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American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

Warren Edward Buffett (BUF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist who currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of 17 February 2025, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$149.6 billion, making him the seventh richest individual in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of US congressman and businessman Howard Buffett, he developed an interest in business and investing during his youth. He entered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before graduating from the University of Nebraska at 20. He went on to graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus on his economics background and soon pursued a business career.

He later began various business ventures and investment partnerships, including one with Graham. He created Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956 and his investment firm eventually acquired a textile manufacturing firm, Berkshire Hathaway, assuming its name to create a diversified holding company. Buffett emerged as the company's chairman and majority shareholder in 1970. In 1978, fellow investor and long-time business associate Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice-chairman.

Since 1970, Buffett has presided as the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, one of America's foremost holding companies and world's leading corporate conglomerates. He has been referred to as the "Oracle" or "Sage" of Omaha by global media as a result of having accumulated a massive fortune derived from his business and investment success. He is noted f

The family behind the ubiquitous Walmart Inc. brand became $3.3 billion richer after the company's shares rose 2.2 percent Tuesday.

Family members of founder Sam Walton saw their wealth rise collectively to $175.2 billion following the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, which revealed that the retail giant just had its best holiday season in a decade or more.

The Walton family's fortune has grown by more than $14 billion since the beginning of 2019, according to Bloomberg. Walmart has the highest revenue of any retailer in the world, with annual sales of $500 billion from its nearly 12,000 stores around the world.

The sudden increase in wealth comes on the heels of criticism from Senator Bernie Sanders, who announced Tuesday that he's running for president on the Democratic ticket.

Sanders targeted the Walton's outsized fortune in a flurry of February 14 tweets, calling the U.S. economy 'rigged' and saying, 'The Walton family makes more money in one minute than Walmart workers do in an entire year.'

An analysis by The Washington Post Fact Checker found that claim to be true: Walmart employees who work 40 hours a week make roughly $20,738 - $24,960 per year, depending on their job title. The Walton family makes $25,149 per minute.

The Walton family did not immediately respond to a request for comment by DailyMail.com. 

The majority of the family's wealth (roughly 1.5 billion shares of Walm

English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)

Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

Hawking was born in Oxford into a family of physicians. In October 1959, at the age of 17, he began his university education at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-classBA degree in physics. In October 1962, he began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where, in March 1966, he obtained his PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology. In 1963, at age 21, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually, over decades, paralysed him. After the loss of his speech, he communicated through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a handheld switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle.

Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Initially, Hawking radiation was controversial. By the late 1970s, and following the publication of further research, the discovery was widely accepted as a major breakthrough in theoretical physics. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Hawking was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. He also