40 billionaires, led by Buffett and Gates, pledge to donate half their wealth
U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, talking last week after the announcement that 40 of the richest people in the United States so far have agreed to join his Giving Pledge initiative, which calls on billionaires to donate at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity. Newly announced donors include New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, media moguls Barry Diller and Ted Turner, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, Star Wars movie maker George Lucas, and energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens, reports the Reuters news agency.
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