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Jul 30, 2007 8:03 AM CDT

Gates Plans to Log Off as Scheduled

Despite most volatile market ever, Microsoft chairman will bow out

(Newser) - Bill Gates says that, despite a surge in competition from all sides of the market, his phased exit from Microsoft has been bug-free so far. His two-year transition period halfway done, the chairman and former CEO says that his handpicked successors have been successfully picking up the slack. But doubters...

Mr. Slim Is New Global Fat Cat

Jul 4, 2007 7:11 AM CDT

Mr. Slim Is New Global Fat Cat

Mexican telecom chief Carlos Slim beats Bill Gates as world's richest man

(Newser) - Move over, Bill Gates. The Microsoft founder, who has been the world's richest individual for a decade, has lost his lofty perch to a little-known Mexican telecom tycoon, Carlos Slim, the Guardian reports. His wealth has been estimated at $67.8 billion compared with $59.2 billion for Gates.

Gates Gives $105 Mil to Track Global Public Health

Jun 5, 2007 4:59 AM CDT

Gates Gives $105 Mil to Track Global Public Health

UW center will eye effectiveness of giving

(Newser) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $105 million to the University of Washington to study the effectiveness of public health programs around the world. The money will be used to create a center to track such measures as child mortality, the prevalence of major diseases and the availability...

Gates and Jobs Banter in Rare Face-to-Face

May 31, 2007 12:18 PM CDT

Gates and Jobs Banter in Rare Face-to-Face

Tech gods praise each other, discuss the PC guy from the Mac ads

(Newser) - Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs quipped and reminisced their way through their first joint public appearance in two decades at last night's D: All Things Digital conference in San Diego. The two tech kings ditched their traditional rivalry for a cozy, back-and-forth love fest. We've been "secretly...

Billionaire's
Club Welcomes New Members

Mar 9, 2007 10:27 AM CST

Billionaire's Club Welcomes New Members

The Forbes rich list is bigger—and even wealthier—than ever

(Newser) - The rich are getting richer, younger, and more geographically diverse, Forbes reports, with the number of billionaires up a whopping 19 percent, and their total worth up 35 percent to $3.5 trillion. Not only have billionaires been galloping away from the pack, they've been doing it earlier, bringing the...