Billionaires
Trump’s border wall creates a billionaire family
It’s been a long time coming for Tommy Fisher, who inherited the business from his father and has spent the better part of a decade evangelising his wall plan.
- Sophie Alexander and Dylan Sloan
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Billionaires pledged to give away most of their money. Now there is a backlash
Billionaires rushed to sign a pledge promising to donate most of their fortunes when it was launched in 2010. But times have changed.
- Theodore Schleifer
- Analysis
- US politics
With 10 damning words, Pete Hegseth says the quiet part out loud
“The sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better,” the US Defence Secretary said as he excoriated CNN over its coverage of the war against Iran.
- Michael Koziol
‘Screw with me’: America’s richest prisoner opens up
Changpeng Zhao, crypto’s wealthiest billionaire, went to jail for insider trading. Then President Donald Trump pardoned him. He is telling his story.
- David Yaffe-Bellany and Mattathias Schwartz
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Australia’s diamond back door: Blood jewels slipping past borders to fund Russia’s war
As pressure builds on Australia to close sanction loopholes, another industry could be helping prop up the Kremlin’s war machine - diamonds.
- Sherryn Groch
‘Wake-up call’: This fallen king has a plan to save Europe from Trump
Klaus Schwab was once one of the best-connected people on the planet before a sudden downfall. But he still has some big ideas.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Tony Wright’s Column
- Charity
The million-plus students cut off from computers in this age of billionaire excess
Once, mothers’ clubs quietly helped students do their homework. Today, companies are being asked to donate disused computers for the same purpose.
- Tony Wright
‘An opportunity’: Billionaire looks to cash in on crypto meltdown
It’s become commonplace for crypto’s elite to stay bullish during bad routs.
- Alexander Sazonov
‘Billionaire bunker’ blooms as Zuckerberg moves house
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has joined the exodus of the ultrarich out of California seeking to avoid a new “wealth tax” by moving to a luxury private island.
- Lily Shanagher
- Opinion
- Opinion
Who got richer and who went backwards in the billionaire Olympics
Ten of our 50 billionaires are now from the technology sector, and the trend suggests this number will continue to grow over time.
- Elizabeth Knight