"Bernie asked me some hard questions about how much wealth I thought would be enough. We agreed that wealthy people should be ...

However, his time as the world’s wealthiest was short-lived. After a stock market crash his wealth went down from $78 billion ...

Bill Gates says he would raise taxes for about 70% of the wealthiest Americans if he controlled the U.S. tax system.

Bill Gates says he would raise taxes for about 70% of the wealthiest ... his control would make him “tens of billion dollars ...

Bill Gates said the wealthy would be worth a third as much if he designed the tax system, but unlike Sen. Bernie Sanders he ...

David Rubenstein (who made his $3.7 billion in private equity) hosts two shows on Bloomberg Television, “The David Rubenstein ...

Oxfam International released an inequality report which determined that the world "could have its first-ever trillionaire in ...

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and now Bernard Arnault (above) and Mark Zuckerberg. Tom Nicholson/Shutterstock The only billionaires ahead of Ellison are Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk, the richest ...

From building the first personal computer to overseeing a personal empire — Gates has a few time-tested tactics.

Gates, 68, touched on his upcoming docuseries with his daughter, 21-year-old Phoebe Gates. “It’s fun to see her energy,” ...

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the world’s biggest philanthropic organizations. Once the world’s richest man, ...