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Play from 0:00[0:00] ..." Under Greenberg Forbes magazine joins us talk about Forbes top 400 I understand you need at least one point three billion to make this cut off list."...

Play from 0:12[0:12] ..." under the here is that one point three billion. And the combined. Net worth all the members of the list is one point 57 trillion. Just 2% but there."...

Play from 1:56[1:56] ..." For conserving their you know disposable income. The discretionary income and that's exit poll on the casino industry. And so you -- the biggest loser this year shelled an adult and who happen to be our biggest Gainer last year. He'd lost thirteen billion dollars to twelve"...

Play from 2:17[2:17] ..." He's the investor in the Las Vegas Sands. And I have to ask is Steve Forbes on your list."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Under Greenberg Forbes magazine joins us talk about Forbes top 400 I understand you need at least one point three billion to make this cut off list."

Play from 0:09[0:09]" That's straight this is just like last year the minimum to make up -- under the here is that one point three billion. And the combined. Net worth all the members of the list is one point 57 trillion. Just 2% but there."

Play from 0:24[0:24]" All right so I'll in this time of these economic times that are so tough for many many Americans are the ones at the top obviously -- doing okay. And who is at the top."

Play from 0:35[0:35]" popular here is. Delegate. For the second year in a row he repeat it is titled. The what America's wealthiest person to warm up that. In March. Probably with a strip and has issue but is regain its status as America's wealthiest person."

Play from 0:54[0:54]" Mark Zuckerberg he's only 24 years old and because he found FaceBook and because it does so well he's on the list."

Play from 1:01[1:01]" That's right I'm mark Zuckerberg of the youngest member of the book 400. Second youngest is now. Around 35 years old and market because only 24. Like blockades went to Harvard. I would drop out out of a powerful network inside. There's -- dot com it's been -- as successful. Recently received. Investment from Microsoft. Which valued it at upward. Five billion rather thirteen billion. But the valuation that we use in our estimate was Bartlett snapped but still landed on market -- the first time."

Play from 1:36[1:36]" Among these very wealthy people Americans. Some people have lost millions of dollars in the casino business tell me about that."

Play from 1:45[1:45]" That's right. As Americans faced tough times you know with the recession and fallout in the financial markets I think. One thing you'll see it happen is that people. For conserving their you know disposable income. The discretionary income and that's exit poll on the casino industry. And so you -- the biggest loser this year shelled an adult and who happen to be our biggest Gainer last year. He'd lost thirteen billion dollars to twelve months I would amounts to a -- thousand dollars every two point four seconds."

Play from 2:17[2:17]" He's the investor in the Las Vegas Sands. And I have to ask is Steve Forbes on your list."

Play from 2:22[2:22]" The report does not know the port Stanley. -- economic nonetheless."

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