Larry Ellison Net Worth: $43 B Age: 69 Source: Oracle Country: United States Little gets in the way of Larry Ellison’s ambition. In an August interview, the Oracle founder said that Apple’s best days are behind it after the passing of close friend Steve Jobs and that Google’s alleged infringement on Oracle’s patents in its […]
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Warren Buffett Net Worth: $53.5 B Age: 83 Source: Berkshire Hathaway Country: United States Neither age nor prostate cancer slows Warren Buffett down: a year after completing radiation treatment, the world’s fourth richest man ($58.5 billion) is still doing huge deals. His Berkshire Hathaway teamed up with 3G Capital to pick up iconic ketchup maker […]
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Amancio Ortega Net Worth: $57 B Age: 77 Source: Zara Country: Spain Spain’s Amancio Ortega is the year’s biggest gainer, up $19.5 billion. He moves into the top three among the world’s richest for the first time. He stepped down as chairman of Inditex, best known for its Zara brand, in 2011, but still […]
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Carlos Slim Helu Net Worth: $69 B Age: 74 Source: Telecoms Country: Mexico Carlos Slim Helu holds the title of the world’s second richest man having lost the world’s richest spot to Bill Gates in May 2013. The biggest chunk of Slim’s fortune lies in telecoms. He also owns mining, financial, industrial and real […]
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Bill Gates Net Worth: $72 B Age 58 Source: Microsoft Country: United States Bill Gates is the wealthiest man in the U.S. (and the world), despite past gifts of more than $28 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He bolstered his foundation’s efforts to eradicate polio in April, securing $335 million in pledges […]
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Yelp Yelp is a website that encourages consumers to share feedback on everything from restaurants to churches. By the end of last year, it had amassed over 33 million reviews, up 45% from 2011. The company says these reviews put “word of mouth” online, for the 100 million-plus people who use the site each month. […]
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Microsoft King of tech Microsoft has recently announced its new CEO, Satya Nadella, and under his direction the company faces a ‘fresh start’. For Microsoft, the challenges are obvious: the company has to gain a bigger foothold within the mobile computing industry, as well as keeping the legacy PC industry afloat as long as possible. […]
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Twitter Trading Twitter is going to be highly volatile and offer plenty of ammo for both the bulls and the bears in 2014. Many analysts believe that Twitter will eventually become the most valuable of all the social media companies, including Facebook. Some are even saying that it will it be the most valuable social […]
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FedEx The transportation sector has long been viewed as a leading indicator of economic activity, and is seen by many as a forecasting tool for the stock market’s direction. For this reason, FedEx is one of the stocks to watch in 2014. FedEx continues to gain market share from its competitors, particularly in the US, […]
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Tesla Skeptics who questioned whether electric car maker Tesla Motors could ever be a real business were left open-mouthed when the company announced it turned profitable without any help from accounting adjustments last year. Sales of its latest car, the Model S sedan, exceeded expectations too with expected 2014 earnings growth predicted to be 606% […]
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