Thelife- The collective fortunes of American
billionaires grew an average of $42 billion during each week of the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis by the Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies found. - During the
coronavirus crisis so far, which the think tank classifies as starting on March 18, billionaires' fortunes grew by more than $700 billion. - Despite the pandemic's widespread financial fallout, the fortunes of many ultrawealthy people have continued to grow even as an unprecedented number of Americans filed for unemployment.
- Tech billionaires such as Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Zoom's Eric Yuan profited the most, according to research firm Wealth-X's Billionaire Census.
American billionaires have made an average of $42 billion a week throughout the pandemic
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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