Bill Gates tops Forbes list of wealthy Americans
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft's Bill Gates and Oracle's Larry Ellison nailed down the first- and third-place positions, respectively, in Forbes magazine's annual list of America's superrich.
The list was announced Wednesday in the midst of collapsing Wall Street stock averages and imploding companies. The rankings could shift after that dust settles, as the lineup of wealthy Americans is inevitably rearranged.
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