He’s someone Trump really looks up to and wants to make happy,” a source said of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest man in France.

Bernard Arnault is outpacing Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in wealth gain this year after signs of a rebound in luxury demand boosted LVMH stock.

LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani—the world’s fifth- and eighteenth-wealthiest people—attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration events Monday, marking a pair of surprise billionaire appearances at the event attended by a cadre of moguls worth well over $1 trillion.

“The golden age of America begins right now,” Trump proclaimed. For his billionaire backers, it has already begun.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images.

A who's who of tech titans, business magnates, and global elites attended President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, including Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

From the color of their neckties to the fit of their suits, male politicians can be intentional with their choices.

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America’s economy, including its technology industry, is too unwieldy and dynamic to petrify into an actual oligarchy, whatever diplomats and departing presidents say. ■

Bernard Arnault is the European fashion tycoon and ... list - a clear outlier being surrounded by U.S tech tycoons like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Larry Page. He is known to be a ruthless ...

Bernard Arnault joined the slew of business titans at the swearing-in of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol’s Rotunda. The founder, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton was front and center ...

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg called Sheryl Sandberg "a legend in the industry" following a report that he had been critical of her. Bernard Arnault is outpacing Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in wealth ...