This Month
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is now a billionaire as shares soar
Shares in Google’s parent company are approaching an all-time high - elevating its long-time CEO to billionaire and cementing a rise from humble beginnings in India.
Gina Rinehart wants a helipad and ‘meow terrace’ at her $270m Perth HQ
Australia’s richest person wants to spend $270 million redeveloping her company’s two Perth sites including a new facade and a “cat” meeting room.
‘That’s a double your money story’: Gerry Harvey’s latest bets
The 85-year-old Harvey Norman executive chairman resents days at home, and says tackling new challenges and dealmaking every day has kept him going.
Ellison overtakes Zuckerberg as world’s second-richest person
The billionaire’s wealth got a huge boost as shares in his tech company, Oracle, soared on the back of investment in AI.
What might a billionaire lose at? Turns out, tennis.
Aussies Bernard Tomic and Omar Jasika made easy work of 59-year-old financier Bill Ackman in his first “pro” tournament.
In Pictures: Tech titans gather for day three of Sun Valley billionaire camp
Jeff Bezos, Cliff Obrecht and Bill Gates are among the rich and powerful gathering for the third day at Allen & Company’s annual Sun Valley Conference in Idaho.
The pharmacists who made millions from Chemist Warehouse’s IPO
The retailer’s co-founders are well-known billionaires, but its backdoor listing with Sigma made hundreds of its store managers multimillionaires overnight.
Jeff Bezos 2.0: new wife, newish job, old vision
Jeff Bezos lives by a simple precept: limit the number of things you would wish you had done differently when you are 80.
Billionaire Salteris add $10.2m luxury estate to rural collection
The tycoon and his wife have added a third NSW Southern Highlands property to their holdings, near Bowral.
The billionaire, the beautician and the backlash
New details have emerged about how WiseTech founder Richard White funds the extravagant lifestyle of his American lover, Kimberlee Cvitash - and how his investments have gone bad.
On big day for his bill, Trump heads to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The president’s expedition might have seemed a bit off-piste, but his visit to the detention centre was not without purpose.
June
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos exchange vows in Venice wedding
Applause was heard as the couple tied the knot on the tiny island of San Giorgio, just across the water from St Mark’s Square in Venice.
How Roger Federer’s savvy deals made him a billionaire
The tennis legend has joined the elite ranks of athlete billionaires, thanks to a series of clever sponsorship deals - and a big investment.
Gates, Oprah, Kushner: Bezos celebrates ahead of nuptials
Five hotels and 30 water taxis were booked out as the three-day $76 million wedding got under way in Venice despite local protests.
Bezos, Sanchez land in Venice as protests grow over celebrity wedding
The Amazon billionaire and his fiancee are tying the knot in a lavish ceremony that has drawn angry protests from Venetian residents and organisations.
How to avoid gluckschmerz about Jeff Bezos’ wedding
It has been written that the Amazon billionaire’s opulent wedding in the city of Venice spits in everyone’s face, but does it?
Bezos’ Venice wedding plans upended as celebrities jet in
Dozens of private jets carrying Bill Gates, Lachlan Murdoch, Lady Gaga, Elton John and others are expected to arrive in Venice this week.
Billionaire Telegram founder to leave fortune to his 100 children
Controversial chief executive and avid sperm donor Pavel Durov has just written his will that provides $US170 million to each of his offspring.
Richard White’s billionaire supporters to leave WiseTech board
Directors Charles Gibbon and Michael Gregg are leaving the board of the global logistics software business after a raft of scandals and allegations involving its founder Richard White.
How the ultra-rich are changing the political landscape
Two wonderfully detailed books explore the impacts of the widening gap between the super-elites and everyone else.