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2026-04-09 10:19:38
[US-Iran ceasefire triggers stock market surge: World's richest 500 people's wealth jumps by $265 billion in a single day] (1) A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran triggered a stock market surge, with the combined wealth of the world's richest 500 people increasing by $265 billion on Wednesday. (2) This is the second-largest single-day increase in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (second only to the record of $304 billion, exactly one year apart). Bernard Arnault, Google co-founder Larry Page, and Sergey Brin each saw their wealth increase by more than $8 billion. (3) However, this is not enough to make up for the index's losses so far in 2026. The combined wealth of the richest 500 people has shrunk by $38.8 billion this year, currently standing at $11.7 trillion.
