mittal, Mr Mukesh Ambani, Mr Anil Ambani and Mr K.P. Singh are the

True to its name, the booming Indian economy has demonestrated its strength once again by putting four Indians in the top 10 of Forbe’s list of top 10 wealthiest people in the world. Just for information, Warren Buffet, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and the Bridge partner and fellow philanthropist pal of Bill Gates, the [...]

Gaming tycoon and second-generation astronaut Richard Garriott will join the space billionaires club when he jets into space in October. Related PostsIntel engineer follows space craft dreams (The Arizona Republic)By night and on the weekends, Mesa resident Morris Jarvis is Arizona's version of the "Astronaut Far...Branson to offer flights in space (EARTHtimes.org)Richard Branson's next venture, Virgin [...]

Sukanto Tanoto (Chinese name - Chen Jianghe), originally from Medan in North Sumatra, and owner of the holding company PT Raja Garuda Mas International (RGM International), leads the Indonesian rankings, as almost always: 284th richest - Sukanto Tanoto, aged 58, net worth $3.8 billion, lives in Singapore.605th richest - Michael Hartono, aged 68, net worth of $2.0 billion, lives in Indonesia.605th richest - R Budi Hartono, aged 67, net worth $2.0 billion, lives in Indonesia.652nd richest - Martua Sitorus, aged 48, net worth of $1.9 billion, lives in Singapore.962nd richest - Peter Sondakh, aged 56, net worth of $1.2 billion, lives in Indonesia. Aburizal Bakrie, who only three months ago was named by Forbes Asia as Indonesia’s richest man, inexplicably didn’t make the cut for this list,

A report on China’s “bureaucrat-capitalist class” explains that nearly 90% of the economy’s billionaires – or about 2,900 - are the children of senior cadres. Collectively, the group is said to have assets worth over CNY2 trillion. These billionaires are predominantly in: finance, international trade, property development and equities. Where are they? Here is the breakdown: Guangdong, [...]

Billonaires Blog: By PycoonLearn how to be a billionaire from Billionaires. Billionaires Blog is a blog with Billionaires success story, most updated news about Billionaires, Billionaires tips, Billionaires gossip and exclusive pictures of world's richest Billionaires.Contact: Please email to apaikunn@gmail.com

With a record number of billionaires in the U.S. alone, and even more consumers who want to spend like them, retailers are dreaming up ever-more-outrageous and excessive holiday gift ideas for the new Gilded Age.Neiman Marcus is offering a luxury Triton 1000 submarine. The price tag: $1.4 million.According to a survey done by Prince & Associates, a Connecticut-based wealth research firm, shoppers worth $10 million or more plan to boost their holiday spending by up to 67% this year.Source / Read More : Billionaires Are Still Seeking the Ultimate Gift

Forbes Magazine takes a look at the homes of billionaires and finds that they typically like to stay close to where they grew up. Billionaires such as Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Warren Buffet have all remained in their home towns. Microsoft’s Paul Allen still lives with his mom albeit on a gigantic estate where they probably don’t run into each other that often, Bill Gates had numerous secret passageways built into his home, and Warren Buffet still lives in a home in Omaha that’s only valued at $500,000 to $750,000 because he says he likes living like he did in his 20’s. The interview below takes an intriguing look at these billionaire’s homes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRrRRSNOd4Y

Forbes magazine released the list of the nation’s wealthiest people earlier this fall. As I perused the list I was not shocked to find out that once again Mr. Gates is #1. What did surprise me is that 5 out of the top 10 made their fortunes from computer technology and software. They founded Microsoft, Google, Intel and Dell. Honey and I are both software engineers.  When the dot-com bust hit I worried that we had both chosen the wrong line of work.   After seeing this list I’m a little more hopeful.  Maybe, just maybe we could be ridiculously rich someday. Then I see the pictures of Princess and her art work surrounding my desk.  I catch a glimpse of Honey, Princess and I playing outside in a picture hiding behind various windows on my computer screen.  I see events on the wall calendar describing upcoming fun with friends, birthday parties and family visits. And I realize that I am already the richest woman in the world.

Well, some one had to be the richest man on Earth, but why did it have to be him? Don't feel embarrassed if you find yourself mulling over this Question¡­.. Most of us do! But we're uncertain about what the richest man must be ruminating on? The most opulent real estates, priciest jewelry, luxurious cars, latest high-tech gadgets¡­.may be more. Every year, Forbes magazine compiles a list of the world's wealthiest people...

The “investors” in Pathway-2-Prosperity are all about to hit the jackpot with their small investments… and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Recently I’ve received several invitations from current participants to join P2P in my mailbox. There are also a lot of buzz going around on the forums regarding this investment by its supporters, so I have decided to investigate. Once again, in my opinion, I feel another big scam is in the makings. The only pathway that P2P is leading this big group of lemmings (3182 members at last count) is off the cliffs, right after their pockets have been emptied of spare change. It still amazes me how many people out there will forgo logic once greed sets in with promises of a fast buck. The lessons are never learned of past scams. (more…) Share This

The fun thing about having lots of money is you can buy as many toys as you want. Over at Google it’s a veritable playground. A company controlled by Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and CEO Eric Schmidt, with the strange name of H211 LLC, has an agreement to land four jets at Moffett [...]

Forbes named Israelis Yitzhak Tshuva, Lev Leviev and Shari Arison among the 20 richest billionaires in the Middle East. Business tycoons Stef Wertheimer (ranked 10th), brothers Yuli Sami Ofer (14) and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan (20) were also included in the list, which was published by the American magazine on Friday. Arison, Bank Hapoalim's controlling shareholder, was the only woman on the list at the 11th spot. Tshuva, who bought Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in 2005 for $675 million, was ranked 13th, while diamond mogul Leviev, who paid a reported $525 million for the historic New York Times building in April, was ranked 12th.

Forget the g4, 5, or even the 550. Forget yachts big or small custom or not, those novelties my friend are a thing of the past (laughs in a pompous and affluent cackle). According to Born Rich, living under the sea in private-owned submarines is the latest fad among the super-ballin’. The Phoenix 1000 (above) is a perfect example and the big dog when it comes to Lux-Subs. The Phoenix 1000 rocks 5,000 square feet of interior space on four levels and is able to dive up to 1,000 feet. The integrated docking mini-sub can take passengers to an extreme 2000 feet below the surface or I suppose act as a survival pod as well? Features also include Jacuzzis, gyms, wine cellars and up to ten bedrooms. The Phoenix clients even have the option of adding on a basketball court, which alone cost 80 Million, lastly the luxurious 65-meter (213-feet) undersea vehicle takes about three years to build, but hey I guess you could use that time to acquire the funds right? One more pictures of the int

When Sehat Sutardja was a 12-year-old boy in Jakarta, he dismantled shortwave radios and played with voltage regulators for fun. Tinkering in his family's parts- strewn workroom, Sutardja dreamed of designing and building his own gadgets. His parents fretted that their firstborn son would become nothing more than a television repairman. ``They wanted me to be a medical doctor,'' says Sutardja, 45, whose black hair is traced with gray. Sutardja refused to give up his passion. He emigrated to the U.S. at age 19, studied electrical engineering and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1995, he co-founded semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. in Sunnyvale, California, with his wife, Weili Dai, 45, and brother, Pantas. Sutardja and Dai, a self-described nerd who grew up in Shanghai, worked 12-hour days, shunned vacations and built their company to 5,000 employees and $2.2 billion in annual sales

London real estate agents say they've never seen anything like the Russian invasion. “The Russians have incredible appetites for high-end houses,” says Trevor Abrahamson, managing director of Glentree International, a property company that caters to the ultrarich. “They will spend £20- to £30-million on a house without blinking.”MOre...

Eli Broad and Bill Gates, two of the most important philanthropists in American public education, have pumped more than $2 billion into improving schools. But now, dissatisfied with the pace of change, they are joining forces for a $60 million foray into politics in an effort to vault education high onto the agenda of the 2008 presidential race...Under the slogan “Ed in ’08,” the project, called Strong American Schools, will include television and radio advertising in battleground states, an Internet-driven appeal for volunteers and a national network of operatives in both parties.“I have reached the conclusion as has the Gates foundation, which has done good things also, that all we’re doing is incremental,” said Mr. Broad, the billionaire who founded SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home and who has long been a prodigious donor to Democrats. “If we really want to get the job done, we have got to wake up the American people that we have got a real problem and we need real reform.

Eli Broad and Bill Gates are tired of the small incremental improvements they have witnessed after investing million in public education, according to David Herszenhorn of the New York Times. So, people who made their money through capitalism have decided to effect change through a political campaign.Wrong move.This brings me back to what Ed Crane, the President of the Cato Institute always says, "We can have a political society or a civil society but we cannot have both."It shocks me that these businessman can't see that competition is what is needed to fix our schools.

It should not come as a surprise that I follow the Forbes anual Billionaires' list very closely. I follow the success stories of the people on the list and love to see how the list changes year-after-year. 2007 however, came as a huge shock to me: There are so many new faces to the top 10 and gone are some of the familiar ones.Out of contention are the Waltons (Wal-Mart). The late Sam Walton's estate is being enjoyed by his wife and children; however they are not able to keep abreast with the onslaught of the new entrepreneurs on the list. Gone is our favouite Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich: He is going through the world's most expensive divorce!The biggest winner on the list is Amancio Ortega who came from nowhere to land in the 8th position. Last year he did not even make the top 50! The Lucky S-O-B award this year goes David Thompson who makes his debut to the Forbes list on #10. Read his entry to see why this is a success none the less.1. Bill GatesCountry: United StatesI

From Star News OnlineCountry Garden’s public offering is just the latest symbol of China’s meteoric rise, and the country’s continuing stock market fever.SHANGHAI, April 20 — The 52-year-old Chinese farmer turned developer is as plain as the company’s English name: Country Garden. But there was nothing ordinary about his company’s debut Friday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.Friday morning, at 9:30 a.m., shares of Country Garden soared 35 percent on the opening day of trading in one of China’s hottest initial public offerings of the year. When trading ended, this little-known real estate company based in southern China was valued at $15 billion, making the family of Yang Guoqiang, a dirt-under-the-fingers property tycoon, perhaps the richest in China.In many ways, Country Garden’s public offering — which raised about $1.6 billion, or as much as Google’s 2004 stock offering raised in the United States — is just the latest symbol of China’s meteoric rise, and this

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 12, 2007-- NINE Malaysians are certainly the envy of many as they are among the richest in the world. They are among 946 billionaires in the world who made it to the Forbes’ List of World Billionaires for 2007. The magazine, according to a Bernama report, had reported that Asia’s share of billionaires on the widely-followed ranking of the mega-rich had gone up from 14.5 per cent last year to 17 per cent this year. Up by 153 from last year, the 2007 Forbes’ Billionaires List are worth a total of RM12.3 trillion (US$3.5 trillion), 35 per cent higher than 2006, following a year of strong equity and real estate markets and rising commodity prices which boosted wealth worldwide.Bill Gates III, founder of Microsoft, remains the world’s richest man for the 13th year in a row with a net worth of RM196.2 billion (US$56 billion), followed closely by his pal and investment guru, Warren Buffett, with a net worth of RM182.2 billion (US$52 billion).The

1. William Gates III2. Warren Buffett3. Carlos Slim Helú4. Ingvar Kamprad5. Lakshmi Mittal6. Sheldon Adelson7. Bernard Arnault8. Amancio Ortega9. Li Ka-shing10. David ThomsonComplete List Source & Image:Forbes

The 2007 list of richest people in the world includes two Indonesians, both of them owners of cigarette manufacturing companies.The first is Rahman Halim of Gudang Garam in position 538 and the second, Budi Hartono of Djarum in position 664.The list does not include the former president Soeharto family, whose riches are not known exactly