Last week, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, who goes by just Carlos Slim, moved into the No. 2 slot on the Forbes list of richest men in the world. The telecom magnate is a polarizing figure ...

Carlos Slim Helu is in the headlines this week after Forbes Magazine named him the world's top billionaire, putting him ahead of the likes of Microsoft founder Gates and legendary American ...

A year later, in 1966, Slim created another holding company Inmobiliaria Carso -- "Car" from Carlos and "So" from Soumaya, the name of the woman he married that same year -- and absorbed Inversora ...

Carlos Slim was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico. His parents, Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú Atta, were both Maronite Catholics of Lebanese descent.

Carlos Slim Helú is one of the most powerful businessmen in the world, besides being the person with the most money in Mexico, and ranking 16th among the wealthiest in the world, according to the ...

Did Carlos Slim grow up rich? The richest person in the world was born on January 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico, Carlos Slim Hel. During the Mexican Revolution of 1910–20, Slim's father amassed an ...

Carlos Slim Helú is a huge success story. The entrepreneur, whose Lebanese parents emigrated to Mexico in 1902, made a fortune from big bets on undervalued assets and Mexico's privatization drive ...

Carlos Slim Helu, the world’s richest man, has donated a $2 million leadership gift to Best Buddies International, a charity that helps disabled kids and adults with leadership, ...

You’re working too many days a week, says Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Slim wants everyone to switch to a three-day work week. But there is a trade-off. With the shorter week, people would ...

Carlos Slim Helu (right) speaks next to French President Francois Hollande (left) and Rabbi Arthur Schneier (center) after receiving the Appeal of Conscience Award from the Appeal of Conscience ...

Carlos Slim was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico. His parents, Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú Atta, were both Maronite Catholics of Lebanese descent.