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Republican Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election led to a sharp jump in the stock market, as a result of which the richest people on the planet became richer by a record $63.5 billion in one day.
The corresponding result was published by the Bloomberg agency.
The owner of SpaceX, Elon Musk, who closely communicates with the winner of the presidential race, came in first place in the agency's Billionaires Index rating.
A day after Trump's victory, Musk's fortune grew by $26.5 billion, and now amounts to $290.3 billion.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000The next step in the ranking of the top 10 billionaires after the announcement of the winner was taken by the founder of the Oracle database management companyLarry Ellison.
His fortune increased by $10 billion and now exceeds $193 billion.
The head of the investment fund Berkshire HathawayWarren Buffett took third place, increasing his fortune by $7.58 billion (to $147.8 billion), and fourth place – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose fortune increased by $7.15 billion and now amounts to $228.3 billion.
This situation on the stock market is explained by investors' high expectations of Trump's policies.
In particular, he promised to reduce taxes, ease regulations and take other measures aimed at supporting business.
Prepared by: Sergey Daga