Brazil "was another bright star" with a market gain of 38%, she said. The number of billionaires around the world rose by 102 to a record 793 over the past year, and their combined wealth grew 18% to $2.6 trillion, according to Forbes magazine's 2006 rankings of the world's richest people.įorbes editor Luisa Kroll noted that Russia's stock market jumped 108% between February 2005 and February 2006, while India's market rose by more than 54% during the same period. ate into the fortunes of some of the richest Americans, including the founding family of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. NEW YORK (AP)-As emerging stock markets surged during the past year, 102 wealthy people around the world won a much-coveted title along with their stellar gains - they all became billionaires.īut tepid returns in the U.S.
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