Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell has dropped two spots and is no longer the world's fourth richest person after a sharp decline in his net worth this week. The decline began Wednesday, October 15, after a Barclays analyst downgraded Dell stock from overweight to equal-weight, according to Forbes, and the article cites a $20 billion drop.
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