Topic: Bill Gates

It's not everyday you can find people to take the opposite side of a trade from Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, but then gold is not your average trade.

A lobbying group that promoted the law at the heart of the Trayvon Martin case has started to lose support from business groups, including Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, PepsiCo and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

A sports team can be a lucrative investment, but for the billionaire sports team owner, it’s more than just another asset, it’s a passion. Click ahead to see some of the billionaires from all over the world who have added a major sports team or two to their portfolios.

Microsoft is starting the new year much as it did the one just ended - grappling with weak computer sales tearing a hole in its core Windows business, while it gropes its way slowly into the faster-growing mobile phone and tablet markets.

Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. He's also changed the way we work and live. We take a look at his life from whiz kid to self-made billionaire to philanthropist.