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Doloresz Katanich

Elon Musk's fortune briefly jumped to a record $500 billion

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has seen his wealth pass a new milestone: he is officially halfway to becoming the first-ever trillionaire.

Shares in Tesla, Musk's EV company, gained nearly 4% as of 15.30 ET, which is 21.30 in Central Europe. That added an estimated $9.3 billion (€7.9bn) to his fortune, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires tracker.

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