NEW YORK, March 9 — The 400 richest people on earth have shed almost US$100 billion (RM412 billion) from their combined fortunes this year as global markets have faltered. Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos — the biggest gainer on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in 2015 — has lost US$9.8 billion or 16.5 per cent of his fortune, since January 1. Bloomberg’s Devon Pendleton joined Anna Edwards on “Countdown” to discuss more. — Bloomberg
