Jeff Bezos

American engineer, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc.

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Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American internet entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, and investor. He is best known as the founder, CEO, and president of the multi-national technology company Amazon. The first centi-billionaire on the Forbes wealth index, Bezos has been the world's richest person since 2017 and was named the "richest man in modern history" after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July 2018. According to Forbes, Bezos is the first person in history to have a net worth exceeding $200 billion.

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How Much Wealth Did US Billionaires' Earn In The First 6-Months Of The Pandemic The wealth of 643 of US' richest billionaires rose from $2.95 trillion to $3.8 trillion between March 18 and September 15. This marks a 29% increase over those six months. That's according to a report.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published on September 18, 2020

Amazon's Bezos tops Forbes richest list, Trump dips Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos topped Forbes' list of richest Americans for the third year in a row, while U.S. President Donald Trump's ranking dropped as the pandemic slammed his office buildings, hotels and.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:40Published on September 8, 2020

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U.S. billionaires are $1 trillion wealthier since pandemic Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos has received the biggest boost to his wealth since March, with a gain of $90 billion, a study says. CBS News - Published 1 week ago
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Blue Origin chalks up 13th successful test flight Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is ramping up to begin launching paying customers. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago
Watch Blue Origin launch and land a New Shepard rocket on its seventh trip to space This morning, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is set to conduct another test launch of its New Shepard rocket, a reusable vehicle designed to take paying tourists to the edge of space and back... The Verge - Published 2 weeks ago
EU lawmakers want Jeff Bezos to tell if Amazon spies on them Brussels, Oct 8 (IANS) A group of lawmakers in the European Union has written to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demanding answers from him on whether the company monitors the activities of politicians and trade.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago

Amazon workers rally outside Jeff Bezos' home to demand change Protesters marched in Los Angeles to push for higher pay, increased taxes on the rich and improved workplace safety. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Anti-Amazon Protest in L.A., Activists Marching to Jeff Bezos' Home A group of climate and labor activists have gathered in L.A. to protest Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos ... and they're taking their protest all the way to his doorstep. The Congress of Essential.. TMZ.com - Published 3 weeks ago
2020 is giving us another chance to watch Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai get grilled by Congress Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have agreed to testify virtually before the Senate Commerce.. The Verge - Published on October 3, 2020
Amazon's Bezos tops Forbes richest list, pandemic knocks Trump lower By Sheila Dang and Catherine Koppel (Reuters) - Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos topped Forbes' list of richest Americans for the third year in a row, while U.S. President Donald Trump's ranking.. WorldNews - Published on September 9, 2020

7 Indian-Americans on Forbes' list of 400 wealthiest people in US: All you need to know 7 Indian-Americans have featured in Forbes' list of 400 richest people in the US. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has once again topped the list, with a net worth of USD 179 billion. DNA - Published on September 9, 2020
Amazon's Bezos tops latest Forbes richest list Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has topped Forbes' list of richest Americans for the third year in a row. But US President Donald Trump's ranking dropped as the coronavirus pandemic slammed his.. WorldNews - Published on September 8, 2020
Elon Musk is now the third-richest person in the world Musk passed Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday as shares of Tesla Inc. continued their unrelenting rally after undergoing a forward stock split. Musk is now worth $115.4 billion compared.. WorldNews - Published on September 1, 2020	Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' personal wealth tops $200 billion The world's wealthiest billionaire Jeff Bezos is even richer as the Amazon founder and CEO's wealth tops $200 billion for the first time – the biggest fortune in history.This is the first time that a.. New Zealand Herald - Published on August 31, 2020
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion. Protesters built him a guillotine. The richest man in the world's wealth reached an estimated $202 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. USATODAY.com - Published on August 27, 2020	Jeff Bezos now worth an astounding $200-plus billion Amazon's founder and the world's richest man has crossed another milestone in his escalating net worth. CBS News - Published on August 27, 2020
Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion, making him the richest person in the world by nearly $90 billion Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg.That makes him worth almost $90 billion more than the second-richest person in the world: Microsoft cofounder Bill.. WorldNews - Published on August 27, 2020	Jeff Bezos Is the World’s First $200 Billion Man Jeff Bezos is doing quite well for himself in the pandemic ... he just became the first person ever to be worth $200 billion. The Amazon honcho saw his net worth reach the incredible milestone.. TMZ.com - Published on August 26, 2020
The second-most important Jeff at Amazon is leaving the company Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer division, is planning to retire in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced in a regulatory filing on.. The Verge - Published on August 21, 2020	Bezos ends Gates' 24-year run atop Forbes 400 Gates' 24-year run as the wealthiest person is over -- while President Donald Trump drops to 259th place on Forbes 400 CBS News - Published on August 20, 2020
How Fortnite’s epic battle with Apple could reshape the antitrust fight Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales When Tim Cook finished up his appearance in front of the House Judiciary panel in July, the conventional wisdom was that the Apple CEO had gotten off easy. He was.. The Verge - Published on August 19, 2020	Donald Trump wants to blame Amazon for his post office woes Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images US President Donald Trump, belatedly realizing that the US Postal Service is far more popular than he will ever be, has been publicly distancing.. The Verge - Published on August 19, 2020
Amazon's Jeff Bezos looks to the future Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, serving 225M customers worldwide. What's next for the company that prides itself on disrupting tradition? Charlie Rose interviews Amazon CEO and founder.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	Viewer comments on "Amazon" In the mail: Lesley Stahl reads comments on Charlie Rose's look inside the retail giant Amazon with its founder Jeff Bezos. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
How soon can you expect drone deliveries? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed "Prime Air" -- a drone delivery system that he hopes could deliver packages in 30 minutes -- to Charlie Rose in an interview for "60 Minutes." Bezos hopes to have the.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	Amazon CEO unveils drone delivery concept Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shares his company's latest innovation - a delivery drone know as an Octocopter. Charlie Rose reports on the unmanned devices, which are still several years away from being in.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
Bezos recalls Amazon's riskiest move Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, tells Charlie Rose why he once handed over 20 percent of the company and what he got in return. Bezos says, "Lot of people did very well in that deal." CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	Why Bezos bought The Washington Post Jeff Bezos wasn't shopping for a newspaper when he bought The Washington Post. Bezos explains how Donald Graham, Chairman of the Washington Post Company, convinced him he was the right buyer. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
60 Minutes Overtime, 12.01.13 Amazon's secret R&D project aimed at delivering packages to your doorstep by "octocopter" mini-drones with a mere 30-minute delivery time; then, 60 Minutes' Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	The Jeff Bezos of 1999: Nerd of the Amazon 60 Minutes' Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
Tim Cook is now a billionaire, but not the Jeff Bezos kind Photo by Christopher Polk / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images A new analysis by Bloomberg finds that the net worth of Apple CEO Tim Cook has passed the $1 billion mark, officially making him a.. The Verge - Published on August 10, 2020	Mark Zuckerberg Joins $100-Billion Club Of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates Mark Zuckerberg's net worth passed $100 billion for the first time Thursday after Facebook Inc. hit a record high on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels. ...... WorldNews - Published on August 7, 2020
Jeff Bezos sells Amazon shares worth $3.1 billion NEW DELHI: Amazon.com Inc chief executive officer (CEO) sold shares worth $3.1 billion in the e-commerce company in recent days, regulatory filings showed on Wednesday.... WorldNews - Published on August 6, 2020	Alleged Twitter teen hacker’s hearing got zoombombed big time Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Last Friday, a 17-year-old Florida high school graduate, Graham Ivan Clark, was arrested and charged as the “mastermind” behind the massive bitcoin.. The Verge - Published on August 5, 2020
Prosecutors are investigating Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The New York and California attorneys general, along with the Federal Trade Commission, plan to investigate Amazon’s online Marketplace platform, Bloomberg.. The Verge - Published on August 3, 2020	Amazon boss Jeff Bezos rejects claims company acted like a 'drug dealer' The Amazon boss is questioned by US Congress on one company's experience with his business. BBC News - Published on July 30, 2020
10 questions Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook should have been asked Bezos, Zuckerberg, Pichai and Cook could have been asked some real, pointed questions with relevance about today or antitrust concerns. USATODAY.com - Published on July 30, 2020	Zuckerberg, Pichai, Bezos and Cook lambasted in Big Tech hearing Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has been subjected to a withering cross-examination on the search giant's alleged "stealing" of content and assisting of China by the US House of Representatives'.. WorldNews - Published on July 30, 2020
Bezos dodges questions at first Congress hearing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos dodged tough questions related to new evidence the online retailer stifled competition and raised prices on certain products during a House Judiciary hearing on antitrust trust.. USATODAY.com - Published on July 29, 2020	4 Big Tech CEOs draw scrutiny on Capitol Hill Four Big Tech CEOs - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple - are testifying on their companies' practices on the issue of market dominance in.. USATODAY.com - Published on July 29, 2020
MacKenzie Scott Gives $1.7 Billion to Historically Black Colleges and Other Groups One year after pledging to give away most of her fortune, Ms. Scott, an author and the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, announced that she had donated to causes supporting women, L.G.B.T. rights and racial.. NYTimes.com - Published on July 29, 2020	Amazon CEO Jeff Bezo's ex-wife donates $1.7 billion for social causes Washington: MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday (local time) that she has donated around $1.7 billion (Dh62 billion) to groups involved in philanthropic causes.. WorldNews - Published on July 29, 2020
4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are set to answer for their companies' practices before Congress as a House.. WorldNews - Published on July 29, 2020	Opinion \| Why Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple are Bad for America On Wednesday, four big tech CEOs — Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — will... WorldNews - Published on July 28, 2020
Jeff Bezos Is Worth Nearly $200 Billion Amid Worst Crisis in 90 Years Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth on Monday, as Amazon's stock surged... WorldNews - Published on July 21, 2020	Twitter hackers divert bitcoin spoils to other accounts A security incident involving some of the most prominent business and political leaders on Twitter duped people into sending at least $120,000 worth of Bitcoin to an anonymous online wallet, and more.. WorldNews - Published on July 16, 2020
Bezos, Musk, Gates, Obama and others target of cryptocurrency hack on Twitter Attempt is one of the largest digital security scams to have hit the internet. USATODAY.com - Published on July 15, 2020	Embarrassment of riches? Jeff Bezos breaks own wealth record AGAIN amid coronavirus misery Thanks to his company’s stock market performance, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos keeps getting richer by the week. After adding another 10 billion to his fortune in seven days, his net worth has hit a new.. WorldNews - Published on July 9, 2020
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: The richest person in the world His wealth is now estimated to be $171bn (£137bn), having made billions during the pandemic. BBC News - Published on July 6, 2020	Jeff Bezos’s wealth soars to $171.6 billion to top pre-divorce record Jeff Bezos’s net worth has smashed through its previous peak, even after he relinquished a quarter of his stake in Amazon.com Inc. as part of a divorce settlement last year. Shares of the.. WorldNews - Published on July 2, 2020