Global Economies Surge Forward

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With or without the United States, the global economy is surging forward.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world’s richest person – a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe’s stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires’ club.

Find out how there was a time when Americans held top spots in the world and how that is changing here.

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