Weathering the billionaire backlash Billionaires are already at risk of public disapproval, and that risk will only get more severe, says Pepper Culpepper. So how should they adapt?

Jeff Bezos, billionaire founder of Amazon.com and Blue Origin, wasn’t born into wealth.

Warren Buffett is one of the most revered investors of all time. And as someone who bought his first stock when he was 11 years old, Buffett has learned a lot over the decades and has dispensed valuable advice to disciples who have tried to emulate his success over the years.

'Get used to making less.'

Recent secondary market transactions reveal that stablecoin giant Tether may now be valued as high as $375 billion, potentially vaulting its secretive owners into the highest ranks of the world’s richest.

Berkshire Hathaway invested $4.3B in Alphabet. Alphabet’s annual revenues exceeded $400B for the first time. Google Cloud reached a $70B annual run rate. Alphabet will spend $200B on capex instead of the expected $150B.

February 19, 2026, 11:35 AM ET Just five years after Berkshire Hathaway sold all 31 of its papers and Warren Buffett deemed the industry “toast,” the investor has rejoined a legion of billionaires with their money in media. Just five years after Berkshire Hathaway sold all 31 of its papers and Warren Buffett deemed the industry “toast,” the investor has rejoined a legion of billionaires with their money in media. A quarterly update the conglomerate filed with the SEC just revealed that Warren

Warren Buffett is well-known for being one of the richest people on earth and arguably the most successful investor of the past half-century. Forbes estimates his net worth at about $146.1 billion, which ranks No. 10 on the list of the world’s wealthiest people.

Wealthy Brits’ faith in the UK economy has eroded dramatically in the past six months, as a perfect storm of tax rises, sluggish growth and stubbornly high interest rates continues to eat away at sentiment among affluent households.

Wealth today sits under a brighter spotlight than ever: a lawsuit can stall a transaction, a disputed transfer can unravel years of planning, and a tax strategy that looks efficient on paper can collapse under audit or in court.

The business of lending money to the wealthy against their art collection is becoming a booming industry. CNBC's Robert Frank joins 'Squawk Box' with more.

While millions of retail investors white-knuckle their way through stomach-churning market swings, the wealthiest Americans are approaching the current environment with a strikingly different playbook — one built on patience, diversification, and a willingness to look past the daily noise.

The Address Book experts on the trials and tribulations of investing in gold

As billionaires and family offices quietly relocate across borders, trillions in capital are shifting with them, reshaping liquidity, valuations and winners in global equity markets.

Family offices with at least $1 billion in assets reported spending $6.6 million in annual operating costs on average, according to J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

How security and governance protocols at family offices are evolving when utilizing "vibe coding" and agentic AI

The private investment firms of Leon Cooperman and the Walton family disclosed bold stock buys last quarter.

The ex-wife of billionaire tech mogul Bill Gates has become a leader in her own right, and her journey to philanthropy and activism is fascinating.

'I realize how naive I was back in early 2007, that this was not a normal situation with normal business actors' — Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens.

As Elon Musk nears $1 trillion, the story of John D. Rockefeller shows how fortunes of that scale reshape markets, politics and public opinion.

You already know that being a millionaire in 2026 no longer means elite status. UBS Global Wealth data reported by Reuters found that the U.S. added 379,000 new millionaires in 2024, more than 1,000 per day.