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.
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