Billionaires
-
Mukesh Ambani reclaims top spot on Forbes list of India's 100 Richest
India is riding high and is considered a hot spot by global investors. That buoyancy has made the elite club of India's 100 Richest even more exclusive this year, with the minimum net worth to make the cutoff rising to a record $2.3 billion
-
India's richest 100 see dramatic changes in net worth this year
A dramatic change in the pecking order at the top kept collective wealth flat
-
Sridhar Vembu at Zoho on navigating the growing uncertainties ahead
Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of Zoho Corp, speaks about the R&D focus at his company, India's only billion-dollar-revenue software products business. Vembu was in Bengaluru on Oct. 9 for Zoho's annual conference for developers and partners. He also speaks about the challenges of navigating the growing uncertainties ahead as the crisis in the Middle East exacerbates the problems of a slowing global economy. Vembu reiterated his promise not to layoff any employees at the 15,000-strong SaaS company
-
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath signs Giving Pledge, commits to donate 50% of his wealth
Kamath, the only Indian signatory on the list this year, and the youngest philanthropist among pledgers from India, has committed to use his money towards causes including climate change, education and health care
-
It's actually a good time to invest: Sanjeev Bikhchandani
In spite of writing off investments in two startups, the founder of Info Edge reckons that the present micro and macro environment makes for a perfect climate for more investments in startups
-
MSCI to remove two Adani stocks from index, move may hit FII money
Shares of Adani Total Gas and Adani Transmission have slumped 78 percent and 66 percent respectively since the beginning of this year after a report by US-based Hindenburg Research, questioning the group's financial health and disclosures, led to a free fall of all its stocks
-
World's Billionaires: How celebrity riches have evolved since 1980s
When The Forbes 400 ranking of America's richest people debuted in 1982, just two entertainers made the cut: Yoko Ono and Bob Hope. In the next 20 years, six more squeaked on. Only three of those first eight ever became billionaires Then came a celebrity wealth boom: In the past eight years, 11 stars have hit billionaire status. Here are some notables
-
Why boring is better for money man Clifford Asness
On the US bourses, the shares of sleepy companies have recently bested those of exciting companies. This is just the beginning of a big trend, says the billionaire money man running AQR
-
Forbes Billionaires 2023 List: Meet Jimmy Rane, the Yella Fella of Alabama, the US state's only billionaire
Jimmy Rane took over a tiny treated-lumber business and used his showman flair for marketing to transform it into a major player. The Yella Fella of Abbeville is now Alabama's only billionaire—and the lumberyard will never be the same
-
Capri Global's Rajesh Sharma wants to tap into India's fintech revolution. Here's how
How Rajesh Sharma rebuilt his empire and found his way to the Billionaires list
-
From documentary filmmaker to turning around a renewables company: Meet Poland's richest woman, Dominika Kulczyk
Since Kulczyk rescued it, Polenergia has kept building wind farms (complying with the Polish law), expanded into solar and is now exploring green hydrogen