Bill Gates Again Tops List of Richest Americans
By newsdesk - Posted on September 24th, 2007
Tagged: Bill Gates
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21 September 2007 -- A leading U.S. financial magazine has released its annual list of the 400 richest Americans - topped by a familiar name, Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Gates leads the Forbes list for the 14th year in a row, with a fortune of $59 billion. Investor Warren Buffet, who pledges money to Gates' charity foundation, follows close behind with $52 billion.
To qualify for this year's list, members had to be worth a minimum of $1.3 billion, which is 300 million more than it took to make the list last year.
The youngest member, 33-year-old John Arnold, made $1.5 billion managing large hedge fund investments. The oldest billionaire, John Simpot -- 98 years old and worth 3.5 billion -- made his fortune in the potato business.
According to Forbes, nearly half of the new members made their fortunes in financial markets. The rest of the list includes a number of oil tycoons, casino moguls and the heads of technology companies.
Source: VOA News
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