Wealth of ultra rich soars during pandemic
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In just three months, U.S. billionaires’ wealth surged by over $584 billion while 45.5 million Americans filed for unemployment, according to independent think tank the Institute for Policy Studies
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Net worth (Jun 22, 2020) 
Growth in wealth (Mar 18-Jun 22)
     
Jeff Bezos
Amazon
$162.2 billion $49.2bn (42.5%)
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Bill Gates
Microsoft
$109.5 billion $11.5bn (11.7%)
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Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
$71.5 billion $4.0bn (5.9%)
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Larry Ellison
Oracle
$69.6 billion $10.6bn (18.0%)
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Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
$88.1 billion $33.4bn (61.1%)
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Steve Ballmer
Microsoft
$70.5 billion $17.8bn (33.8%)
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Larry Page
Google/Alphabet
$65.2 billion $14.3bn (28.1%)
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Sergey Brin
Google/Alphabet
$63.5 billion $14.4bn (29.3%)
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S&P 500 Index (Year to date) 

3,500
3,000 
2,500
2,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Jan 2: 3,257.85  
Feb 19: 3,386.15
Mar 18: 2,398.10
Mar 23: 2,237.39
Jun 22: 3,117.86


Investors gain wealth
        
Investors lose wealth 

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 Sources: Institute for Policy Studies, Forbes Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS