Cooper Anderson Wrote:
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> I just noticed in this pic that Doyle MacCormack is one the world's richest individuals.
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Google image search: [
www.google.com]. Note that the image above, and the articles linked from the Google search, date from January 2017.
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Who are the 8 richest people in the world? All men, mostly Americans.
Together, their holdings are greater than what half the rest of the planet owns" -- [
www.denverpost.com]
But times may be changing, although not necessarily for those eight.
"For only the second year in a decade, both the number of billionaires and their total wealth shrank, proving that even the wealthiest are not immune to economic forces and weak stock markets. By our latest count there are 2,153 billionaires, 55 fewer than a year ago. Of those, a record 994, or 46%, are poorer (relatively speaking) than they were last year. In total, the ultra-rich are worth $8.7 trillion, down $400 billion from 2018. Altogether 11% of last year’s list members, or 247 people, dropped out of the ranks, the most since 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis." -- [
www.forbes.com], March 5, 2019.