For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.
Riding surging prices of his telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit América Móvil (), Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helú has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on the planet and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the world’s billionaires.
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Gates, now worth $53 billion, is ranked second in the world. He is up $13 billion from a year ago, as shares of Microsoft rose 50% in 12 months. Ga
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