Billionaire John Arnold funds $2.6 million study into the health risks of sports betting
Billionaire John Arnold's foundation has awarded $2.6 million to 12 universities and think tanks studying how online sports betting harms users.
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Nigerian-American billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi meets Uzbekistan's president to expand BlackRock's investments
Nigerian banker Adebayo Ogunlesi met the president of Uzbekistan to discuss growing BlackRock's energy and finance investments in the country.
Tiger Woods-backed Full Swing sold to Golf Channel owner Versant for $530 million
Full Swing, the golf simulator company Tiger Woods has backed since 2015, is being sold to Golf Channel owner Versant for about $530 million.
Billionaire Sheila Johnson says a bad contractor cost her $12 million building Salamander
Billionaire Sheila Johnson told the Food & Wine Classic that a bad contractor hire cost her $12 million as she built the Salamander Resort.
Haitian-born billionaire Herriot Tabuteau is worth $2.2 billion after Axsome stock doubles
Shares of Axsome Therapeutics have doubled in nine months, pushing the net worth of Haiti-born founder Herriot Tabuteau to $2.2 billion.
Palantir billionaire Alex Karp blasts AI industry as effing insane in fiery CNBC interview
The Palantir chief, worth $12.3 billion, tore into rival AI firms on CNBC, accusing them of overcharging clients and endangering U.S. security.
Black billionaire Magic Johnson's LAFC sells Grasshopper stake as Euro bet fails
Magic Johnson's LAFC has sold its minority stake in Switzerland's Grasshopper Club Zurich after the historic Swiss club struggled on and off the pitch under American co-ownership.
Elon Musk denies WSJ report SpaceX showed investors secret AI device
Elon Musk has called a Wall Street Journal report that SpaceX showed investors a prototype AI device before its IPO utterly false in a post on X.
Serena Williams loses Wimbledon comeback match to Maya Joint
Serena Williams lost her Wimbledon comeback match to 20-year-old Maya Joint in three sets in her first professional singles match since the 2022 US Open.
Elon Musk is a trillionaire again after SpaceX and Tesla shares added $62 billion to his fortune in a single day
Elon Musk has reclaimed trillionaire status after SpaceX and Tesla shares surged on Monday, adding $62 billion to his fortune in a single trading session.
Billionaire Tiger Woods is building a second championship golf course in Virginia
Tiger Woods' TGR Design has been tapped to build a second championship golf course at Tributer Resort in Virginia as his off-course business empire continues to expand.
Etosha Cave slept in her car to save money and has since raised $900 million to make jet fuel from CO2
Etosha Cave grew up next to a toxic oil site in Houston and has raised more than $900 million to turn CO2 into aviation fuel.
SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 on July 7 and billions of dollars in forced ETF buying is already queued up
SpaceX will join the Nasdaq-100 on July 7 in a fast-tracked process that will force billions of dollars in mandatory purchases from passive funds tracking the benchmark.
Texas judge dismisses all Roc Nation lawsuits in Jay-Z Buzbee war
A Texas judge has dismissed all claims against Jay-Z's Roc Nation in lawsuits filed by attorney Tony Buzbee's former clients, handing the billionaire rapper a major legal win.
Elon Musk was a trillionaire for eight days. Then it ended
Elon Musk became history's first trillionaire on June 12, 2026. Twelve days later, a brutal tech selloff erased up to $374 billion and ended the milestone.
Billionaire Jay-Z opens up in eight-part HBO documentary with Rick Rubin
Jay-Z has announced an eight-part HBO documentary series directed by Rick Rubin that will trace the billionaire rapper's music, lyrics and life experiences this fall.