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In 2020 the ultra-rich got richer. Now they're bracing for the backlash
In 2020, as the world convulsed under Covid-19 and the global economy faced its worst recession since World War II, billionaires saw their riches reach new heights
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With vaccine rollout, fortunes of these covid billionaires are fading away
Almost $2.2 billion has evaporated from the net worth of Top Glove founder Lim Wee Chai and his family since October
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Indian billionaires saw there wealth go up by Rs 12.97 trn during Covid-19
Since March as the government announced lockdown, India's top 100 billionaires saw their fortunes increase by Rs 12.97 trillion
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Top headlines: Govt slams e-commerce leaders; Kerala opposes farm laws
This New Year's eve is unparalleled in many ways. With states announcing curbs, here's what you can and can't do
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Billionaire wealth reaches new high during Covid-19 pandemic: UBS report
The pandemic accelerated a trend of technology and healthcare entrepreneurs, and other business innovators, pulling ahead of their ultra-rich peers
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Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion: Billionaires Index
Shares of the retailer surged 4.4 per cent to a record $2,878.70, boosting the founder's world-leading fortune to $171.6 billion.
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Bezos among biggest losers as coronavirus robs world's richest of $444 bn
The drubbing more than erased the $78 billion in gains that the 500 wealthiest people had amassed since the start of the year through last week, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Relaxo's Dua to PI's Singhal, 2019 billionaire club has 10 new entrants
10 promoters entered the billionaire list in 2019; Anil Ambani, Subhash Chandra among big names who left the club
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Wealth of global billionaires fell in 2018 for first time in three years
Excessive wealth has become an increasingly contentious issue globally, with some US presidential candidates making it central to their campaigns
China minted 2 new billionaires a week on average in 2017: UBS-PwC report
Billionaires' wealth enjoyed its 'greatest-ever' increase in 2017, rising 19% to $8.9 trillion
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