Billionaire club membership jumps
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Almost 1,000 people can now lay claim to being members of the world's billionaire club, says Forbes magazine.
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Business & money: Mortgage lending rose to record levels last month as borrowers reacted to further interest rate rises.
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Health insurer posted a rise in quarterly net profit as  increased membership boosted revenue.
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Business as usual leads to unusually high stock gains for investors.
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Private equity firms have  demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make  significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding,  investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag  assets that once were out of their grasp.
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Shares in Manchester United have risen more than 4 percent after US financier Malcolm Glazer told the world&#39;s richest soccer club he was planning an 800 million pound takeover offer.
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Is the warehouse club operator on the rise?
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A big jump in new subscribers boosts results.
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More and more people are forming charitable investment clubs to research, socialize, and give.
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Business & money: Table-topping interest rate latest in series of offers from new entrants attempting to topple 'big four' banks.
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Announcement a remarkable twist for a candidate who raised more than $100 million last year.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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The rich get richer. The Pritzker family could soon get tens of millions of dollars from a settlement involving the collapse of a bank it co-owned.
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The finances of first-time home buyers are being stretched to record levels by rising house prices.
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WASHINGTON - One of the world&#39;s richest sports franchises, Britain&#39;s Manchester United soccer club, may be taken over by an American, the club confirmed yesterday.
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Shares in Manchester United surged as US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer reportedly raised his stake in the club, though the English football giants said that no firm take-over offer had been received.
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The tally of billionaires around the world reached a record 946, with their combined wealth growing 35 percent to $3.5 trillion, according to Forbes magazine's 2007 rankings of the richest people.