Hearst family

Forbes’ definitive ranking of the nation’s 50 wealthiest clans includes the heirs to some of the country’s best known brands: Campbell’s Soup, Jack Daniel’s, Walmart and Chick-fil-A.

Malibu’s one-mile beachfront stretch known as Malibu Colony has long been a bastion for Hollywood stars and business tycoons.

COVID cases are hitting an all-time high. Europe just banned American travelers. And people with travel plans are wondering: What does that mean for my next trip?

The 25 wealthiest families in America are worth an estimated $772 billion, down $11 billion from a year ago.

Land is becoming one of the sexiest investments among the richest clans in the country. As massive parcels - from ranches to timberland - become increasingly rare, these hard assets are rising in value.

Today’s Gold Rush is for tech riches, but most of the wealthiest families in the West didn’t make their money tech. They struck it rich in industries from newspapers to retail to wine.

As free online content and the economic downturn deal the media industry a one-two punch, more and more media dynasties are selling off America’s most storied journalistic brands.

The Walton family is wealthier than the 22 billion-dollar families from New York City combined.

What price posterity? Well, in New York, it can cost as much as $100 million to see your name atop a major public building. Meet the generous billionaire name

It's been a great year to be a media billionaire, as long as your name is William Randolph Hearst III, Barry Diller, Patrick McGovern or Sumner Redstone. If it's Ted Turner, Mark Cuban or Charles Dolan -- well, it's still been a pretty good year, probably, but not nearly as great, since your fortune got smaller, at least relative to those of those guys I mentioned earlier.

If he buys Tribune, Ron Burkle would join an elite group who control the largest media empires in the U.S.

Will need approval from billionaire Hearst family, which owns 25% of the women's Web site.

This San Diego beach home--once owned by the Hearst family--is on the market for $10.9 million.

When press baron William Randolph Hearst wrote his wil, he wanted to make sure that no one in his family could mess with his business. The arrangement preserved the family's wealth--but not its harmony.

When the press baron William Randolph Hearst wrote his will, he wanted to make sure that no one in his family could mess with his business. The arrangement preserved the family's wealth--but not its harmony.