Despite wars, disease and climate change, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he's optimistic that humans' lives ...

A group of wealthy Canadians calling themselves 'Patriotic Millionaires' is banding together to lobby governments to increase the amount of taxes they must pay — but opponents say it will be bad for ...

Billionaire Bill Gates announced Thursday he will double his charitable giving to $200 billion over the next two decades, ...

Bill Gates will give away $200 billion --- nearly all of his wealth --- over the next two decades through the Gates ...

"It feels right that I celebrate the milestone by committing to give away the resources I earned through the company," he ...

After decades of philanthropy following the success of Microsoft, Bill Gates is winding down his namesake charity. What's he ...

Bill Gates' pledge is among the largest ever made, surpassing those of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, when adjusted ...

The Microsoft founder will double the amount of money he gives away and close the Gates Foundation earlier than planned.

Billionaire Bill Gates pledged to donate 99% of his fortune to the Gates Foundation over the next years before closing down ...

The Gates Foundation said Thursday it will accelerate spending to $200 billion over the next 20 years. The foundation will ...

which has disbursed more than $100 billion since it was co-founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in 2000. Originally ...