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‘We know who he is,’ says former US president Donald Trump, pictured lat month, of the man who shot Ashli Babbitt.

Trump drops off Forbes 400 rich list for first time in 25 years

Donald J. Trump, whose personal brand has always been intertwined with his wealth, is no longer considered one of America’s richest people. At least not according to Forbes.

  • Aaron Gregg

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Allison Huynh at home in Palo Alto, is entangled in a divorce battle with Scott Hassan.

Inside a Silicon Valley billionaire’s divorce

It’s rare when a billionaire is willing to trade blows in a public courtroom and expose their personal finances. Scott Hassan, known by some as the third Google founder, and his wife are doing just that.

  • Daisuke Wakabayashi
LVMH chief Bernard Arnault is now the richest person in the world.

Louis Vuitton owner Bernard Arnault supplants Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person

Move over Jeff Bezos. Luxury goods owner Bernard Arnault is now the richest person in the world, based on the current stock price of Louis Vuitton.

  • Matthew Fox
The Kennedys are an extremely tall glass of extremely cold water, with a twist of lemon.

‘Elegant and austere’: the famous family who personify America for me

The Kennedys, who are as close as the US gets to aristocracy, can be said to define generational wealth.

  • Amelia Lester
Australia -the land of McMillionaires

Who wants to be a millionaire? Almost one in 10 Australians already are

The number of people joining the millionaires club in Australia is so high it has almost taken the cachet out of what was once a financial status symbol.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Joseph Safra's four children and widow stand to inherit a fortune estimated at around $US17.6 billion

The death of world's richest banker thrusts heirs into spotlight

Joseph Safra became the world's richest banker by transforming a Brazilian lender into a global multibillion-dollar empire. Now, after his death at 82, it falls to the next Safra generation.

  • Felipe Marques
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Gretel Packer seems to have done well out of her investment in Zillow.

Sibling rivalry: How Gretel is catching James in Packer fortunes

James Packer with a fortune estimated by Forbes to be $US3.4 billion is the wealthier sibling. But his sister is catching up.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Australia's mining billionaires made astonishing gains in wealth last year propelling Gina Rinehart to the top of the rich list with Andrew Forrest in second place.

What crisis? Red dirt billionaires still rule the rich list

The challenges of biblical bush fires, a pandemic and a growing trade battle with China didn't hurt the fortunes of our richest 200 Australians, who grew their wealth by $72 billion to $424 billion in 2020.

  • Colin Kruger
The virus has increasingly made these pursuits even more exclusive, with the affluent enjoying them in a private setting.

Pandemic luxury: how New York's rich and famous are living

Before the pandemic, getting a manicure or hitting the gym were affordable pastimes. But the virus has increasingly made these pursuits even more exclusive.

  • Gillian Friedman
Ashok Hinduja is one of the brothers locked in the dispute.

Four brothers fight over letter dividing $16.2b fortune

A 2015 letter is at the centre of a dispute between four brothers from one of the world's wealthiest families.

  • Ben Stupples and Jonathan Browning

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