World's Richest People Add $35 Billion in Wealth After Monday's Market Surge
- Buffett, Bezos, Slim and Gates see billion-dollar upswings
- Richest favor Democrat over Trump based on campaign donations
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The world’s wealthiest people became $35.4 billion richer Monday morning as stock markets rallied on mounting speculation that Hillary Clinton will be elected U.S. president over billionaire rival Donald Trump.
Their combined net worth on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index rose 0.8 percent from Friday to $4.4 trillion at the close of trading in New York.