Aspiring billionaires could learn a lesson or two from Steve Ballmer's career. After a modest beginning, today Ballmer is one of the 10 richest people in the world.

Elon Musk started the week $20 billion shy of Jeff Bezos' world-leading net worth fortune. Elon just cut the lead nearly in half.

These seven billionaires literally took themselves from slums, factories, and the street to the highest levels of fortune, success and power.

Was it something in the water at Microsoft's Redmond, Washington campus that inspired so many entrepreneurs to leave the safety of the corporate lifestyle to start their own companies? The sheer rate of success of the companies founded by Microsof...

As legend has it, Groen founded the company that would become Takeaway.com in 2000, after becoming frustrated by the lack of menus for local restaurants online.

Paxton Lynch played in just five games for the Broncos, starting four of them. But he's going to cost the Broncos a ton of money.

Craigslist has made 65-year-old Craig Newmark a billionaire. Now, 23 years later, Newmark is still giving back. He's become a major philanthropist.

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta is a prime example of the old adage: "If at first you don't succeed try try again." He started 20 businesses that failed before founding Instacart.

Oracle just bought the company that was hit with the massive denial of service attacks last month. But why?

The New York Yankees have had the biggest payroll in baseball for years, but the last few years have seen the Los Angeles Dodgers take over that role. When the season started, the Dodgers were spending as much on guys not playing as some teams are...

These five Billionaires literally started with nothing. See how they made it rich without money, connections, or a college degree!

An absolutely inspirational story of two brothers overcoming tragedy and making their entrepreneurial dreams come true.

Earlier today, burger company Shake Shack made an explosive debut on the New York Stock Exchange. And to think, just a few years back this company was a hot dog stand in a dilapidated NYC park.

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Drake is a Canadian-born actor, producer and rapper who has a net worth of $250 million dollars. Drake is consistently one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world. Since first gaining mainstream success, Drake has earned more than $430 milli...

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