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After being fired from Salomon Brothers in 1981 with $10 million, Bloomberg built the Terminal that now sits on 325,000 trading desks worldwide and anchors a $13 billion empire — then spent three terms reshaping New York City and pledged his entire $100 billion fortune to give away.
Michael Bloomberg founded Bloomberg L.P.
in 1981 with $10 million after being fired from Salomon Brothers. The Bloomberg Terminal is used by over 325,000 financial professionals worldwide, generating most of the company's roughly $13 billion in annual revenue. He served three terms as Mayor of New York City and has donated over $17 billion through Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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