Russian billionaires' stock market loses, March 3

On Monday, March 3, the first day global markets were open after Russia’s Federation Council authorized President Vladimir Putin to use force in Ukraine, the 300 richest people in the world lost $44.4 billion. Russian and Ukrainian billionaires alone lost $12.8 billion and the Russian stock market fell by more than 12 percent.

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