The Briefing Room
General Category => Economy/Business => Topic started by: HAPPY2BME on January 06, 2016, 03:52:54 am
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The world’s five richest people lost $8.7 billion Monday in a global stock selloff sparked by weak factory data in China and a flareup in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos led decliners on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in the first trading day of 2016, losing $3.7 billion as the world’s largest online retailer fell 5.8 percent. His net worth is now $56 billion. Spain’s Amancio Ortega dropped $2.5 billion to $70.4 billion as his Inditex SA, the biggest fashion retailer, fell 3.5 percent. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett, Mexico’s Carlos Slim and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the richest person on the planet, lost a combined $2.5 billion.
Billionaire Daily Change Net Worth 2015 Change
Jeff Bezos -$3.7 billion $56 billion +$31 billion
Amancio Ortega -$2.5 billion $70.4 billion +$11.8 billion
Warren Buffett -$870 million $61.4 billion -$11.5 billion
Carlos Slim -$868 million $51.4 billion -$20.3 billion
Bill Gates -$739 million $83 billion -$2.8 billion
The biggest gainer was activist investor Carl Icahn, whose net worth climbed $210.4 million to $20.1 billion. The Bloomberg index is a daily ranking of the world’s 400 richest people, who lost a combined $82.4 billion for the day.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-04/world-s-five-richest-lose-8-7-billion-in-year-s-trading-debut
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The world’s five richest people lost $8.7 billion Monday in a global stock selloff sparked by weak factory data in China and a flareup in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos led decliners on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in the first trading day of 2016, losing $3.7 billion as the world’s largest online retailer fell 5.8 percent. His net worth is now $56 billion. Spain’s Amancio Ortega dropped $2.5 billion to $70.4 billion as his Inditex SA, the biggest fashion retailer, fell 3.5 percent. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett, Mexico’s Carlos Slim and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the richest person on the planet, lost a combined $2.5 billion.
Billionaire Daily Change Net Worth 2015 Change
Jeff Bezos -$3.7 billion $56 billion +$31 billion
Amancio Ortega -$2.5 billion $70.4 billion +$11.8 billion
Warren Buffett -$870 million $61.4 billion -$11.5 billion
Carlos Slim -$868 million $51.4 billion -$20.3 billion
Bill Gates -$739 million $83 billion -$2.8 billion
The biggest gainer was activist investor Carl Icahn, whose net worth climbed $210.4 million to $20.1 billion. The Bloomberg index is a daily ranking of the world’s 400 richest people, who lost a combined $82.4 billion for the day.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-04/world-s-five-richest-lose-8-7-billion-in-year-s-trading-debut
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Liberals - the richest people in the world! This stuff is pocket-change to them. They'll make it back, probably by the end of the week.
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Liberals - the richest people in the world! This stuff is pocket-change to them. They'll make it back, probably by the end of the week.
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Money is NOT evil. The LOVE OF IT is.
Many 'liberal' mega-wealthy are atheists also. There is a long list. Morgan Freeman | Pat Tillman | Bill Gates | Hugh Hefner | Asia Carrera | Lance Armstrong | Seth MacFarlane | Angelina Jolie | Bruce Lee | Jack Nicholson | Bill Maher | James Cameron | Jodie Foster | Billy Joel | Matt Groening | Brad Pitt | George Clooney | Natalie Portman | Eddie Vedder | Isaac Asimov | Keanu Reeves | John Lennon | Noam Chomsky | Ricky Gervais | George Soros
The more they have, the less they need God.
The REAL George Soros: An evil, despicable excuse for a human being. No wonder the libs love the POS (http://www.theblogmocracy.com/2012/02/20/the-real-george-soros-an-evil-despicable-excuse-for-a-human-being-no-wonder-the-libs-love-the-pos/)
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Their stock lost value, they did not loose the money unless they sold their stock while it was down.
Lots a hoopla about nothing.