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Opening Insights<\/h2>\n
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Pocket Wisdom Insights (PWI) invites you to explore the following\u00a0Co-Lab Blog<\/strong>.<\/em>
\n This blog features parts of an \u00a0insightful article featured outside of the\u00a0PWI\u00a0Co-Lab,<\/strong><\/em>
\n written by Rob Wile<\/strong> on August 8th, 2017, published by\u00a0Money<\/a>.<\/em>
\n We have republished this content in respect of the author\u2019s vision, message and research.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Informational Insights<\/h2>\n
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was, briefly, the richest man in the world late last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to a surge in Amazon stock prices, Bezos's net worth rose to over $90 billion and surpassed that of Bill Gates. But then Amazon shares retreated, dropping Bezos back into second place.<\/p>\n

Even so, through the first half of 2017, no one made more money than Bezos, who saw his net worth increase by $21 billion. But now Bezos is in second place in that elite competition as well.<\/p>\n

As of this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made more money than Bezos in 2017.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg data, Zuckerberg has earned $23.1 billion year-to-date through Monday, putting his overall wealth at $73.1 billion. The net worth of Bezos, on the other hand, is now up $19.7 billion thus far in 2017, for an estimated total of $85 billion. In the past month, Zuckerberg's wealth has shot up 16% as Facebook shares have soared on strong earnings reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Monday alone, Zuckerberg gained nearly $1 billion. He is now just $3 billion away from surpassing Warren Buffett as the 4th richest person in the world.<\/p>\n

So what has Zuckerberg been doing with all those earnings? Politico reported last week that he had hired a former Clinton pollster, ostensibly to advise his foundation<\/strong> \u2014 Zuckerberg and his wife plan to give away 99% of their shares \u2014 but also a move than some think is a sign he has ambitions in politics. Earlier this year, Zuckerberg hired former Obama adviser David Plouffe. Zuckerberg has been on a tour of every U.S. state, which has included visits to a Ford assembly plant outside Detroit, and a trip to Dayton, Ohio, a key swing region for elections.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg has twice denied that he\u2019s running for office.As for Bezos, he previously had the title of 2017's biggest earner, but in late July, Amazon shares fell on a weaker than expected earnings report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source: Money<\/a><\/p>\n

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