A hot economy, a hawkish governor and a limp Treasury auction pushed borrowing costs to levels last seen before the 2008 crisis. For families who think in generations, today was a lesson in what the price of money does to the price of everything else.

If Mike and Jackie Bezos never sold, that stake would have enjoyed a return of up to 12,000,000%.

America may be unprepared for AI’s coming jobs shock

On stage at Davos in the Swiss Alps earlier this year, Bill Gates, before an audience of the global do-gooding elite, announced a $50 million partnership between his foundation and an unlikely new ally, OpenAI, aimed at improving healthcare in Rwanda.

September 20, 2026, 9:24 AM ET Zoom leader Eric Yuan admits that the technology will erase some human jobs—but those who keep their jobs will enjoy fewer working days. Business leaders are split on how AI will transform the way people work. Some, like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, predict a white-collar jobs armageddon, while others like Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis believe the tech will usher in a “golden era” of abundance. However, as more chatbots and automated assistants take over the

Artificial intelligence can be a force for good, the philanthropist and founder of Microsoft insists, but its development cannot be left to the market

Elon Musk has had a friendly relationship with China, which has proved advantageous for Tesla

Updated Sep 17, 2026, 7:00 AM GMT Maye Musk said she helped mediate her sons' disagreements when they were building their startup together. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Maye Musk said she helped her sons navigate the early days of building their startup, Zip2. In her memoir, "Timeless," released September 15, Maye described her sons' differing management styles and the family meetings she held to help them work through disagreements. She recalled an incident when her sons clashed over an

Buffett made his fortune betting on boring companies like utilities and railroads. Turns out that's exactly what AI needed.

“The years roll round and the last will come; when I would rather have it said, ‘He lived usefully,’ than, ‘He died rich.'” – Benjamin Franklin

How investing in Buffett's favorite drink paid dividends.

September 23, 2026, 3:01 AM ET Howard Buffett, president of Buffett Farms Inc., walks on his foundation's farm in Willcox, Arizona, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. With the skyrocketing cost of higher education and a questionable return on investment, many Gen Zers are considering alternative career paths—whether as full-time content creators, in the trades, or piecing together gig work. That’s been a major departure from the millennial girl boss era and traditional white-collar hustle culture

Britain has lost Chris Rokos and the £330m he paid in tax —and with countries like Greece wooing the wealthy, targeting them for even more cash isn’t the answer, writes Chris Blackhurst

Cornelius Vanderbilt died with a fortune estimated at $95 million to $105 million, a sum widely cited at the time as larger than what sat in the U.S. Treasury. His will handed roughly 95% of it directly to his son William Henry Vanderbilt, with instructions that the money not be wasted.

September 23, 2026, 3:00 AM ET Millionaires are not leaving high tax states after all. Stop me if you’ve heard it before: Jeff Bezos leaves Washington state for a “billionaire bunker” in Florida. Fellow Washingtonian Howard Schultz moves from Seattle to Miami as the state advanced a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. Add in Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, plus Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison all leaving California, and you have a pretty good hypothesis: raise taxes

California billionaires saw their net worth rise roughly 25%, or $432 billion, in less than two years, according to a new analysis by progressive groups backing the Proposition 40 billionaire wealth tax.

As the race in Georgia tightens, the Trump ally known as “Action Jackson” has found himself under growing scrutiny over his companies.

Updated Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM GMT Howard Marks has a message for investors worried about how America's fiscal situation could impact markets: don't dump your stocks. The billionaire founder of Oaktree Capital investment firm shared his thesis in his latest memo published on Tuesday, laying out where he stands on big economic matters, including the growing fiscal burden that's been worrying investors this year. "While we're waiting for Washington to solve the problem, what should we do in our

The 1,265 richest people hold $6.7 trillion in wealth — more than the bottom half of American households combined, new data shows.

Palmer Luckey wears flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts – and he's getting Silicon Valley ready for war

Ultra-wealthy based overseas reminded they must ‘meet their personal tax responsibilities’ in the UK

The 90-year-old activist investor has lost over $20 billion in the past dozen years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Billionaire Les Wexner has long been a magnet for

Dire warnings about AI risks set the backdrop for the dinner, where many of the world’s wealthiest and most influential will gather.

Bryan Seaver, who announced Parton's death to the world, is accused of trying to extort her estate.