jari8378

Un pinche hispano por fin hace mas dinero que el gringo.

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Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.

For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.

Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil (AMX), Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires.

Slim's fortune has swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil, of which Slim owns a $23 billion stake, were up 35% in a year.

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Nicotunes

And the rich get richer

klee1113

nice!

Gatsbee13

i heard he's actually a lebanese immigrant.

05TurboS2k

I don't know anything about the guy.

I just hope he worked his ass off to get there and then get's to enjoy the pay off without whiny poor peeps crying about it.

Vilstar

$18.5 billion in 12 months

mrjulius

I always find it funny when people are referred to as the richest people in the world.

A lot of their wealth is based on stocks and options, which we all know can tank at a moments notice.

Cash and other tangible forms of wealth are all that matter.

05TurboS2k

Liquid assets is what counts in my book, especially in THIS world.

What can you walk with in 24hrs notice?

mrjulius

mrjulius

Then you hear of reports of these people losing 20 billion dollars... which they never really had to begin with.