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The past few days for eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk have been so overwhelmed with events that it’s hard to say which one turned out to be the most significant for the manufacturer of the famous electric vehicles and space rockets.
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The billionaire contracted the coronavirus, launched four astronauts into space, his electric car company Tesla Inc. now it will definitely fall into the S&P 500 index and, finally, Musk himself bypassed the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in the world list of the rich, taking the third line in it.
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The launch of four astronauts on the ISS is another Musk victory
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Musk tweeted Saturday that he has a mild case of coronavirus with signs of a mild cold.
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On Sunday, he already happily reported that he did not feel any symptoms, and on the same day he celebrated the launch of a spacecraft built by his Corporation Space Exploration Technologies with four astronauts on board to the ISS.
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On Monday, just hours after trading began, Tesla shares jumped 15%, enriching the company’s owner by $ 7.6 billion.
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Finally, after months of discussion, speculation, and even a pullback in September amid poor quarterly earnings, it was announced that Tesla would still be listed on the prestigious S&P 500 on December 21, making Musk’s Christmas present.
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As a result, Elon Musk’s fortune reached $ 109.7 billion. He confidently bypassed Mark Zuckerberg, taking the third line in the list of the 500 richest people in the world according to Bloomberg.
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By the way, Musk was noted this year and the highest income growth, his fortune increased by 82.2 billion.
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