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In date of 4pm and based on the MS stock value, Bill is back on top...It is great to follow the Bloomberg Billionaire Index...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...s-world-s-richest-title-from-carlos-slim.html
Bill Gates became the world’s richest person today, the first time he has held the title since 2007. His fortune was valued at $72.7 billion at 4 p.m. in New York, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Billionaires Bill Gates, left, and Carlos Slim, hold a news conference to announce donations to Mexico's International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Texcoco, Mexico, on Feb. 13, 2013. Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg
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Gates, 57, was more than $550 million ahead of Carlos Slim, who has a $72.1 billion net worth. The co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has seen his fortune climb about $10 billion this year. The software maker’s shares hit a five-year high today, and have advanced 28 percent year-to-date.
Slim’s fortune has dropped more than $2 billion this year as Mexico’s Congress passed a bill to quash the market dominance of the 73-year-old billionaire’s America Movil SAB.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...s-world-s-richest-title-from-carlos-slim.html