Billionaires
The staggering amount of money Elon Musk lost in one day as Trump feud boils over
Minute by minute, post by post, Elon Musk’s very public, extremely online feud with President Donald Trump sliced into his vaunted status as the world’s richest person.
- Dylan Sloan and Tom Maloney
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The family feud over a $2.6 billion New York property empire
Lillian Goldman died more than two decades ago, leaving behind an empire that includes interests in some of Manhattan’s most prestigious properties. Her family has been squabbling over the estate ever since.
- Natalie Wong and Ava Benny-Morrison
- Opinion
- Opinion
I’ve spent time with tech oligarchs – you have no idea just how weird they are
Like the rocket ships Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shovelling money into, the tech being prioritised by Silicon Valley’s billionaires isn’t designed to save us. It’s meant to save them.
- Cory Alpert
This is what ultrawealth looks like
A very specific kind of extravagance portrays the hierarchy among the ultrarich in HBO’s new film from the Succession creator.
- Calum Marsh
Trump’s big bet on his $8 billion family fortune
President Donald Trump has made no secret of his love for the crypto industry in his second term. The future of his family’s wealth is banking on it.
- Tom Maloney and Annie Massa
- Opinion
- Opinion
Done with media moguls, Succession’s creator has turned his gaze to tech billionaires
The terrifying power amassed by Silicon Valley big shots who sound like stoned Bond villains is enough to scare anyone. In Mountainhead, we meet them up close and personal.
- Michelle Goldberg
The $53b deal that started with a love letter
One of the biggest business deals of the year so far started around Valentine’s Day - but the courtship wasn’t straightforward.
- Michelle F. Davis and Liana Baker
Won’t you be my neighbour? No thanks, Elon Musk
Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learnt the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door.
- Kirsten Grind
‘It’s a con’: Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero
Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy, Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.
- Matt Oliver
The woman who took on Tesla (and wants to see Musk in court)
Cristina Balan was an engineer at Tesla until she pointed out a flaw in the electric car to her boss – then she was sacked.
- Jim Norton
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