Recommended Reads: Favorite Billionaire Books

Billionaires don’t spend all of their days wheelin’ and dealin’. Like anyone, sometimes, they like to kick back, relax, and settle in with a good book. Want to know what they’re reading?

October’s Biggest Deals: Icahn Unloads Dell & Netflix

In terms of transactions, October was a busy month for some billionaires and a bit of a snoozefest for others. While Tiger Global and Carl Icahn were wheeling and dealing, George Soros and Warren Buffett remained relatively quiet.

Rite Aid, Netflix and Yelp are Shaping Up to be the Best Bets of 2013

Some years are better than others. And some years are awesome.

We’ve compiled a list of stocks in our billionaires’ portfolios that have had stellar performances year to date.

Financial Sector Brings in the Bucks for Billionaires

It’s been a banner year for the financial sector on Wall Street, with some stocks increasing in value more than 50%. Take a look at how our billionaires’ favorite financial stocks performed in 2013:

When Billionaire Bets Go Sour

There’s no such thing as a 100% safe bet on the stock market, and sometimes, even our billionaires are off with their buys. We’ve compiled a list of their biggest misses and stocks they purchased at much higher prices than what they’re worth today.

As Legal Costs Add Up, JPMorgan Preps for Possible U.S. Debt Default

It looks like legal costs are piling up for JPMorgan.

The biggest bank in the United States by assets has reported a third quarter loss of $380 million, about $0.17 per asset. The…

Health Care Stocks a Hit for Some, Miss for Others

As the Obamacare debate rages on in the U.S., health care is one of the hottest topics — and markets — today. This has had implications for many of our billionaires, who have found themselves on different ends of the earnings spectrum in…