墨西哥首富超巴菲特成全球第二富人

　　Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu last month blew pastU.S.investor Warren Buffett to become the worlds second-richestmanwith an estimated net worth of $53.1 billion.

　　Slim was ranked No. 3 on the publications 2007 list oftheworlds richest people, released a month ago. But he ismakingmoney faster than ink can dry, thanks to rising share pricesforhis telecom holdings America Movil and Carso Global Telecom.

　　It estimated that Slim added $4.1 billion to his fortune sincethepublication calculated his net worth in February prior to thelistsMarch 8 release. Forbes said Slim surpassed Buffetts$52.4-billionfortune March 29.

　　Slim now appears destined to dethrone Microsoft Corp.co-founderBill Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $56 billion.

　　墨西哥电信巨头卡洛斯·萨利姆·埃卢上月以净资产531亿美元，超过美国富翁巴菲特成为全球第二富有的人。

　　萨利姆位列2007年富豪榜第三位。因其持有的两家公司America Movil和CarsoGlobalTelecom的股票价格上涨，他创造财富的速度超过了印钞机。

　　萨利姆的总财富是在2月根据公开财务报告计算而得，在这期间他又为自己的财富增加了41亿美元。福布斯称萨利姆已超过了该杂志3月29日一期中公布的巴菲特524亿美元身价。萨利姆似乎要向把身价560亿美元的比尔·盖茨赶下第一富翁排位的方向发展。

　　作者：董莉