Importantly, you also get access to Instant Bloomberg messaging, which you can use to contact other terminal users — frequently, traders need IB to reach the people they trade with. This suite of services is considered valuable enough to enough financial professionals that there are over , Terminal subscriptions around the world. But there are many kinds of information that people used to pay for and now get for free, or much more cheaply, over the internet.
Who needs to buy the Zagat guide when Yelp reviews are free? The current Terminal count of ,, as reported by the company , is up from approximately , in and , in , according to estimates previously published by Quartz. But he said this approach is less user friendly and less reliable and that users remain willing to pay a high price for the Bloomberg Terminal because of the cost savings they can generate from using it. For example, he said the Terminal has made it easier for bond investors to trade directly with each other instead of paying fees to brokers.
Why scrimp on your Bloomberg subscription when the functionality it offers you may be saving you huge amounts in commissions? Plus, there is the importance of the Terminal as a status symbol. If you look at the Forbes lists, it appears that Mike Bloomberg has achieved an astounding pace of wealth growth since Compiling the Forbes list is not a science, and it can be difficult to estimate the true value of a privately held company like Bloomberg LP, which does not have a public stock price.
If he runs for president, I think he is highly unlikely to win. Winning the election, he gained enough popularity in his first term to win reelection in An area of controversy was his third term. In , legislation was proposed to allow a mayor to run for a third term.
His political party affiliations have shifted through time. Having been a Democrat, he shifted to a Republican before he ran for mayor. These days, he has shifted further left again.
Supporting a strong stance on gun control, Bloomberg advocates universal background checks, and an unconditional ban on assault weapons.
Bloomberg is also a voice on climate change. His views go against coal and natural gas, and emphasize green resources. This again is an issue between pro-business advocates, and those that want to see a leveling off of our carbon footprint.
With his current campaign for the Democratic ticket in the upcoming presidential election, Bloomberg has set his political ambitions higher. Seven years ago, Bloomberg reportedly owned a massive 14 properties from London to Bermuda and New York, according to Business Insider. Interestingly, he doesn't feature in the top ten on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index - a daily ranking of the world's richest people. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team?
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