Steve Rattner: During the pandemic, the top one percent prospered
Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner and Forbes' Randall Lane discuss wealth gains in 2020 and the 35th annual world's billionaires list.
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Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack
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John Kerry apologises for Donald Trump’s ‘renegade’ stance on climate crisis
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MyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words
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Peloton owners with children and pets told to stop using $4,000 treadmills after child dies
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NASA has chosen SpaceX's Starship to land its next astronauts on the moon
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Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
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