WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein will help fund Donald Trump’s campaign, giving the former president financial support as he seeks to catch a fundraising lead built by President Joe Biden, the Financial Times said on Saturday. The Uihleins, who founded the Uline shipping and packaging company from their basement in 1980, … Read more
It’s a safe bet that everyone can easily name their favorite female pop star from the golden age of music in the ’00s. But do you also know who is the wealthiest? Pop music soared to new heights as we moved into a new millennium in 2000, and we were introduced to an entirely new … Read more
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are on the move! The couple was seen making their way out of an airport and into their waiting ride in Milan, Italy on Saturday (March 2). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rihanna For their flight, Rihanna, 36, went comfy in gray sweats accessorized with a light blue scarf … Read more
From the moment I heard about tech billionaires’ weird plans to create a bustling new city in the heart of California’s Solano County, I was preoccupied with one basic question: Who is actually going to run this thing? Why Bitcoin won’t reach $1,000,000 Libertarian dreams of creating a new community from scratch are all well … Read more
Details about SpaceX’s proposed land swap deal with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) keep getting uglier. After an overwhelming majority voted against the land exchange, the decision was delayed to March. Recent reports, however, suggest that the acres in question were already set aside for preservation and that an oil billionaire in Texas … Read more
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who led a campaign criticizing Harvard University as it has been rocked by turmoil over practices related to antisemitism, plagiarism and financial management, on Friday failed in a bid to get four candidates on the ballot for a governing board of the Ivy League school. One other … Read more
RIO VISTA, Calif. — When Jan Sramek walked into the American Legion post in Rio Vista, California, for a town hall meeting last month, everyone in the room knew that he was really just there to get yelled at. For six years a mysterious company called Flannery Associates, which Sramek controlled, had upended the town … Read more
California Forever, the quixotic, billionaire-backed project to build a new city in the Bay Area, is chugging along. Despite the fact that locals seem to hate it, the Silicon Valley dreamers behind the project remain undeterred. The team planning the city released more details about their proposed development this week, including a map of what … Read more
From Palm Beach to Miami Beach, luxury home prices in Florida’s richest enclaves are reaching new records as billionaires and millionaires continue to buy up property. The average sale price of a home in Palm Beach topped $20 million in the third quarter, making it far and away the most expensive market in the country, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional. The couple from Redmond, Washington, claim they had to pay the money because of their investment in an Indian company from which, as Charles Moore, 62, said in a … Read more