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Formation of Faster Pussycat In 1985, Taime Downe founded Faster Pussycat in Los Angeles, bringing together guitarists Greg Steele and Brent Muscat along with bassist Kelly Nickels. Named after the Russ Meyer cult film “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!”, the band quickly gained a following in the competitive Los Angeles club circuit. Their raw, sleazy sound and energetic performances set them apart from many of their contemporaries, establishing them as fixtures at legendary venues like The Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy....

That said, there is one infamous art heist where, even with a relatively decent security system, thieves made off with more than a billion dollars worth of art… arguably a priceless haul. It all went down in the morning of March 18, 1990. Security guards for Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum allowed two men in police uniforms to enter the museum, bypassing several locked doors and security features. The supposed police officers claimed to be responding to a disturbance call....

Bitcoin’s value surge caused an overnight increase of 76 percent in Crypto Co.’s stock price, bringing its overall market value to about $2.9 billion, and Gilbert’s own stake to about $1.1 billion. Then, for about 45 glorious minutes, Gilbert could honestly call himself a billionaire, before that stake retreated to the less psychologically striking $919 million as the company’s stock market rally abated somewhat. Given the Crypto Co. big cheese’s status as a temporary billionaire, you might be surprised that the company’s actual net assets have it operating at a loss: Of course, the company’s success on the stock market is a big flashing red light to many interested parties: Gilbert is far from the only cryptocurrency investor to see unbelievable riches – at least on paper – on an overnight basis....

Emeralds are a bit mysterious. Unlike diamonds, their price isn’t regulated. Basically an emerald is worth exactly as much as a person is willing to pay. The various parties vying for the right to sell the Bahia emerald set the $925 million price tag based on a fallacy. The truth is, the emerald could be worth as little as $1. Or, it could be worth $75 million. Or $925 million....

For the Mayweather/McGregor fight, early indicators predicted that the fight would sell right around the same number of PPVs as the Pacquiao fight, aka 5 million. People weren’t sure that the general public would care about a 29 year old UFC fighter facing off against a 40 year old undefeated boxer. But as the hype built over the months leading up to the event, thanks largely to Conor’s out-sized personality and trash talking abilities, people started whispering 5....

That’s a discount compared to the nearly $9 million the property was originally listed for in May of last year, especially when you consider some of the ranch’s somewhat rare location, as explained in its official listing: “This 12+/-acre private estate is built out to the highest level of quality and sophistication, located on one of the rare parcels fronting the Santa Ynez River. The home offers a contemporary and sophisticated design based on a western ranch vernacular....

The Simple Math: The league and the Player’s Union signed a new labor deal that hacked the salary pool for incoming rookies. Consider the average salary of first picks since 2009. • 2009: Matthew Stafford, $12 million average • 2010: Sam Bradford, $13 million average • 2011: Cam Newton, $5.5 million average • 2012: Andrew Luck, $5.5 million average All four are quarterbacks. Newton and Luck are arguably the best two of the bunch....

Before the auction opened, the 500-year-old Leonardo da Vinci painting was estimated to sell for $100 million. The final winning bid? $450 million That price more than doubled the previously-held record for most-expensive piece of art sold at public auction. The previous record for a public art auction was $179 million paid in 2015 for Pablo Picasso’s 1955 piece “Women of Algiers (Version O)”. The buyer was former Qatari prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani....

The Teamsters union is arguing that McKesson has played a role in the U.S. opioid epidemic through the distribution of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills. They currently hold more than $30 million in McKesson shares and have filed a proposal to install an independent board chairman from outside the company. McKesson is asking other shareholders to approve Hammergren’s compensation and oppose the proposal. They say they’re working hard to address the opioid crisis through strong programs and supply chain management....

The 48-year old woman from the town of Strabane in County Tyrone had gone to the local job center to see about a job she was interested in. On the way home, she popped into the local SuperValu store and bought the lottery ticket that would forever change her life. She won the biggest jackpot to date in Northern Ireland by hitting five numbers and two Lucky Stars for $46 million....

Throughout the 70s, she appeared on various television programs, and was named “Woman of the Year” by the Los Angeles Times in 1970. In the 80s and 90s, she achieved even more success in the Latin music market, and subsequently won three Grammy Awards. She also appeared in an acclaimed production of “Follies” in Los Angeles in 2002. She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2008, and currently devotes much of her time to charitable organizations....

Johnson is the CEO of Fidelity, the world’s fourth largest asset manager. She is taking over the role of chairman from her father Edward C. Johnson III, who is retiring after almost 60 years at the company. Fidelity manages $2.1 trillion in assets and handles the retirement and savings plans for 20,000 companies and 25 million Americans. Abigail Johnson was born in Boston in 1961. She received her bachelor’s degree in Art History from Hobart and William Smith College in 1984....

Why do some people seem to succeed so effortlessly? What allows them to make money so easily? Some people are born into money, of course, and they make money because they already have it. Others, however, seem to build their wealth from the ground up, often in surprising ways. Marcus Lemonis is an example of the latter group. With a net worth of $150 million, the millionaire, philanthropist, reality television star, and inventor, has carved out his own niche in the American business world....

The money was stuffed inside a giant bag, and consisted of $120 million worth of American money as well as $2.2 million worth of Euros. But in a statement to the public, authorities seem expectant to find even more stashes of cash belonging to Zakharchenko: Zakharchenko has been officially accused of an abuse of power, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes, all tied to the giant cash bag found in his apartment....

How exactly does someone lose a billion dollar fortune? Could you handle going from billionaire to zero? #9: Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson This Icelandic former billionaire saw his $1.1 billion net worth evaporate in the wake of his country’s credit crisis in 2008. He was a major shareholder in a bank called Landsbankin that went under. When it went down, so did Gudmundsson’s assets. Gundmundson was the owner of the West Ham United Football Club....

In 2001, she was cast in the role that would make her a household name, as Winifred ‘Fred’ Burkle on the hit series, “Angel”. She played the role until the series ended in 2004. Since then, she has gone back and forth between film and television projects, including “Catch Me If You Can”, “Supernatural”, “Alias”, “Drive”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “Ghost Whisperer”, “October Road”, “21 and a Wake Up”, “Dollhouse”, “Human Target”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, “Person of Interest”, and “Husbands”....

Six years later, he made an expansion into Ivory Coast, Guinea-Conakry and Cameroon, building cement plants. However, Groupe Addoha’s shares have fallen in the past year, shaving $300 million off his net worth. As of March 2013, Anas Sefrioui is the third richest person in Morocco and the 16th in Africa. He is married with three children.

Early Life and Career Beginnings Andrea Laura Barber was born on July 3, 1976, in Los Angeles, California. She is the youngest of three children. As a teen, Andrea went to La Serna High School in Whittier, California. She subsequently attended Whittier College, from which she graduated with an English degree in 1999. Barber went on to earn a master’s degree in women’s studies from the University of York in England....

At the time of his arrest, Ross was 29 years old. He was arrested after FBI agents tricked him into paying an undercover fake hit man to murder a member of the Silk Road community who was threatening to rat him out to authorities. The Silk Road was sort of like ebay for illegal items. And like ebay, the Silk Road took a small fee every time someone posted an item for sale....

Complicating this divorce is the presence of Macklowe’s long time girlfriend. Macklowe has been seeing 62-year-old Patricia Landeau for the past four years. In fact, Marlowe put his French mistress up in a secret Park Avenue apartment just a few blocks away from his marital home with Linda Macklowe at The Plaza. The financial statements that show Macklowe owned $548.9 million in commercial property were supplied to banks in 2016 so that he could secure loans and lines of credit....