Mikhail Prokhorov

Searches by Russian law enforcement officials in offices of Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov on Thursday were related to an investigation over a bank bailed out by one of his firms, the Federal Security Service said on Friday.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's skyscraper residence in Mumbai is the most expensive billionaire home in the world, according to a Forbes list which also includes Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's houses in London.

A list of the world's wealthiest bachelors has Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani at number two, and Russian industrialist Mikhail Prokhorov at number three.

With an estimated personal fortune of $15.3 billion, 60-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is the world's wealthiest bachelor, according to a report by global wealth intelligence and prospecting company Wealth-X.

Just over a week before Russia's presidential election, billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov's rapping skills have made him an internet star. Prokhorov, who shares ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with US rapper Jay-Z, took to the microphone on a Russian television show a couple of weeks ago.

Russia's answer to Paris Hilton has emerged as a surprise critic of Vladimir Putin in a protest movement that has pitted the wealthy socialite against the man her father once mentored. Ksenia Sobchak, a Playboy cover girl and television compere with a reputation for hard partying, has made no secret of her views, especially since her new political ...

Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and New Jersey Nets basketball team owner, says he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next March's presidential election.

Searches by Russian law enforcement officials in offices of Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov on Thursday were related to an investigation over a bank bailed out by one of his firms, the Federal Security Service said on Friday.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's skyscraper residence in Mumbai is the most expensive billionaire home in the world, according to a Forbes list which also includes Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's houses in London.

A list of the world's wealthiest bachelors has Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani at number two, and Russian industrialist Mikhail Prokhorov at number three.

With an estimated personal fortune of $15.3 billion, 60-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is the world's wealthiest bachelor, according to a report by global wealth intelligence and prospecting company Wealth-X.

Just over a week before Russia's presidential election, billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov's rapping skills have made him an internet star. Prokhorov, who shares ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with US rapper Jay-Z, took to the microphone on a Russian television show a couple of weeks ago.

Russia's answer to Paris Hilton has emerged as a surprise critic of Vladimir Putin in a protest movement that has pitted the wealthy socialite against the man her father once mentored. Ksenia Sobchak, a Playboy cover girl and television compere with a reputation for hard partying, has made no secret of her views, especially since her new political ...

Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and New Jersey Nets basketball team owner, says he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next March's presidential election.