Showing posts with label Bill Gates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Gates. Show all posts

Monday, July 9, 2007

Slim's Telecom Companies Face New Antitrust Inquiry in Mexico; Shares Fall

(Bloomberg) -- Carlos Slim, who vies with Bill Gates
as the world's richest man, may face increased scrutiny at home
as Mexican antitrust regulators step up efforts to curb the
dominance of the telephone companies that created his fortune.

Mexico's Federal Competition Commission wants to identify
markets where Telefonos de Mexico SAB and America Movil SAB have
a share large enough that would require special regulation to
encourage new entrants, commission president Eduardo Perez Motta
said. The probe will begin before the end of the year, he said.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News

Monday, June 11, 2007

FACTBOX-Blackstone CEO pay as compared to others

(Reuters) - The chart below, provided by compensation research firm
Equilar Inc., shows where Schwarzman's stake ranks compared to
the holdings of other executives in their companies.
Company Executive Mkt Value of Shares Held
Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett $38.23 billion
Microsoft Bill Gates $29.59 bln
Google Larry Page $13.35 bln
Google Sergey Brin $13.11 bln
Microsoft Steve Ballmer $12.61 bln
Blackstone S. Schwarzman* $7.73 bln
News Corp. Rupert Murdoch $7.70 bln
IAC/Interactive Barry Diller $5.21 bln
Source: Equilar, Inc.




*Value based on amended S-1 filing


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News