Billionaire Bloomberg considering candidacy

- Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to mingle as an independent candidate in the US presidential race.

Bloomberg has his aides instructed to make data plans for a candidacy in addition to the candidates on behalf of the Democrats and Republicans, The New York Times reported Saturday. According to the newspaper Bloomberg has there own wallet a billion dollars (926 million euros) over. The businessman may suffer. His ability is estimated by the business magazine Forbes at $ 36.5 billion (euro 33.8 billion).

The 73-year-old Bloomberg has in the past often toyed with the idea to cast himself as an independent candidate in the presidential race. He always saw it because he considered it too small his chances. In a campaign on behalf of Democrats Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (Republicans) he would deem himself however promising, says NY Times.