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ARTICLES BY JACK WITZIG

Mark Zuckerberg bore the brunt this week with $10.3 billion wiped from his fortune on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Photo: AFP

World’s richest lose $436 billion as 2018’s stock rout deepens

1 min read . 24 Mar 2018

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman Warren Buffett, the world’s third-richest person, was hardest hit, losing $5.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Photo: Bloomberg

Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, others lose $114 billion post market rout

1 min read . 06 Feb 2018

By the end of trading Tuesday, world’s 500 richest people controlled $5.3 trillion. Photo: Reuters

World’s wealthiest gain $1 trillion in 2017 on market exuberance

1 min read . 27 Dec 2017

Hui Ka Yan’s ascent follows a boom in the value of Chinese real estate assets. Photo: Getty images

Chinese billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s second-richest man

1 min read . 30 Aug 2017

US stocks posted their steepest declines since September, led by the Nasdaq Composite’s 2.6% slide. Photo: Reuters

World’s 500 richest people lose $35 billion from Trump turmoil in markets

1 min read . 18 May 2017

A file photo of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos. Photo: Hemant Mishra/ Mint

Amazon surge places Jeff Bezos within $5 billion of world’s richest

1 min read . 28 Apr 2017

The individual gains for the year were dominated by Americans, who had four of the five biggest increases on the index, including Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s richest person with $91.5 billion. Photo: Bloomberg

As populists won 2016 ballots, world’s richest made $237 billion

7 min read . 28 Dec 2016

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event in Philadelphia on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Billionaires add $35.4 billion on hopes for Hillary Clinton win in US presidential polls

1 min read . 08 Nov 2016

Europe’s richest person, Spanish retailer Amancio Ortega, shed $1.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Photo: AFP

World’s top billionaires have lost $196.2 billion since Brexit bombshell

1 min read . 28 Jun 2016

A file photo of Carlos Slim, who fell to No. 5 in the ‘wealthiest person’ list this year after losing almost $20 billion as regulators ratcheted up efforts to break apart the business that controls the majority of Mexico’s landlines and mobile phones. Photo: Bloomberg

The richest people on earth became a bit poorer this year

7 min read . 30 Dec 2015

Gautam Adani’s wealth has more than quadrupled since Narendra Modi announced his candidacy in September 2013, the biggest gain among the country’s elite. Photo: Mint

Gautam Adani, the billionaire who trots the globe with Narendra Modi

3 min read . 29 May 2015

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Adani’s $4.1 billion wealth surge in 8 months fuels Narendra Modi attacks

8 min read . 06 May 2014