Tech Rich Get Richer 830
theodp writes "The economy is improving, at least for the super rich. After two years of declines, the aggregate net worth of the U.S.'s wealthiest 400 citizens leapt 10% in the past year to $995 billion, according to Forbes' annual ranking. The gains are part of a continuing shift in wealth from the East coast to the tech-centric West. Bill Gates capped off a decade in the top spot after his fortune increased by $3B to $46B. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen held onto 3rd place, his net worth rising $1B to $22B. Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who saw his fortune expand by more than $3B to $5.1B, was the top gainer on the list. And with a measly $1.4B, Jerry Yang of Yahoo! found himself in a 16-way tie for 162nd place."
Yay (Score:5, Funny)
2000 was a nice year (Score:4, Funny)
Then the stock price made a nice slow decent to 50 cents.
It's a little better now, but I still have to be careful how many lattes I drink.
You can tell this is true... (Score:4, Funny)
16-way tie? (Score:5, Funny)
C'mon, Jerry! Go mow a few lawns or something. Break that tie!
But but but (Score:2, Funny)
---rhad
I'll tell you what I would do with all that money. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:2000 was a nice year (Score:1, Funny)
ESR? Is that you?
Re:16-way tie? (Score:4, Funny)
Reminds of a sketch on an old UK comedy series, The Two Ronnies. They had a regular sketch where a couple of tramps would muse about the world in general. Probably the best remember is:
First tramp: "If I were Rockefeller, I'd be richer than Rockefeller"
Second tramp: "How's that then? How do you reckon that?"
First tramp: "Well, I'd do a spot of window cleaning on the side..."
Cheers,
Ian
Re:55 Billion (Score:1, Funny)
FYI - 1 month != 4 weeks.
Re:News for Nerds? (Score:0, Funny)
Oh Goodie! (Score:1, Funny)
Thank God! I'm glad the super rich are doing better, because they've had a hell of a rough time.
I'd type more about this, but I'm off to the store to take back some pop bottles so I can buy some tripe to make a tripe sandwich with.
Financial event horizon? (Score:2, Funny)
So much money that it acts as a big black hole sucking everything else in.
Re:Oh well.... (Score:2, Funny)
An Interesting Fact (Score:2, Funny)