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World's Billionaires - #2
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Helú Slim & Family
Mexico
$60.0 bil
- Second-richest man in the world this year; even richer than Microsoft's Bill Gates, at least for now, thanks to strong Mexican equities market and the performance of his wireless telephone company, America Movil.
- The son of a Lebanese immigrant, Slim made his first fortune in 1990 when he bought fixed-line operator Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) in a privatization.
- In December, America Movil struck a deal with Yahoo! to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- A widower and father of six, Slim is a baseball fan and art collector. He keeps his art collection in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, which he named after his late wife.
- In recent years, he has donated close to $7 billion worth of cash and stock to fund education and health projects, and to the revitalization of Mexico City's downtown historical district.
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Loan Type Today Last Week 30 Year Fixed 5.11% 5.07% 15 Year Fixed 4.48% 4.55% 1 Year ARM 3.91% 3.94% 30 Year Fixed Jumbo 5.90% 5.86% 5/1 ARM 4.25% 4.19% 3/1 ARM 4.94% 4.97% Source: Bankrate -
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