American billionaire Sergey Brin's $100 million fight helps sink California wealth tax
California voters rejected a one-time 5% tax on billionaires after Google co-founder Sergey Brin spent more than $100 million fighting the measure.
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American billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubles buybacks to $9.6 billion as profit dips
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled buybacks to $9.6 billion in the third quarter as operating earnings fell 5.8% to $12.7 billion.
American billionaire Les Wexner's name stays on Ohio State buildings despite 512 requests
Ohio State University will keep Les Wexner's name on its medical center, arts center and football complex after rejecting hundreds of Epstein-linked removal requests.
American billionaire Jensen Huang loses $15.1 billion, drops out of top 10 richest
Jensen Huang fell out of the world's 10 richest people on Thursday after Nvidia shares dropped 9.3% in a selloff of AI stocks.
American billionaire John Malone gives up 48% voting control of Formula One owner
John Malone has handed back the super-voting shares that gave him control of Liberty Media, owner of Formula One, after outsiders offered to buy them.
American billionaire Bill Gates' radar bet Echodyne sells for $5.3 billion
Defense company Shield AI will pay up to $5.3 billion for Echodyne, a radar maker Bill Gates has funded in every round since 2014.
American hedge fund billionaire John Paulson sells $373 million of Piraeus Bank shares
John Paulson sold 35 million Piraeus Bank shares for €332.8 million, cutting his stake in the Greek lender to 8.4% after earlier sales.
American billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX faces Texas governor-elect's call to pause land talks
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has asked the state to pause land talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX over Boca Chica State Park, beside its Starbase site.
American billionaire Martine Rothblatt's United Therapeutics posts record $832.5 million third-quarter revenue
United Therapeutics, the drugmaker founded and run by Martine Rothblatt, reported record third-quarter revenue of $832.5 million, and its shares climbed in early trading.
Priscilla Chan, wife of billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, tops $100 million in Hawaii giving
Priscilla Chan marked 10 years of giving on Kauai, where she and Mark Zuckerberg have committed more than $100 million to local groups since 2016.
American billionaire Michael Dell loses $12.3 billion as Dell stock sinks after midterms
Michael Dell lost $12.3 billion on Wednesday as Dell Technologies shares fell more than 9%, hit by election-driven worries over data centers and AI.
American billionaire Rupert Murdoch's newspapers blame Trump for Republican midterm defeat
Rupert Murdoch's New York Post and Wall Street Journal blamed President Donald Trump for the Republican midterm defeat, while Trump blamed Fox News.
American billionaire Magic Johnson's LA Sparks put up for sale at $700 million
Mark Walter is seeking more than $700 million for the Los Angeles Sparks, the WNBA team he bought with Magic Johnson in 2014.
American billionaire Carl Icahn's CVR Energy raises $500 million in share sale
CVR Energy, controlled by Carl Icahn, priced 10.5 million new shares at $47.55 each, raising $500 million toward its $4.2 billion purchase of two refineries.
President Donald Trump's Trump Media sinks 25% to record low after midterms
Trump Media, the Truth Social owner in which President Donald Trump holds 41%, fell 24.5% to a record low after Democrats won Congress.
American billionaire Elon Musk loses $34 billion as Tesla, SpaceX fall after midterms
Elon Musk lost about $34 billion on Wednesday as Tesla and SpaceX shares fell after Democrats won Congress, and his "Vote red today!" post disappeared.