Bill Gates is worth $50 billion less than thought — and now trails his former assistant in net worth

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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (left) and his former assistant and successor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, pictured in 1998.

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Summer reading list for early-career high achievers, according to top CEOs

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Ken Griffin, Warren Buffett, and Whitney Wolfe Herd have suggestions for your summer reading

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Bill Gates' summer reading list this year is all about memoirs

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Bill Gates releases his summer reading list every year.

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and 8 other tycoons got $500 billion richer in 2024 — and are now worth more than $2 trillion

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos all became a lot richer last year.

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Bernie Sanders calls out Elon Musk for pressuring lawmakers over funding bill: 'This is oligarchy at work'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and President-elect Donald Trump.

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Bill Gates says 2024 was a big step for climate tech like green steel, and now is the time for VCs to snag 'garage' innovators

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Bill Gates founded the climate-tech investment firm Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Bill Gates' top 5 books of the year include a Roger Federer biography and a book by the head of Microsoft AI

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Bill Gates has released his annual list of his top book recommendations of the year.

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Meet Bill Gates' kids Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe: From a pediatrician to a fashion startup cofounder

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Bill Gates has three children with Melinda French Gates, his ex-wife, and now has his first grandchild as well.

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Meet the 16 people in the $100 billion club — who are jointly worth more than Amazon or Google

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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, and Bill Gates are all members of the $100 billion club.

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Elon Musk is flexing his wealth and political power unlike any of the richest men before him

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest man, stands out from the other Americans who preceded him in holding the same title.

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