Elon Musk's net worth has tumbled by $102 billion this year following a sharp decline in Tesla stock. That figure is about the same as the United Parcel Service's entire market value. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's wealth has shrunk by about 24% in under 10 weeks to $330 billion at Thursday's close, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk is still comfortably the world's richest person, with a roughly $108 billion lead over second-place Jeff Bezos, despite being the biggest wealth loser this year.
Main Idea: Elon Musk’s wealth fell sharply as Tesla’s stock dropped, though he remains the world’s richest person.
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Tesla’s stock drop can hurt retirement accounts, index funds, and other investors, while Musk’s ties to Trump may keep politics and business uncertainty high for workers and consumers.
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