Bill Gates Back Atop Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index; Edges Carlos Slim

With $74.9 billion in net worth, Bill Gates is once again the richest person on planet Earth, according to Bloomberg. The news outlet's latest list of the world's richest people shows that the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder displaced Mexican Telecom magnate Carlos Slim at the top of the richest 100 list.

The research shows that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) founder Mark Zuckerberg is worth $24.5 billion. The tech luminary is still the youngest billionaire on the list, and that's not all; Zuckerberg was also the biggest gainer since last...