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Microsoft's Windows 95 rollout presented the most challenges in the company's history, leading to several last-minute changes to technical features that would no longer support a rival software maker's word processor, Bill Gates testified Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit filed by the creator of WordPerfect.

The nation's wealthiest are worth a combined $1.53 trillion, according to Forbes. And while there are many familiar faces on this year's list of the richest Americans, a younger group of entrepreneurs are marching their way up the ranks.

By Luisa Kroll, Forbes.com The Forbes 400 richest Americans regained lost ground in 2010, while most were still smarting from the recession. The total worth of the Forbes 400 was up 8% to $1.37 trillion, well out-earning the 1% rise in the S&P 500 index over the same period of time. More...

Forty of the richest people in the United States, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett among them, have challenged other magnates to match their largesse by pledging to leave half of their estate to charity on their demise. Our friends at Mint.com took a look at what this money could accomplish. Quite a...

For the first time in six years, the number of people on Forbes magazine's annual ranking of billionaires worldwide fell, dropping 30% to 793 billionaires from 1,125 last year, according to a Bloomberg News story. The rich also got a lot poorer too, or at least had less money -- the total net worth...

Most parents want to leave their kids with a safety net. And for some, that net could be several million dollars strong. But a growing number of parents are afraid inherited wealth could damage their children. So rather than letting their children enjoy the laurels of their drive and perseverance,...

Remember when a million dollars was a lot of money? Maybe, like me, you dreamed of growing up, becoming a millionaire, and living a life of ease. Of course, I always stretched out the syllables and imagined that my "Meeeeeelion" dollars would land me a place "above the law." Now I just dream of...

The new "I'd rather go naked than wear fur," campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals featuring Eva Mendes in the buff has captured a great deal of attention for its cause. Since the ad trade is very lemming-like, I wouldn't be surprised to see other causes glom onto the idea, until...