Sep 25th, 2008 · Oil magnate T. Boone Pickens is taking a beating financially. The slump in the price of oil has cost his hedge funds around $1 billion this year. This isn't the kind of result you'd expect from a guy who's written a book called The First Billion is the Hardest.
Sep 12th, 2008 · Sidney Torres, 33, started a trash company after Hurricane Katrina. As he rides through the French Quarter on his all-terrain vehicle, he's greeted like royalty for cleaning up the neighborhood. He says residents will come back if they see others making a change.
Sep 10th, 2008 · Perched above the Pacific Ocean, California's Hearst Castle is a monument to its builder, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. An invitation to stay in one of its 56 bedrooms was highly coveted. Now, you can join the ranks of Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant and Winston Churchill. To raise money, the Hearst Castle — now a state park — will auction off a night's stay, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Jul 10th, 2008 · Joseph Zliber, 90, doesn't like the crime and poverty plaguing his old Milwaukee neighborhood. So the real estate magnate pledged $50 million over the next decade to revive low-income areas. He wants others to pledge another $150 million.
Nov 5th, 2007 · Television magnate Oprah Winfrey says abuse charges at her all-girl academy in South Africa have been one of the most devastating experiences in her life. A former dormitory matron faces 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury committed against underage students.
Aug 20th, 2007 · Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley has died of heart failure at the age of 87. Helmsley was widely known as the "queen of mean" for her mistreatment of employees. She also served 21 months in prison for tax evasion.
Aug 20th, 2007 · Some big deals for major American companies could be on ice now because of the credit crisis. Chief among them are real estate magnate Sam Zell's takeover of the Tribune Co. and deals for Clear Channel Communications and Hilton Hotels.
Aug 6th, 2007 · Our humorist imagines what The Wall Street Journal will look like under the leadership of News Corporation magnate Rupert Murdoch.