Cross Border
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Heroes of Philanthropy 2019: Azim Premji is Asia's biggest giver
The list honours individuals tackling a diverse set of issues across the Asia-Pacific, and includes Jack Ma, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Atul Nishar
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Heroes of Philanthropy: A look at Jack Ma's next chapter
With a new focus on philanthropy, Jack Ma builds on a substantial base
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The $100 Billion Man: How LVMH's Bernard Arnault stitched together a giant fortune
With Louis Vuitton, Dior and 77 other brands, Arnault has created the world's largest luxury empire. Now, he's looking to scale up
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Private equity's new billionaire machine
As calls for taxes on the super-rich grow louder, Wall Street's smartest dealmakers have quietly discovered a new way to unlock value and circumvent taxes. It's minting buyout billionaires by the dozen
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Dawn of the Neobanks
Pretty much anyone with half a million bucks and a high-speed connection can start a bank these days. Dozens of digital banks are already open for business—and VCs are betting billions that they'll replace your corner branch
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Jobcase: LinkedIn for the Working Class
How Jobcase is building a $1 billion social networking site for warehouse employees and waitresses
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Marriott's Arne Sorenson still thinks his company isn't big enough
With his acquisition of Starwood three years ago, Arne Sorenson created the world's largest hotel empire. Globally, 20 percent of new hotel rooms being built are now Marriott properties. But Sorenson wants more
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Meet Asha Mehta, the smart quant with a China strategy
No matter how much Trump bellows, the Sino-American trade war will eventually pass, and Asha Mehta and the smart quants at Acadian Asset Management will cash in on China
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Billionaire oilman Phil Anschutz gears for the green
Anschutz is gearing up for one last act, moving from fossil fuels to—gasp!—renewable energy. But he's in it for a different shade of green. Will Anschutz's $8 billion wind farm be his ultimate windfall?
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Hollywood mogul Barry Diller begins again
Most tech billionaires are precocious revolutionaries. Then there's Barry Diller. The former Hollywood mogul has ground his way to a $4.2 billion technology fortune, one unsexy spinoff at a time—and at 77, he is about to start afresh
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Shari Redstone and the real-life life 'Succession' drama
Shari Redstone faced a vicious uphill battle for her father's company—including, at times, with Sumner Redstone himself. Finally victorious in uniting Viacom and CBS under her, she tells her side of the story for the first time