Big Bucks
Forbes' annual list of billionaires is out and American computer mogul Bill Gates who has a practical stranglehold on the No. 1 position for nearly a generation, has been bumped to No. 2. Carlos Slim Helu, of Mexico, the mastermind behind the America Movil telecommunications company, is No. 1 after his company was valued at $53.5 billion, up from $18.5 billion a year ago. That edged out Gates by a few pennies. He's worth $53 billion, up $13 billion from a year ago, according to Forbes. Warren Buffett, who was No. 1 in 2008, is now ranked third. His fortune grew by $10 billion to $47 billion last year.
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