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Details of the split have already started to emerge.
Cascade Investment, a holding company Bill created with his Microsoft winnings, transferred securities worth more than $1.8 billion to Melinda French Gates, according to US regulatory filings dated May 3. The shift comprised about $1.5 billion of Canadian National Railway Co. shares and more than $300 million of AutoNation stock. Cascade holds securities valued at more than $50 billion, including stakes in Republic Services, Deere & Co. and Ecolab.
How their wealth is ultimately divvied up is set to shake up the uppermost ranks of the world’s richest people and could have billion-dollar implications on what philanthropic causes get attention.
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How Bill and Melinda Gates can split their US$146B fortune
Sophie Alexander and Ben Steverman, Bloomberg News
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As a married couple, Bill and Melinda Gates promised to give away the vast majority of their fortune. Now that theyâre divorcing, US$146 billion could head in two different directions.
How that wealth is divvied up is set to shake up the uppermost ranks of the worldâs richest people and could have billion-dollar implications on what philanthropic causes get attention.
In announcing the split, the couple promised they will both remain involved in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has contributed vast sums to the realms of global health, climate change policy and social issues. But the US$50 billion operation with billions more still to be given depends on the cooperation of two exes.
Fresh details reveal Melania Trump s luxurious post-White House lifestyle
15 Feb, 2021 04:38 AM
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Melania Trump has issued a final message as First Lady on her Twitter in a six-minute video ahead of Joe Biden s inauguration. Video / Twitter @FLOTUS
Melania Trump has issued a final message as First Lady on her Twitter in a six-minute video ahead of Joe Biden s inauguration. Video / Twitter @FLOTUS
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By: Alexis Carey
Melania Trump has swapped the White House for a life of staggering luxury – but it hasn t stopped her from becoming increasingly bitter over her tainted legacy.
The 50-year-old has largely shunned the limelight since she and husband Donald Trump left Washington DC for their Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on January 20 ahead of Joe Biden s inauguration.