Frances Barton, whose mobile home was burned down in a fire, received a new single-wide mobile home from, billionaire Tim Blixseth as well as other donors. Update to this picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

Meet Nicholas Berggruen, a homeless billionaire. You read that right. Nicholas is worth billions but doesn’t even own a home (he stays in hotels) because he’s lost all interest in acquiring things.

I'll happily relieve him of his "unwanted" cash. Oh, and "homeless" is stretching things a bit. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A Plime Classic picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

The descent into financial turmoil offers a stark example of how the nation's financial crisis has reached the playgrounds of the very rich -- tripping them up in their own excess. picked by muppet 1 year ago

"El Chapo" is a wanted man. Update to this post with a nod to Bornbad and Pocksucket. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The sole beneficiary of Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's multi-billion dollar fortune is her feng shui master, a legal notice published on Friday showed, paving the way for a likely legal battle with her family. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The 91st-richest man in the United States, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday. picked by ashlesdc 2 years ago

Henry T Nicholas III was, for a brief period, one of the richest men in America.(oh how I envy him...for the den, not getting caught) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The 557-foot boat Eclipse, the price tag of almost $1.2 billion, set sail this week with a slew of show-off features, from two helipads, two swimming pools and six-foot movie screens in all guest cabins, to a mini-submarine and missile-proof windows to combat piracy and, an anti-paparazzi “shield” picked by Bornbad 6 months ago

The Oz trial defendant who is now a billionaire publisher with an empire that includes Maxim and The Week talks about poetry, whores, his past addiction to crack cocaine and the time he killed a man - a confession he later retracts -Found this article to be a bizzarely interesting read- picked by NIMBLEBIMBLE 2 years ago

The billionaire oilman and onetime corporate raider says the U.S. must wean itself from foreign oil, and he's betting some of his fortune on harnessing domestic energy alternatives. picked by cactushair 2 years ago

Billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg tried to defend pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies and their CEOs don't make much money. I guess to a billionaire, $17.3 million salaries such as Merck & Co.'s chief executive, Richard T. Clark qualifies as pocket change. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Billionaire real estate investor and entrepreneur Robert Bigelow of Las Vegas is now betting his bucks on MUFON to find valuable new knowledge about alien propulsion systems. picked by jLoSsDh 1 year ago

Spare a dollar for these hard up people, can you? picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

Several of the people at the meeting confirmed their involvement, but declined to tell The Chronicle about what was discussed or why they gathered almost in secret. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

What do billionaires have in common besides a lot of money? Forbes magazine decided to find out, and did an in depth analysis of the 657 self made billionaires on their list from a few months ago. Amongst the things they analyzed are the billionaire’s parents, education, job, and social standings.

Some findings are quite surprising picked by bingo 12 months ago

Gates now a distant 3rd picked by zzz 2 years ago

During an interview at a restaurant with Charlie Rose, a man asks Bill Gates a priceless question. picked by beckinacea 2 years ago

The legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist on Tuesday unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources. picked by shep182 2 years ago

The man who made $7 billion in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Jeffry Picower, was found dead in his Palm Beach, Fla., swimming pool Sunday. picked by equinox 5 months ago