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Larry Ellison: The billionaire Silicon Valley exec with the shiniest toys
Larry Ellison, the top-paid CEO and fifth-richest person in the world, now has a bit more time to live his extraordinarily glamorous life. It's not exactly a retirement for the 70-year old Oracle (ORCL, Tech30) founder. He stepped down as Oracle's CEO but became the company's chairman and chief technology officer. But in his new, reduced role at the company, Ellison might be given an opportunity to enjoy his riches. Ellison is worth $51 billion, according to Forbes. He is a licensed pilot and owns several airplanes. He has an impressive car collection too. When (if) Ellison eventually leaves Oracle, he'll have his ... (full story)