Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim: New Telecom Regulations? No Problem

CNBC - June 11, 2013

In his first extensive interview since the passage of a new telecom law in Mexico, multi-billionaire Carlos Slim told CNBC he does not think the legislation will hurt the profitability of America Movil. Read »

Bill Gates Reclaims World’s Richest Title

Bloomberg - May 17, 2013

Bill Gates is the richest man alive again. He recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim yesterday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Read »

Carlos Slim Donates $100 Million To Fight Polio

Forbes - April 29, 2013

Carlos Slim announced his foundation will donate $100 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a Bill Gates-backed effort to eliminate polio. Read »

Carlos Slim Cited For Profiting From Phones For Poor

Bloomberg - April 25, 2013

Congressional Republicans want to rein in a $2.2 billion U.S. mobile-phone subsidy for the poor, saying it’s riddled with fraud and benefits the world’s richest man, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Read »

8 Penny-Pinching CEOs

CEO.com - March 27, 2013

According to Bankrate.com, 86 percent of people who splurge on luxury toys like jets and jewelry are actually non-millionaires trying to look the part. Sure, some billionaires fork out cash for enormous yachts and flashy... Read »

Bill Gates Is Really Gaining On Slim Fast

Forbes - March 19, 2013

The gap between Carlos Slim and number two Bill Gates has shrunk from $6 billion a month ago, when the billionaire ranks were published, to approximately half a billion. Read »

Bill Gates Is Gaining On Slim Fast

Businessweek - March 8, 2013

The gap between Carlos Slim and Bill Gates for the wealthiest man in the world is narrowing. Read »

These Are The Richest People On The Planet

Forbes - March 4, 2013

The names, numbers and stories behind the 1,426 people who control the global economy. Read »

Is Carlos Slim Still The World’s Richest Man?

Bloomberg - March 4, 2013

A report on the possibility of billionaire Carlos Slim losing his spot as the world's richest man. Read »

Can Carlos Slim Save Acapulco?

Forbes - February 13, 2013

Slim hopes to project the better face of a place that once was the golden destination of the rich and famous. Read »

These Billionaires Killed It In 2012

Bloomberg - January 3, 2013

The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 100 wealthiest individuals. Read »

The World’s 200 Richest People

Bloomberg - November 12, 2012

Carlos Slim's $77.5 billion fortune makes him the world's richest person. Read »

Carlos Slim & The Rise Of The Super Rich

Guardian - November 1, 2012

There has always been a gap between rich and poor but this is just one sign of how the gulf has widened into a chasm over the past few decades. Read »

The 25 Richest People Who Ever Lived

AOL - October 16, 2012

Bill Gates was in 12th place... Read »

Carlos Slim Supplying ‘Obamaphones’ To Poor

MyFoxDC - October 11, 2012

A Mexican telecom mogul who holds the title of world's richest man, and one of President Obama's top donors are both getting even richer from the U.S. government program that supplies so-called "Obamaphones" to the poor. Read »