Billionaires

You don’t have to start a company or grow up wealthy to become a billionaire.

In his second term, Donald Trump is still pushing forward with new deals all over the world. No one has more of them than Saudi real estate developer Yousef Al Shelash.

He made his fortune exploiting market inefficiencies, now he wants to make his next billion with a generative AI assist.

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

As diplomats around the world struggle to figure out Trump, Qatar may have found the perfect way to please the American president—dangling a supersized gift to stroke his ego.

Gomez’ mom, Mandy Teefey, told employees recently that she took out a loan against her home to keep Wondermind, the mental health company she cofounded with her popstar daughter, afloat after twice missing payroll in recent weeks.

The company behind Truth Social acknowledged internal control flaws that could lead to “material misstatements” on its financial disclosures.

As resentment of the rich and powerful grows, the ultra wealthy are using everything from secret trackers to security squads to protect themselves and their families.

Andrew Dudum cofounded online pharmacy Hims & Hers eight years ago, when he was 27 years old. He’s now the latest to make a fortune off the popularity of weight loss injections.

Polytron, which has been selling electric motor bikes since 2022, hopes to hold its own against foreign car manufacturers. Its SUVs can travel across a distance of 402 kilometers on a fully-charged battery.