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- Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates as richest American
- Least rich person on list has $1.3 billionABC News: Meet the 400 Richest Americans (September 17, 2008)
- Bill Gates topped list for 15 years in a row
- Average Age of Forbes 400 is 65.8
- 2009 Youngest Billionaire is Mark Zuckerberg, 25, Facebook Founder
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First published in 1982, every year the Forbes 400 lists the 400 wealthiest Americans.
September 2009, for the first time in 7 years, the wealthiest Americans have lost money. The net worth of the Forbes 400 dropped from 1.57 trillion to 1.27 trillion, a loss of 300 billion from the year before. Bill Gates topped the list but lost 7 billion, followed by Warren Buffett who lost 10 billion since September 2008. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/work_career/2009/09/30/2009-09-30_bill_gates_warren_buffett_lawrence_ellison_top_2009s_forbes_400_richest_american.html
After releasing their annual list in September 2008, the money magazine recalculated the list in October to take into account the September financial turmoil on the 400's worth. According to the magazine, Warren Buffett added $8 billion to his net worth during the time period in question, while others lost billions.Los Angeles Times: Forbes 400 list recalculated; Warren Buffett now the richest American (October 9, 2008)
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Forbes 400 on Google Products
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Forbes 400 Questions
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How will you congratulate Jason on making #10 on Forbes.com list of the top 25 web celebrities? 3 AnswersTHANK GOD I read the question this time...I saw the title, saw the picture of the dog...and immediately terrible Van Wilder images came to mind...=( On that not... read more -
Mexican drug lord Joaquin Shorty Guzman made Forbes billionaire list. Should the US be doing more to stop the drug war? 1 AnswerThe drug war is bad. We all know that. But the bigger question for me is that the Forbes number is an estimate of quantifiable assets. I wonder how much more m... read more -
Is Tiger Woods really a billionaire? I'm thinking about adding him to my page How To Become a Billionaire, but Tiger denies it. 1 AnswerYes, some websites/magazines seems to think so: http://www.frescoapples.com/2009/10/tiger-billionaire.html read more
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Forbes 400 News
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Redpoint Ventures Closes $400 Million Fund
Redpoint Ventures said Tuesday it has closed Redpoint IV, a $400 million focused on early stage companies. The fund will invest in "social and mobile ... (February 09, 2010)Forbes (blog) -
Trichet To Greece's Rescue?
The yield on Greek 10-year government bonds also eased up, to trade at 350 basis points above the German bund, having risen above 400 basis points over the ... (February 09, 2010)Forbes -
64 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches
Some 500 Afghan soldiers were mobilized to join about 400 police and others in rescue efforts. The international coalition contributed four Chinook ... (February 09, 2010)Forbes -
Loews Portfolio A Mixed Bag
(See “Joan Tisch and Wilma Tisch on Forbes' list of the 400 Richest Americans.”) Diamond Offshore Drilling ( DO - news - people ), an oil- and gas-drilling ... (February 08, 2010)Forbes
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