InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate America’s billionaire wealth jumps by more than half a trillion during COVID-19 pandemic: Report By financialnews_rlv83x - June 4, 2020 0 47 During the 11 weeks from Mar 18, when US lockdowns started, the wealth of America’s richest people surged by over US$565 billion, while 42.6 million workers filed for unemployment, the report said.