Summary

Since Trump’s second-term inauguration, five top billionaires have lost a combined $209 billion as markets react to policy uncertainty.

  • Elon Musk’s net worth plunged $148 billion as Tesla shares collapsed amid declining European and Chinese sales.

  • Jeff Bezos lost $29 billion as Amazon stock fell 14%.

  • Sergey Brin’s fortune dropped $22 billion following Alphabet’s weak earnings and regulatory pressure.

  • Mark Zuckerberg and Bernard Arnault each lost $5 billion as Meta and LVMH stocks tumbled.

The S&P 500 is down 6.4%, reversing gains seen post-election.

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  • kautau@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I doubt that

    Edit: Tesla’s market cap is now 722 billion, still making it more valuable than any company on this graph. We need to go much lower

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      3 months ago

      That is absolutely wild… I cant believe how much of the industry they are! Well thats great then! I was worried the death of tesla would be unfelt by elon.

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        3 months ago

        He’s hit the level of wealth where he’ll never be poor. But he can be removed from “buy governments” money until such time as he can be held accountable for his actions