Billionaires
Father-son feud plunges $28.5 billion family empire into crisis
An alleged boardroom coup attempt and a lawsuit between a family patriarch and his son – even by the standards of Asian succession drama, the family feud raging in this property dynasty stands out.
- Low De Wei, Yoojung Lee and Bernadette Toh
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Spend my money ‘wisely’: Billionaire Warren Buffett’s pointed advice to Donald Trump
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett always offers some pearls of wisdom in his annual letter to shareholders.
- Josh Funk
- Exclusive
- Investigation
Billionaire Richard White backs away from questionable property deals amid board crisis talks
The beleaguered tech billionaire has called in a $70 million loan he gave to an associate of his wife’s ex-husband – a nut roaster from Lakemba.
- Kate McClymont and Max Mason
The power of Ari: How Donald Trump’s former agent became a billionaire
Ari Emanuel has worn many hats over his career. Now, he has one more to add.
- Dylan Sloan
- Updated
- Manufacturing
Labor’s $500m plan to rescue Whyalla from wipeout
The Albanese government will invest multi-millions to help keep the plant afloat after it was seized from the control of British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta.
- Mike Foley and James Massola
- Opinion
- Inside China
Jack is back: Why China has brought its billionaires out of the shadows
After four years of a brutal crackdown that has cost them billions, Jack Ma and the rest of China’s best and brightest have been welcomed back into the fold by Xi Jinping. The message is clear.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Don’t think he’s a happy person’: Billionaire takes swipe at Elon Musk as feud intensifies
The war of words between Sam Altman and Elon Musk over the future of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is getting more personal.
- Charles Capel and Tom Mackenzie
- Opinion
- AI
Musk v Altman: Watch the billionaires’ faux fight for humanity
If billionaire biffo is your entertainment weakness, the latest outbreak in the war between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman will have you glued to your X feed.
- Elizabeth Knight
‘I’m not at the top of the list’: Bill Gates and the divisive power of billionaires
Thirty years ago, Bill Gates created the model for the in-your-face technology mogul that shook up the world. Today, he looks on bemused as Musk, Zuckerberg and co. wield their power.
- David Streitfeld
‘Serious player’: The secretive 80-year-old billionaire in Trump’s inner circle
Four of the world’s five richest men had prime seats at Donald Trump’s inauguration, but the one who was missing wields a lot of influence with the president.
- James Titcomb
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