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Vermont-based janitor and gas station attendant Ronald Read died at 92, leaving most of his $8 million investment portfolio to the local hospital and library where he lived. At his death in 2014, his...
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Upward economic mobility has been growing increasingly difficult in the U.S. in recent decades — particularly for those at the lower end of the income spectrum. Nationwide, Americans born into a...
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Elon Musk is not only the richest man on the Bloomberg Billionaire list, but his net worth has risen the most. At $334 billion, it is up $105 billion since January 1. Larry Ellison is next in line....
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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates’s net worth has recently moved back above $162 billion. It was less than that for much of the year, probably because Microsoft’s...
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Unlike most of the world’s richest people, Steve Ballmer did not start a company or inherit money from a rich family. As an undergraduate at Harvard, he met Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder and...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights With a $27.4 trillion economy, the U.S. is the wealthiest county on Earth. Not all Americans share in this prosperity, however, and across the country, there are communities...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The U.S. is home to over 38% of the world’s millionaires, and only about 4% of the global population. Though the U.S. is the richest country on Earth, its wealth is often...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Higher minimum wages are directly related to lower rates of poverty, suicide, and unhappiness. The benefits of higher minimum wages always outweigh the negative consequences...
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A recent analysis reveals that many Americans would describe themselves as living paycheck to paycheck. The results are similar despite age and income.
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