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From the August 2024 issue

Indonesian Paints Billionaire Uncorks His Bottled Water Ambitions

As his bottled water company Sariguna Primatirta racks up double-digit growth, Hermanto Tanoko is aiming for a bigger share in a market awash with rivals.

ByGloria HaraitoForbes Staff
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PREMIUM9 hours ago

How Victoria’s Secret Billionaire Owner Accidentally Scored A $800 Million Stake In An AI Unicorn

Victoria Secret's billionaire Les Wexner has made a $800 million windfall from a seed check into the AI cloud startup CoreWeave which is now valued at $19 billion.

ByIain MartinForbes Staff
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PREMIUM23 hours ago

World’s Billionaires Lose $200 Billion In A Day

Hundreds of billionaires' fortunes sank along with global markets on Monday. Here's a look at the biggest losers.

BySamantha KroontjeContributor
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Aug 5, 2024

How Jersey Mike's Owner Built A $6 Billion Empire

The story behind Jersey Mike's Subs and its founder, Peter Cancro.

ByLauren RiveraForbes Staff
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PREMIUMAug 5, 2024

These Billionaires Were Kamala Harris’ Biggest Backers The Last Time She Was Elected

The vice president’s California roots helped her establish years-long relationships with many wealthy liberals. But will they help her win the White House?

ByZach EversonForbes Staff
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PREMIUMAug 5, 2024

How Donald Trump Earned $550 Million In The White House

The 45th president refused to give up his business when he took power in 2017, ensuring that he made more in office than any other president in history.

ByDan AlexanderForbes Staff
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Aug 1, 2024

Meta Shares Rally As Tech Giant’s Aggressive AI Investments Start Paying Off

Meta has bucked the trend of other big tech companies like Microsoft and Tesla, whose shares tanked after they revealed soaring spending on AI but few concrete pathways to profit from the technology.

ByRobert HartForbes Staff
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PREMIUMAug 1, 2024

The Top 10 Richest People In The World (August 2024)

Elon Musk holds onto the No. 1 rank. But volatile tech stocks shuffled the ranking of many others among the world’s top 10 richest.

ByForbes Wealth TeamForbes Staff
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Jul 31, 2024

Who Is Josh Shapiro? Harris VP Speculation Builds Around Pennsylvania Governor.

Pennsylvania’s governor has become a favorite to join Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket, bolstered by his electoral record and strong favorability numbers in the crucial swing state.

ByLeo KaminContributor
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Jul 31, 2024

Will Kamala Harris’ Proposals Raise Your Taxes? Here Are 6 Ways They Might

Vice President and candidate Harris pledged not to raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000 a year, but tax increases are likely, especially for top earners.

ByRobert W. WoodSenior Contributor