US EditionAmerica’s 19 Richest Households Gain $1 Trillion
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America’s 19 Richest Households Gain $1 Trillion
According to researcher Gabriel Zucman of the University of California, Berkeley, America’s 19 richest households gained $1 trillion last year. He used Federal Reserve data for part of his calculation. Based on the same metric, the total wealth of all Americans reached $148 trillion at the end of last year. 24/7 Wall St. Key Points: New research shows that America’s 19 richest households gained $1 trillion apiece last year. The rise in the st…
America's 19 wealthiest households barely squeak by with trillion-dollar windfall in 2024
In a devastating display of economic hardship, America's 19 wealthiest households somehow managed to survive 2024 with only $1 trillion in new wealth, reports The Wall Street Journal. That's barely more than Switzerland's entire economy – how will they cope? — Read the rest The post America's 19 wealthiest households barely squeak by with trillion-dollar windfall in 2024 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Richest US households — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos — hold record-breaking share of total wealth: data
The 19 richest US households – which include titans of industry like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – saw their wealth grow by $1 trillion last year, according to new data released Wednesday.
The 19 richest families bought Switzerland!
The number of billionaires in the US, which was 1,370 in 2021, increased by 45 percent in three years, rising to 1,990 in 2024. According to the data, the $1 trillion fortune of the 19 richest families in the US is enough to buy Switzerland.
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