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Gates, Buffett again top Forbes' billionaires list

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion. Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., again took second with $46 billion, while Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison remains third with $41 billion and brothers Charles and David Koch, co-owners of Koch Industries Inc., tied for fourth with $31 billion.

 

Buffett builds $10 billion stake in IBM

Berkshire Hathaway accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, Warren Buffett said on Monday, his biggest bet on the technology field that he has historically shunned.

 

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