Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man

[jordan novice]

Eh, it's stocks, they move up and down

 

[moneymike88]

MEXICO’S Carlos Slim beat Bill Gates and WarrenBuffett for the top spot on Forbes magazine’s annual list ofbillionaires, becoming the first person from outside the United Statesto lead the rankings in 16 years.

The net worth of Slim, 70, who built a telecommunications empireafter buying Mexico’s state-run phone monopoly two decades ago, roseUS$18.5 billion to US$53.5 billion. Gates, 54, chairman of MicrosoftCorp., fell to second as his net worth increased US$13 billion to US$53billion. Buffett, 79, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., was thirdwith US$47 billion, a rise of US$10 billion.

Slim is the first person other than Gates, last year’s richestperson, or Buffett to top the list since 1994, which was also the lasttime a billionaire from outside the United States led the ranking:Japanese real estate tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

More than 80 percent of Slim’s holdings are held in five publicstocks. Mexican shares of America Movil SAB, the wireless carriercontrolled by Slim, have gained more than 56 percent in the past year,according to Bloomberg data.

China now has more billionaires than any other country besides theUnited States, according to the magazine, with a total of 64 people inthat bracket on the mainland.

According to Forbes, the world now has 1,011 billionaires.

http://english.pravda.ru/...11-03-2010/112542-slim-0

 

[billy hoyle]

he was beat a few weeks ago so....

 

[essential1]

did you hear that the Falcons finally traded that Brett Favre guy to the Packers?

 

[illionaire]

Apparently Ricky Martin is gay.

 

[hymen man]

great

 

[pharelfor3]

403 billionaires in the U.S.

i thought I was doing it big

 

[bgl2687]

monopoly

 

[rsdplaya]

i just completed a company analysis of America Movil for our school's investment fund

 

[icykicks79]

there are many other people richer than bill gates...

 

[vendetta]

Late pass by about a year.

 

[dmoney82]

And you aren't the first person to post this.

 

[limitedretroog]

So I hear the Americans beat the British. Is this true?

 

[throwedindagame]

Did you even see the date on the article you posted.

 

[wildout4]

carlos slim is a dope #!% name

 

[coolnificent]

Eve was me to eat some forbidden fruit with her, should I do it?
I know God would be pretty mad at us if we did.

 

[frijo sneaker]

P!nch# Carlos! My Paisano!

 

[dmbrhs]

Originally Posted by icykicks79

there are many other people richer than bill gates...

Shut up.

 

[TheGift23]

But he's not giving back to his own country so...

 

[seniosoul]

99% of billionaires are corrupt

 

[niketalker23]

Originally Posted by TheGift23

But he's not giving back to his own country so...

Don't be upset that Slim could buy El Salvador for a quick fix and flip..

  

 

[davidisgodly]

Originally Posted by BgL2687

monopoly

unbelievable, just because you live in a ditch, you blame others.

 

[mronegative]

I'm talkin 6 straight hours of clickety clack clickety clack...