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  • July 2008

    • Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      (AP) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco use is highest. More »

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      Michael Bloomberg  • smoking  • Bill Gates  • cigarettes  • philanthropy  • billionaires  • anti-smoking

    • NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      (Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will vacate his office in 18 months, the New York Times reports, and local business honchos are already hunting for a replacement candidate who shares Bloomberg's financial independence and city-as-a-business approach. "What the business community wants is not just a businessman but a Bloomberg-type businessman, who is not beholden to special interests," said one corporate bigwig. More »

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      New York City  • business  • politics  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • Donald Trump  • billionaires  • Richard Parsons

  • May 2008

    • Best Alma Maters for Billionaires

      Forbes  |  May 22, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Best Alma Maters for Billionaires

      (Newser) - Bill Gates and Carl Icahn may be college dropouts (Harvard and NYU, respectively), but most billionaires carry a sheepskin diploma with them. These top-tier universities have educated the most billionaires: Harvard: with 50, including Steve Ballmer, Michael Bloomberg, and Sumner Redstone. Stanford: was founded by a billionaire and counts 30 among alumni, including  Nike founder Phil Knight and Google's Sergey Brin and Larry Page. University of Pennsylvania: 27, mostly products of its prestigious Wharton School. Alums include The Donald and SAC Capital founder Steven Cohen. Yale: 19,  including Sears chair Eddie Lampert and private equity guru Stephen Schwarzman. Columbia: holds 15, most notably some guy named Warren Buffet. More »

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      Harvard  • colleges and universities  • University of Pennsylvania  • Columbia  • billionaires  • Yale

  • March 2008

    • When It Comes to Yachts, Size Does Matter

      New York Times  |  Mar 16, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      When It Comes to Yachts, Size Does Matter

      (Newser) - Billionaires have a new way to one-up wealthy neighbors: Buy a bigger yacht. Such jumbo boats confer "bragging rights,” one expert says. "No question, that’s a very strong part of the motivation.” And competition is riding a new crest: Four times as many superyachts, all more than 80 feet long, were being built last year than 10 years ago, the New York Times reports.  More »

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      wealth  • Dubai  • competition  • billionaires  • yachts  • boats

    • Indian Athletes Aim for Gold on Billionaire's Buck

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 7, 08 8:51 AM CST

      Indian Athletes Aim for Gold on Billionaire's Buck

      (Newser) - Young Indians are training for this summer’s Olympics with the backing of a London-based billionaire steel magnate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lakshmi Mittal was dismayed by India’s poor showing at Athens in 2004—where the burgeoning superpower earned only a single silver, while archrival China won 32 golds—and founded the Mittal Champions Trust to identify and support promising athletes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Olympic Games  • Bangalore  • billionaires  • Lakshmi Mittal  • archery

    • Buffet Unseats Gates as Richest Man on Earth

      Forbes  |  Mar 5, 08 7:44 PM CST

      Buffet Unseats Gates as Richest Man on Earth

      (Newser) - Bill Gates has passed the gilded torch: Warren Buffett and Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim have ended the Microsoft founder's 13-year reign as richest man on earth, Forbes reports. Buffett's fortune grew $10 billion this year to $62 billion, while Slim weighs in with an estimated $60 billion. Gates trails with a piddling $58 billion. More »

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      Microsoft  • Bill Gates  • Warren Buffett  • wealth  • Berkshire Hathaway  • billionaires  • Carlos Slim  • Fortune 500  • wealthy men

  • September 2007

    • These Streets Are Paved in Gold

      Forbes  |  Sep 15, 07 11:04 AM CDT

      These Streets Are Paved in Gold

      (Newser) - Forbes has compiled a list of the most expensive real estate blocks in 10 major cities.  It teamed up with date provider Reply! to compile an index of the 'billionaire rows' of the US. In New York, the block between Fifth Avenue, Madison, 69th and 70th Sts. takes the crown. In Boston, it's a private square on Beacon Hill, and in L.A. it's a block just above Sunset Blvd. More »

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      list  • New York City  • United States  • real estate  • Boston  • homes  • billionaires

  • March 2007

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