Bill Gates is best known as a business mogul, philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft. Gates was a shy computer-obsessed teenager who built an empire by thinking way out of the box and ended up one of the richest men in the world.
What made Microsoft founder Bill Gates drop out of Harvard before his senior year?
With a variety of business achievements under his belt, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is using the second half of his life to give back to the world.
Bill and Melinda Gates discuss the commitment their philanthropy has made to America's schools, with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.
No reason has been given yet for the departure of founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan. Zimmer has long been the face of the company.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:52 AM ETCNBC's Rick Santelli, explains why he hears 'crickets" when he asks questions about Fed Chairman Bernanke's policies. "Enough is enough," he rants.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:36 AM ETAre reporters lobbing "softball" questions at the Fed chairman? CNBC's Rick Santelli and the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath, debate whether the economy continues to need quantitative easing. I'm trying to inform the public about what the Fed is up to, says Hilsenrath.
