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Carlos Slim, the telecommunications
tycoon who controls Mexico's America Movil SAB (AMXL), is the richest
person on Earth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,
a daily ranking of the world's 20 wealthiest individuals.
The 72-year-old's net worth fell $478.4 million in a day to
$68.5 billion as of the close of markets on March 2, as U.S.
moguls Bill Gates and Warren Buffett placed second and third on
the list compiled by Bloomberg News. Brazil's Eike Batista, who
ranks 10th, still covets the top spot after vowing a year ago
that he'd become the world's wealthiest man by 2015.
"I'm competitive," Batista, who trails Slim by almost $39
billion, said in a March 2 telephone interview from Rio de
Janeiro. "It's Brazil's time to be No. 1. Brazilians have
always admired the American dream. What's happening in Brazil is
the Brazilian dream and I happen to be the example."
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index takes measure of the
world's wealthiest people based on market and economic changes
and Bloomberg News reporting. Each net worth figure is updated
every business day at 5:30 p.m. in New York. The valuations are
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