Bill And Melinda Gates To Divorce With $146 Billion At Stake

The announcement Monday that the couple is splitting after 27 years of marriage has the power to ripple through the technology industry, a vast portfolio of business and real estate holdings and into the realms of global health, climate change policy and social issues including equality for women.

Highlights;
At stake is one of world's greatest fortunes -- valued at $145.8 billion
They also ran the largest philanthropy operations on the planet
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, 65, is world's 4th-richest person