Rockefeller became America’s first billionaire over a century ago. Here’s what to know about America’s wealthiest today.
On Sept. 29, 1916, it was front page news that a surge in Standard Oil’s stock price likely made oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller America’s first billionaire. More than a century later, the United States is home to hundreds of billionaires whose fortunes increasingly come from technology and financial markets. Together, they control a growing…