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Billionaires' biggest business blunders ever

Not everything they touch turns to gold
Richard Branson's cola fail
Richard Branson's cola fail
Richard Branson's cola fail
Jeff Bezos' phone fiasco
Jeff Bezos' phone fiasco
Jeff Bezos' phone fiasco
Oprah Winfrey's launch flop
Oprah Winfrey's launch flop
Oprah Winfrey's launch flop
Rupert Murdoch's MySpace misfire
Rupert Murdoch's MySpace misfire
Rupert Murdoch's MySpace misfire
Carlos Slim's CompUSA saga
Carlos Slim's CompUSA saga
Carlos Slim's CompUSA saga
George Soros' Russia gamble
George Soros' Russia gamble
George Soros' Russia gamble
Warren Buffett's wasted opportunity
Warren Buffett's wasted opportunity
Warren Buffett's wasted opportunity
Elon Musk's expensive tweet
Elon Musk's expensive tweet
Elon Musk's expensive tweet
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Not everything they touch turns to gold

Like the best of us, the mega-rich aren't immune to making epic mistakes. Even the shrewdest, most money-conscious billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett, have committed monumental blunders that have cost them dear.

Read on to discover eight of the most expensive billionaire bungles of all time.

All dollar amounts in US dollars.

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Daniel Coughlin

09 January 2025

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