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

Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the sport’s first ever billionaire player following a contract he signed with Al Nassr earlier this year, according to the Bloomberg ...

The 500 richest people on Earth added a record $2.2 trillion to their net worth this year. That brought their total combined fortune to $11.9 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Over 20 billionaires donated to super PACs supporting Cuomo or in opposition to the next mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

Sergey Brin is spending millions of dollars to influence California politics, bankrolling two rival gubernatorial candidates and other political efforts, just months after ditching the state for ...