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’Beware dynastic billionaires, Warren wants YOU…
With the latest outbreak of Buffett and Gates-inspired philanthropic good cheer, it’s almost getting to the point where any billionaire who is not giving away a chunk of his or her fortune will be portrayed as the ultimate Grinch.
More about super-rich, super-losers
Well, the world might have lost 30 per cent of its billionaires, but Bill Gates has reclaimed his pole position in the rankings of the uber-capitalist classes – bouncing back from his recent slippage to top Forbes’ annual rich list for 2009 with a total net worth of about $40bn.
Bill Gates piles into UK’s Carpetright
Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, has taken a small stake in Carpetright, the UK flooring and carpet specialist run by Lord Harris of Peckham, reports The Times. Cascade Investment, the personal investment company of the Microsoft billionaire,
Catch-up: Goldman/KKR, LSE, Johnson, Forbes list
In case you missed these weekend stories:
Goldman, KKR seek to quit $8bn deal
KKR and Goldman Sachs on Friday tried to pull out of the $8bn buy-out of Harman International, the US electronics company,