[URL]http://business.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,29049,00.html[/URL] The pikey.
His wealth over the past 10 years has generally hovered around 50bn. Since Microsoft stock hasn't been adversely affected by anything lately I've no idea why they think he may have lost 22bn down the back of the sofa.
But his name's not Dikshit. I could live with that name if I had 1.7bill in the bank. Notice how the newcomers to the list are Asian and East Europeans, not septics? That's sure to piss a few of them off. -- Beav OMF#19 VN 750 Zed Thou mail is beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com (with the obvious changes)
One day, the US will wake up and smell the flowers. The biggest "threat" to them isn't fictitious terr'ism, but the new economies. Interesting to note that in Dubai most of the retailers are Brit or local names. And since 9/11, rich Ayrabs feel far more comfortable investing locally. The US is held back by protectionism and prejudice. Ali