2024-10-09
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Ratan TataTata Group · Conglomerate
◆ Final curtainAge 86
Died after hospitalization; cause not disclosed
Historical archiveInternationalized Tata Group and became respected for philanthropy.
FORTUNE CYCLES & LIFE ARCHIVE
Fortunes rise and fall.
Every life has an arc.
HIGH TIDE, LOW TIDE and FINAL CURTAIN now share one timeline—career ascent, financial reversal and the human ending common to us all.
High tide↗
Low tide↘
Final curtain◆
ONE TIMELINE · THREE KINDS OF EVENT
25Total records
0Live signals
21Industries
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When visited, the site checks freshness. After six hours it reads a 30-day public news index, classifies, deduplicates and stores signals in a cloud database without calling Codex.
THE LIFE TIMELINE
Life timeline
Historical records and public news signals from the past 30 days appear together. New signals are saved and deduplicated automatically.
2024-09
LE
Larry EllisonOracle · Cloud computing
↗ High tide$79B → $206B
Cloud and AI expectations lift net worth
Historical archiveOracle shares raised the value of Ellison's disclosed stake.
2024-06
JH
Jensen HuangNVIDIA · Artificial intelligence
↗ High tide$4B → $119B
AI computing wave drives a fortune surge
Historical archiveGenerative-AI demand lifted Nvidia and the value of its founder's stake.
2023-12
GA
Gautam AdaniAdani Group · Infrastructure
↗ High tide$39B → $84B
Share rebound restores paper wealth
Historical archiveListed group companies recovered after a sharp decline.
2022-11
SB
Sam Bankman-FriedFTX / Alameda · Crypto finance
↘ Low tide$26.5B → $0
Liquidity crisis becomes bankruptcy
Historical archiveThe company entered legal bankruptcy; personal wealth is an estimate.
2021-10
EM
Elon MuskTesla / SpaceX · Clean energy
↗ High tide$25B → $340B
Public and private valuations lift fortune
Historical archiveTesla and SpaceX moved his estimated wealth into a new range.
2021-07
VM
Vijay MallyaKingfisher Airlines · Aviation
↘ Low tide$1.6B → $0.1B
Court issues personal bankruptcy order
Historical archiveCreditor banks could pursue recovery through insolvency.
2021-04
ZY
Zhang YimingByteDance · Internet
↗ High tide$16B → $59B
Private valuation lifts founder stake
Historical archivePrivate-market estimates increased the value of ByteDance ownership.
2021-01-11
SA
Sheldon AdelsonLas Vegas Sands · Hospitality
◆ Final curtainAge 87
Died from complications related to lymphoma treatment
Historical archiveExpanded the integrated-resort model globally.
2020-11-27
TH
Tony HsiehZappos · E-commerce
◆ Final curtainAge 46
Died from complications of smoke inhalation
Historical archiveMade company culture and customer experience central advantages.
2020-10-25
LK
Lee Kun-heeSamsung · Electronics
◆ Final curtainAge 78
Cause not publicly disclosed
Historical archiveLed Samsung's transformation into a global electronics leader.
2020-07
JY
Jia YuetingLeEco / Faraday Future · Internet / Automotive
↘ Low tide$4.2B → $0.05B
Personal bankruptcy restructuring completed
Historical archiveEquity and related rights moved into a creditor trust.
2020-05-26
SH
Stanley HoSJM Holdings · Hospitality
◆ Final curtainAge 98
Cause not publicly disclosed
Historical archiveShaped the modern tourism and gaming landscape of Macao.
2019-10
AN
Adam NeumannWeWork · Coworking
↘ Low tide$4.1B → $0.6B
Failed IPO resets valuation
Historical archiveNot personal bankruptcy; estimated stake value fell sharply.
2018-10-15
PA
Paul AllenMicrosoft / Vulcan · Software
◆ Final curtainAge 65
Died from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Historical archiveCo-founded Microsoft and invested in science, culture and philanthropy.
2018-07
JB
Jeff BezosAmazon · E-commerce
↗ High tide$30B → $150B
Cloud and commerce growth lift wealth
Historical archiveEstimated from public share ownership.
2018-01-27
IK
Ingvar KampradIKEA · Retail
◆ Final curtainAge 91
Died peacefully at home of natural causes
Historical archiveChanged home retail through flat-pack logistics and democratic design.
2016-06
EH
Elizabeth HolmesTheranos · Health technology
↘ Low tide$4.5B → $0
Technology failures wipe out paper fortune
Historical archiveA media estimate fell to zero; this was not personal bankruptcy.
2014-09
JM
Jack MaAlibaba · E-commerce
↗ High tide$8B → $25B
IPO unlocks accumulated company value
Historical archivePublic pricing of equity lifted estimated wealth.
2013-10
EB
Eike BatistaEBX Group · Energy & mining
↘ Low tide$30B → $0.2B
Group debt pressure erases equity value
Historical archiveSeveral companies restructured or entered bankruptcy protection.
2011-10-05
SJ
Steve JobsApple · Technology
◆ Final curtainAge 56
Died from complications related to a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
Historical archiveConnected computing, music, phones and digital content into one ecosystem.
2000-12
MS
Masayoshi SonSoftBank · Technology investing
↘ Low tide$78B → $8B
Dot-com crash causes a huge decline
Historical archiveNot bankruptcy; the loss reflected public-market valuation.
2000-02
MS
Masayoshi SonSoftBank · Technology investing
↗ High tide$3B → $78B
Internet boom creates a cycle peak
Historical archiveA historical high later followed by a sharp reversal.
1999-10-03
AM
Akio MoritaSony · Consumer electronics
◆ Final curtainAge 78
Died from pneumonia
Historical archiveTook Japanese electronics global and helped create portable music culture.
1966-12-15
WD
Walt DisneyThe Walt Disney Company · Media
◆ Final curtainAge 65
Died from circulatory collapse related to lung cancer
Historical archiveBuilt a reinforcing system of animation, film, television and parks.
THE WHOLE ARC
Three kinds of life event, one view
Statistics describe this archive only and are not investment, legal or medical evidence.
Wealth growth, funding, IPOs and ascent
Losses, debt crises, bankruptcy and loss of control
Death dates, ages, public causes and legacies
Editorial principles
Acknowledge change. Respect boundaries.
When visited, the site checks freshness. After six hours it reads a 30-day public news index, classifies, deduplicates and stores signals in a cloud database without calling Codex.
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Rising valuations are not cash income; figures are public estimates.
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Low tide uses a broad fortune-crisis definition without turning media estimates into legal rulings.
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Final curtain records only confirmed public facts and never guesses undisclosed causes.