NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is apparently even richer than anyone realized. Forbes magazine's annual list of richest Americans is estimating his wealth at twice the number it gave last year, vaulting him to the rank of 25 with a fortune estimated at $11.5 billion.
Last year, he was at a mere 40th place, with a net worth valued at $5.5 billion. The difference shows how hard it has been to guess the wealth of the mayor and potential presidential candidate.
He retains 68 percent ownership of his company, Bloomberg LP, but it is privately held and does not release much financial data. Fortune magazine estimated in an article this year that the company's 2006 operating …
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