Financial services
May 14, 2019
San Francisco has the highest concentration of billionaires. Image credit: Sotheby's International Realty
By Sarah Ramirez
The global billionaire population fell more than 5 percent in 2018, as a worldwide economic slowdown and trade tensions impacted even the wealthiest.
{"ct":"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","iv":"6bc01f12eda12f3a1039dc2e5cdbb221","s":"3f613ff045928de4"}
Share your thoughts. Click here