Share surge increases Elon Musk’s fortune by $26bn in a day as Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Bill Gates also benefit

The wealth of the 10 richest people in the world – a list dominated by US tech billionaires – increased by a record amount after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, according to a widely cited index.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated that the world’s 10 wealthiest people gained nearly $64bn (about £49.5bn) on Wednesday, the largest daily increase since the index began in 2012.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, registered the largest increase with a $26.5bn addition to his fortune, which now stands at $290bn. The prominent backer of Trump’s campaign, benefited from a surge in the share price of Tesla, the electric carmaker where he is chief executive and in which he owns a 13% stake.

    • where_am_i@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      Dems for decades failed to properly address social inequality, while proudly parading their politically correct talk about “communities”, “affirmative action” etc. This is a feel-good talk for their white middle-class demographics, while actual people in actual “communities” felt like animals in a zoo with a bunch of aliens around them figuring out what’s the best name to call them. At the same time no meaningful change ever happened.

      Trump won Latino votes in Miami. Just think about how much distrust the other side must have built.

      Stop blaming the voters. Look into the mirror and ask yourself how could this have happened.