Posts

When his father died in 1992, Rob stepped into the chairmanship, guiding Walmart through its most significant period of international expansion. Under his leadership, the company transformed from an American retailer into the world’s largest corporation by revenue, with operations spanning 27 countries. Rob maintained his father’s famously frugal corporate culture while modernizing Walmart’s operations, technology infrastructure, and sustainability practices. His legal background proved valuable in navigating the complex regulatory environments of global markets....

Save the Children announced that the pair made a $500,000 contribution to their efforts to provide measles vaccinations to children in the northern part of Syria. At the same time, the International Rescue Committee announced a contribution of the same amount from the couple, as part of their broader effort to assist refugees in Syria and bordering nations in the fields of medicine, shelter, and other basic needs (women and children receive the bulk of the IRC’s aid in these areas)....

In 1970, he began working as an engineer for Warner Bros. Records. This proved to be a good move, and he would go on to produce albums for a range of successful artists. He also discovered a number of artists who became famous based on his guidance. Artists for whom he produced albums include, The Doobie Brothers, Van Morrison, Van Halen, Carly Simon, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, and Bette Midler, to name a few....

Early Life and Education Born Terry Lynne Ellis on September 5, 1963, in Houston, Texas, she demonstrated musical talent from an early age through her participation in church choir and school musical programs. Unlike many performers who forgo higher education to pursue their artistic ambitions, Ellis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black university in Texas. This educational background would later prove valuable as she navigated the business aspects of her music career....

The generally accepted explanation was that at some point, Kim fractured both ankles while walking in his high-heel-lifted shoes. Kim’s ankles reportedly collapsed under his own weight, which had ballooned more than 60 pounds in a few months, up to 280 pounds, due to a dangerous over-consumption of chocolate and cheese. I’m not kidding. As hilarious as this all sounds, please keep in mind that Kim Jong-Un is still the head of an extremely evil dictatorship that has an absolutely abhorrent human rights record....

His best known role came starring as Deacon Palmer on the series The King of Queens from 1998 to 2007. Williams also starred as Sgt. Michael Conrad in the TV series NYC 22 in 2012 and as Detective Jeffries in the series The Affair in 2014. He also starred in the movies The Preacher’s Wife, Cop Land, Me & Mrs. Jones, With or Without You, Bewitched, and Hungry Hearts. Williams has also appeared in epidotes of the TV sears Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Profiler, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Practice, Flight of the Conchords, Blue Bloods, and The Good Wife....

Jurassic World just set multiple records for the biggest opening weekend of all time at the box office. The fourth movie in the Jurassic Park franchise made $525.4 million globally and became the first movie to ever break the half a billion dollar mark in its opening weekend! The blockbuster also set a domestic record, at $208.8 million, which beat the previous record held by The Avengers which was $207....

Boeing, Jr. was instrumental in making sure that the birthplace of the Boeing Company called the Red Barn, which is the oldest airplane manufacturing facility in the United States, was preserved and became integrated into the Seattle Museum of Flight. William was married to his wife June and his first wife Marcella Cech passed away in 1990. His son William Boeing III passed away in 2013. William Boeing, Jr. passed away on January 8, 2015 at the age of 92....

Strive founded Econet in 1993. However, he was not granted a license to operate a telecom company by Zimbabwe until 1998. At that time 70% of the residents of Zimbabwe had never even heard a cell phone ring. Econet is currently Zimbabwe’s largest mobile phone operator with more than 5 million subscribers. Strive and his wife Tsitsi are the founders of the Higher Life Foundation. The foundation pays tuition for more than 40,000 students in Zimbabwe....

Marcel Adams grew up Marcel Abramovich in Romania. He survived a Holocaust forced labor camp in his native country during World War II. He escaped the camp in 1944 and fled to Israel where he fought in that country’s War of Independence. He moved to Canada in 1951 and settled in Quebec. He started out as a tanner in the leather industry before moving into real estate. He founded Iberville Developments in 1958....

Rags To Riches–Literally As we mentioned, the Wyly brothers’ story starts out at the height of the Great Depression. Charles was born in October 1933, Sam was born in October 1934. They grew up in Lake Providence, Louisiana, which was famous for being one of the poorest communities in America at a time when pretty much every city in the nation was extremely poverty-stricken. After losing the family cotton farm to foreclosure, Charles, Sam and their two sisters all had to get jobs to help make ends meet....

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy By Douglas Adams We’ll start the billionaire course off with a little science fiction. This book inspired Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk during a particularly angst filled part of his teen years. What Musk found helpful was that the book made an important point, which is that often the question is harder than the answer. In the classic novel, a supercomputer decrees that 42 is the answer to life....

Anil Agarwal was born in 1954 in Patna, Bihar, India. Anil got his start in business in 1976 when he founded a mining and energy firm called Vedanta Resources. Over the next several decades, Vedanta grew at an incredibly rapid pace. The company primarily produces copper, zinc, lead, iron ore, petroleum and copper. In 2003, Vedanta became the first Indian company ever to be listed on the London Stock Exchange....

By the 1980s, Roussimoff was a globally renowned figure. He was especially famous for his long-standing feud with Hulk Hogan, whom he defeated to claim the WWF Championship in 1988. After leaving the WWF, he focused mostly on All Japan Pro-Wrestling until his death in 1993. André also appeared in a number of films, perhaps most notably 1987’s “The Princess Bride.” After his passing, he was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame....

Churchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” as a gift for FDR, but it changed hands several times over the years since his death in 1945. Jolie and then-husband Brad Pitt reportedly purchased the work in 2011, and in finding a buyer for $11.6 million the Jolie Family Collection surpassed any expectations for the sale of the painting, since it was only expected to go for up to $3.4 million according to pre-sale estimates....

From 2000 to 2001 Mount had a recurring role on the series Third Watch. He starred as Roy Ravelle from 2003 to 2004 on the TV series Line of Fire and as Will Carver on The Mountain from 2004 to 2005. In 2006 Anson starred as Jim Steele in the series Conviction. His best known role started in 2011 playing Cullen Bohannon on the AMC series Hell on Wheels. Mount has also starred in the movies Tully, Urban Legends: Final Cut, Crossroads, Poolhall Junkies, City by the Sea, The Battle of Shaker Heights, In Her Shoes, Walk the Talk, Hick, Straw Dogs, Safe, Non-Stop, and Supremacy....

Yesterday, a British judge ruled Genting Casinos UK does not have to pay Phil Ivey $12.4 million in baccarat winnings that resulted from a series of sessions at a London casino back in August 2012. In addition to being a serious financial hit for Phil, (though his net worth remains an estimated $100 million), the ruling could impact how casino games are played across the globe. We actually first wrote about this case back in May....

The land being preserved thanks to the Dangermonds is the Cojo/Jalama Ranch at Point Conception, which can actually be seen from outer space as an inward bend of the California coast. It spans about eight miles of coastline, and the land there is populated by mountain lions, Monarch butterflies, and coastal oaks that are reported to be centuries old. That’s not counting the aquatic life in the Pacific ocean along the coast, where whales and porpoises are known to live....

In 2012 Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves won a British Comedy Award. Mortimer took over for Rik Mayall, who passed away, as the mascot of Well’s Bombardier Beer, Bombardier Bedford, in 2015. In October 2015 it was revealed that he was recovering from a triple bypass surgery. This led to the first leg of Reeves and Mortimer’s 25 years tour being cancelled.

In recent years, Byron has earned headlines for launching a series of (so far) unsuccessful high-dollar acquisitions. In March 2020, he made an $8.5 billion offer to buy TV station owner Tegna. In 2022, he attempted to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders. In September 2023, he made a $10 billion offer to buy ABC and various other TV stations from Disney. In November 2023, he attempted to buy TV stations owned by E....