Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, dies at 86
Jim Simmons, a mathematics professor who became one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history, died Friday at the age of 86, according to his foundation. Simmons, a prolific philanthropist who donated more than $1 billion to Stony Brook University, died Friday in New York City, the Simmons Foundation announced on its website. […]
Billionaire bully Katherine Asplundh’s new in-laws have $95M history of exploiting undocumented workers
The billionaire Asplund family of Pennsylvania, embroiled in a bullying scandal after their son’s new wife tried to get another woman to give up her Instagram handle, was once sued for $95 million for hiring undocumented workers. It was revealed that he had been fined. According to information from 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman gives $10K to UNC American flag ‘rager’
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman posted 1 on GoFundMe raising money to throw a party after fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill staged a protest with American flags on campus. Donated $1,000. That moment occurred Tuesday when pro-Palestinian supporters replaced the American flag with the Palestinian flag on campus. At that […]
Tech billionaire sues neighbors, claiming dogs pooped on property
The billionaire CEO of a successful technology company has accused neighbors of his two Bernese mountain dogs, Sasha and Mocha, of barking loudly and relieving themselves on his property at a luxury ski resort in Utah. suing residents. Last month, Matthew Prince, who co-founded the $30 billion cybersecurity company Cloudflare and amassed a $3.1 billion […]
Despite Microsoft, Google's 'Spectacular Quarters,' Billionaire 'Bond King' Bill Gross Warns Against Tech – Benzinga
April 27, 2024 1:54 am | 2 minute read | Crypto whales are loading — are you there? New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are coming back. And this time? It may be possible for Bitcoin to exceed $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss out on the next big crypto bull run […]
Billionaire Texas Oilman Inks Deal to Revamp Venezuela’s Onshore Oil Fields
LNG Energy Group, a Canadian-based company owned by billionaire Texas businessman Rodney Lewis, has signed a deal with Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA to rehabilitate five onshore oil fields, according to the Associated Press. mediated. report Wednesday. The deal was announced days after US President Joe Biden took office. returned Oil and gas sanctions against […]
Teenage Daughter of Billionaire Slack Co-Founder Reported Missing in California
The daughter of billionaire Slack co-founder Steward Butterfield was reported missing in California on Monday after her mother contacted authorities. 16-year-old Mint Butterfield was last seen Sunday evening in Bolinas, and her mother, Flickr founder Katerina Fake, reported her missing the next day. new york post report Thursday. 🚨🚨🚨🚨 I don’t often ask for help, […]
Billionaire tax to bolster Social Security popular in swing states
Voters in battleground states overwhelmingly support taxing billionaires to support Social Security benefits, a new poll finds. More than three-quarters (77 percent) of voters in seven key battleground states supported the idea of raising taxes on millionaires to extend the lifespan of Social Security, according to Bloomberg News/Morning Consult. That’s what it means. The study […]
Billionaire GOP Megadonor’s Firm Helped Lay Groundwork For TikTok’s Rise, Report Finds
A GOP megadonor’s firm helped sow the seeds for the rise of TikTok through its investments in a key search engine technology, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a trove of court documents. ByteDance has been accused by lawmakers and the intelligence community of acting on behalf of Beijing and providing TikTok user […]
Tax loopholes for Biden’s billionaire buddies
President Joe Biden wants voters to believe his tax plans take from the rich to give to the poor, but in reality they rob us all to pay off the millionaires and billionaires who bankroll today’s Democratic Party. “Taxes,” Biden said in hardscrabble Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, where he returned to pretend he isn’t a money-larded creature […]