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Warren
Buffett Biography (Warren Edward Buffett)
:
Famous American Investor - Stock Market
Guru Famous for :
The successful Berkshire Hathaway Company,
being one of the richest men in the world,
and for being a generous philanthropist. Buffet details
: Born - August 30, 1930 Omaha,
Nebraska, USA
/ Lives - United States of America - Omaha
Warren
Buffett has become the richest
man in the world according to the Forbes
business magazine which ranks the billionaires
of the world each year. The famous stock
market investor has long been denied the
number position by his friend and bridge
playing partner Bill Gates.
Bill Gates held the number
one position on the world rich list
for the past thirteen years in a row. The
Microsoft billionaire didn't see his fortune
disappear over the past twelve months, his
wealth just didn't grow as quickly as the
world's most famous value investor. Mr.
Microsoft is still worth an impressive $58
billion, which is an increase of $2 billion
over the past year. Gates is now in third
place with the richest
Mexican Carlos Slim Helu taking second
place.
If investors in Microsoft were happier with
its bid for the Internet company Yahoo!
Gates may still have held onto his number
one position on the global rich list. Since
Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo! towards
the end of January through to the Forbes
cutoff date on the 11th of February Microsoft
saw its share price head south by 15%, which
may have been enough to knock Bill Gates
off of his perch.
Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway
has seen its share price increasing despite
the turmoil that has hit world share markets
over the past 12 months. Buffett saw his
personal fortune rise by $10 billion, giving
him a net worth of $62 billion.
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