Tag: billionaires
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A single $6 billion donation from Musk, Bezos, and other billionaires could save a record 42 million people from starvation, World Food Programme director says
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Joe Skipper/Reuters 42 million people are "knocking on famine's door," the director of the World Food Programme said. David Beasly is calling on billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to donate $6 billion to help. "Billionaires need to step up," Beasly said in an interview with CNN. The director…
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Elon Musk’s wealth surged by $36 billion, the largest single-day gain Bloomberg’s ever recorded
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the world's richest person by a nearly $100 billion margin. picture alliance / Getty Images Elon Musk's net worth jumped to $288.6 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Tesla's market value surged 13%, passing $1 trillion for the first time and bolstering Musk's fortune. Musk is now nearly $100 billion…
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Elon Musk is putting up his Bay Area mansion up for sale again – it’s now 15% cheaper at $32 million
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Hannibal Hanschke Pool / Getty Images Elon Musk is putting up his Bay Area mansion up for sale for $32 million – 15% lower than its last listed price. The revised price comes just days after Musk announced Tesla is moving its headquarters from California to Texas. The billionaire said last…
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Warren Buffett won’t be following Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson into space – he ruled out a rocket trip 25 years ago
Warren Buffett. CNBC Warren Buffett won't be following Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson into space. The investor once said he admired space explorers but had no desire to board a rocket himself. Buffett joked he would charge less to insure Elon Musk's Mars mission if Musk was on board. See more stories on Insider's business…
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The 6 richest Americans are worth more than the GDP of 13 US states combined, including Delaware, Maine, and Hawaii
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. John Locher/AP and Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images According to Forbes, six Americans are worth more than $100 billion, making them centibillionaires. Their combined fortune of $815 billion is just over the collective GDP of the US' 13 poorest states. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is worth…
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Billionaires’ Wealth Rises To $10.2 Trillion Amid Coronavirus Crisis
PA Images Over the span of the coronavirus catastrophe, the planet ’s billionaires have seen their fortunes skyrocket to $10.2 billion. Earlier findings from the Institute for Policy Studies’ Billionaire Bonanza report found that the United States’ 645 weakest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, gathered $845 billion because the…
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Elon Musk Loses Record $16.3 Billion In Just One Day
PA Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost a record $16.3 billion in a single day, following the company’s shares plummeted by 21 percent. In just 1 afternoon, $100 billion dropped from Tesla’s economy value – its largest ever fall, coming after what seemed like a triumphant rally of inventory. For Musk, his loss in net…