Millions of Microsoft shares dumped by Bill Gates in 2010

Bill Gates has been dumping shares of Microsoft stock as he watches his company become an also-ran under CEO Steve Ballmer.
Photo of Bill Gates

Gates and Buffett urge billionaires to give away half their money

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett announced a campaign Wednesday to convince America's billionaires to give away half their money to charity...
Bill Gates on stage at a conference

Forbes billionare list: World’s 10 richest people

The Forbes billionaire list names the 1,011 people in the world whose net worth is more than $1 billion. Here are the top 10. READ MORE...
A photo of Carlos Slim Helu, from Mexico, who is number one on the Forbes billionaire list and the world's richest man.