American billionaires have made an average of $42 billion a week throughout the pandemic

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne The collective fortunes of American billionaires grew an average of $42 billion during each week of the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis by the Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies found. During the coronavirus crisis so far, which the think tank classifies as starting on March 18, billionaires' fortunes grew by more than $700 billion. Despite the pandemic's widespread financial fallout, the fortunes of many ultrawealthy people have continu...