Soaring Internet Entrepreneurs Top Ranking Of China's Richest
China’s top 100 richest are now worth $376 billion, up 19% from a year ago.
Russell Flannery, Forbes StaffChina’s top 100 richest are now worth $376 billion, up 19% from a year ago.
Russell Flannery, Forbes StaffFormer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife gave $50 million to the University of Oregon and an undisclosed donation to Harvard to nearly double the size of its computer science department. read »
Daniel Loeb of activist fund Third Point Management sees "broken promises" at Dow Chemical. read »
Warren Buffett is once-again showing his investing savvy in Berkshire Hathaway's $4.7 billion purchase of Duracell. read »
Ten years after founding a socially conscious media company, Jeff Skoll announced a $10 million gift to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to groom the next generation of social impact entertainers. read »
Xiaomi, China's No. 1 smartphone brand, has agreed to team up with Youku Tudou, the country’s top Internet TV company, to produce and distribute online video content and movies, the two companies said in a statement today. read »
Much of the luxury automaker's nomenclature will be changed under a consolidated hierarchy, beginning with the 2016 model year. read »
Kasbah Tamadot, one of Richard Branson's prized boutique hotels, has played host to many of his famous friends, including Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Peter[...]
It seemed like a story conceived in rock-and-roll heaven: billionaire Richard Branson offered Led Zeppelin roughly $800 million to reunite for a 35-date international reunion tour; Jimmy Page signed on, but in a theatrical act of defiance, frontman Robert Plant tore up the document--and a guarantee that Zeppelin would have the most lucrative tour of all time. However, this story--like many that appear too good to be true--appears to be complete fiction. read »
The Beehive State, which ranked first in 2012, leads a host of western states with strong business climates. read »