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Elon Musk, true to his custom, reported on his own Twitter interface that he had contracted the corona virus. You also have symptoms that resemble a cold but are more severe. All of this, however, does not appear to have stopped him from earning $ 15 billion during his recovery, making him the third-richest man in the world on Bloomberg’s list of billionaires.
It so happened that one of the largest US stock indices, the S&P 500, included Tesla in the list of companies that determine the index. Hearing the news, Tesla’s stock price jumped 14 percent in a single day, taking Elon Musk’s fortune to $ 117.5 billion. With this, he took Mark Zuckerberg, the number one person on Facebook, from the imaginary podium, who by the way does not have an easy year as he can currently sue in Britain, and at home his native land is asking him nasty questions. At the same time, of course, with your $ 106 billion in assets, you don’t need much regret.
Elon Musk may also claim the title of the richest immigrant, as, as we wrote above, he only moved to the United States during his undergraduate studies, where he made his way through Canada, starting as a South African military fugitive.
The Tesla and SpaceX leader’s wealth has already grown by a total of $ 90 billion this year, topping this year’s list of fortunes. So 2020 is not a bad year for him.
Elon Musk is now only preceded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amazon’s first man Jeff Bezos. In the top 5, the only non-American is Bernard Arnault from Paris, owner of Louis Vutton, Sephora and now Tiffany and Co., among others.
With its inclusion in the stock index, Tesla has joined an elite company such as Apple, Amazon or Berkshire Hathaway.
There are strict admission criteria as well
- market value greater than $ 8 billion;
- a high degree of liquidity;
- the United States base;
- at least half of the company’s shares must be available on the stock exchange;
- or must be profitable for four consecutive quarters.
Tesla has only had the most recent problems so far.
Business Insider estimates that the company is now worth $ 400 billion, making it not only the most valuable automaker in the world, but also one of the companies with the highest market value in the world, despite produce only 1 percent of the world’s automotive industry (SIC).
But let’s go back to our original topic, illness. Elon Musk also took four coronavirus tests, of which all four were rapid tests, according to his Twitter message. Of these, two showed positive results and two showed negative results, therefore according to the test carried out by the American Becton Dickinson:
They did not report whether they met the test requirements of not eating, drinking, or brushing their teeth for at least 30 minutes, but rather 60 minutes before the test. As is well known, patient cooperation is key in the success of the test. By the way, Musk repeatedly made skepticism about vaccines and viruses. He has no plans to get vaccinated, and with his statements he almost besieges the heights of triumph: according to his previous post on Twitter, the epidemic does not threaten him or his family …
(Cover image: Elon Musk on September 2, 2020. Photo by Fabian Sommer / picture alliance / Getty Images)
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