Global Game
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Christo Wiese: Africa's Sam Walton
From shirts to furniture to groceries, Christo Wiese sells billions in low-cost goods to a continent clamouring for them. America could be next
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John Grayken: Shadow banker
Secretive John Grayken debuts on the Forbes Billionaires List with the second-biggest fortune in private equity, $6.3 billion. In an era that demonises predatory banking, he's a ruthless, selfish, unpatriotic tax dodger—and virtually every pension fund manager in the world is rushing to give this American-turned-Irishman money
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Howard Schultz: The president of coffee nation
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz doesn't want to run for the White House. But, buoyed by his company's surging performance, the billionaire wants to use his caffeinated perch to change American discourse
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The world's billionaires: Wealthiest people on earth
Annual guide to the richest people on earth
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Tull's Legendary sale may define Hollywood's future
Billionaire Thomas Tull is about to sell his comics-driven movie studio to China's richest man for a price rivalling what Disney paid for Lucasfilm. The result may be the future of Hollywood
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Kik Messenger may have the edge as bots power the internet
Kik Messenger is a huge hit with teens—and a sudden threat to Facebook in the race to create the world's mobile operating system. The company's 28-year-old founder thinks his bots give him the edge
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Cue Ball's John Hamel & Tony Tjan: Building a better startup
Cue Ball Group went looking for the next Starbucks and found a fresh approach to venture capital—one that emphasises entrepreneurs over exits
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John Koudounis: Wall Street's latest heavyweight
Japanese banks have been a long-running joke on Wall Street. One Greek-American banker with a taste for the glory days of finance aims to change all that
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America's giants: 25 best small companies
These 25 Small Giants have chosen to be great instead of big. Here's how we picked them
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The new hedge fund king
Amid a sea of dismal performances, a surfer dude with Einstein smarts is redefining the terms of quant trading
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Why Mazda believes the future is the past
The entire auto industry is betting on self-driving cars—except Mazda's Masamichi Kogai, who believes lots of people love to get behind the wheel