Larry Ellison briefly became the richest person in the world last week after Oracle's historic stock surge — but Elon Musk wasted no time reclaiming the crown. In less than 24 hours, Musk's Tesla-fueled fortune put him back on top, and by Monday his net worth soared to $435 billion.

Alec Guinness thought "Star Wars" was clunky "fairy tale rubbish." He took the job anyway — but only after demanding points. That one decision turned less than 20 minutes of screen time into an enormous windfall that's still raking in money for his estate 25 years afer his death.

They started with a $5 correspondence course and a dream. What Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield built became a billion-dollar brand—known as much for its chunky ice cream as its outspoken politics. But after decades of flavor and friction, Ben & Jerry's is now at the center of one of the strangest corporate breakups in modern business history.

Rocky Aoki turned onion volcanoes into a global empire — and left behind one of the messiest inheritance battles in modern American business. From speedboats and scandals to stepmother vs. heirs, the Benihana saga is as wild as its founder's life.

Ellen Gordon may look like a typical Midwestern grandmother, but she's a 93-year-old billionaire CEO who controls one of America's most iconic candy companies — proof that appearances can be deliciously deceiving.

The roaring success of Oasis' Live 25 reunion tour has already performed for 2 million screaming fans. And with the success so far alone, each brother has pocketed $100 million.

In 1995, Jeff Bezos' parents wrote what may have turned out to be the greatest venture capital investment of all time. And now, 30 years later, Jeff's dad might secretly be one of the 50 richest people on earth.

Three years ago, Jason Aldean sold his music catalog for $100 million, believing he had locked in the ultimate payday. This week, the same catalog was flipped for $250 million — without Aldean seeing another dime.

The circle of NFL owners is quite exclusive. There are only 32 teams; while some franchises have minority ownership stakes involved, that mean

Trip Hawkins founded Electronic Arts, earned $100 million then blew all of it on a lavish lifestyle that included mansions, private jets, luxury cars and a whole bunch of awful tax advice.

Often times, a delayed flight causes frustration and missed appointments. Occasionally, it leads to the largest deal in NHL history. Back i

Back in 2014, investor Tim Draper paid $19 million for around 30,000 bitcoins that had been confiscated by the US Marshals Service in connection to the arrest of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht... That was a wise move on Draper's part.

Goldman Sachs' head of private wealth says family offices are leaning into risk but using disciplined hedging and diversification as markets hit record highs

Billionaire Tim Draper says retailers will push people to spend Bitcoin.

The billionaire American is about to become a major investor in buying TikTok

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has gone public with allegations that Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead is refusing to cooperate with a months-long tax evasion inquiry.

Serial aviation entrepreneur Kenn Ricci became ‘accidentally wealthy’ after acquiring successes like Flexjet—now, he splurges on luxury watches similar to Tom Brady and Mark Zuckerberg.

Fermi America’s IPO on Wednesday catapulted the fortunes of multiple investors—including Rick Perry’s son and the son of a former GOP congressman—into the ten figures.

On the new episode of "How Success Happens," Lucy Guo discusses her path from a kid selling Pokémon cards at the playground to a tech innovator changing the creator landscape.

In his latest blog post, Hayes attacks the Eurozone, in particular focusing on France's problems.

Billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet's first trillionaire, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday.

Khan has become one of the world's richest actors, with a net worth of $1.4bn , according to the Hurun India Rich list.

Oracle’s Larry Ellison’s wealth climbed by $148 billion through the third quarter, leapfrogging him over Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos to claim the No. 2 spot.

Flexjet chairman opens up about his wager on the ultrarich, his money philosophy and his $800,000 vacation budget in the first episode of WSJ Asks a Millionaire

Florida, Texas, and Utah are the fastest-growing hot spots for America's multimillionaires. California still leads in ultrawealthy residents but lags rivals in the pace of new growth. Wealth intelligence firm Altrata says America's wealth is drifting south and west.