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Jeff Bezos’ wealth over $ 100 billion mark with Black Friday jump
Bezos’ Iconic Laugh, Photo: Steve Jurvetson /Wikimedia Commons Headlines competed against one another as Americans began the holiday shopping season with a spree across the product stream on Black Friday – doorbusters, raging consumerism, gadgets, clothes,...Nov 25, 2017 1292 0 -
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos surpasses Gates as the richest person
Photo by James Duncan Davidson from Portland /Wikimedia Commons With a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever, Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world, ahead of...Jul 27, 2017 1580 0 -
Amazon founder pledges $10 billion to combat climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, has pledged to devote $10 billion to fighting climate change under a new plan to be known as Bezos Earth Fund. “Climate change is the biggest...Feb 17, 2020 1112 0 -
NYC mayor sees no special treatment if Amazon expands presence in the city
If Amazon wants to expand its presence in New York City, it will have to do so on its own like any other technology company, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. He was responding to a...May 28, 2019 639 0 -
Washington metro area emerging as the top contender for Amazon HQ2
Photo: Skyline of Tysons Corner at sunset, Credit :Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Amazon is holding out the multi-billion prize of its second headquarters but staying silent about which cities it considers as front-runners among those competing to house...Mar 12, 2018 1529 0 -
Pakistani-American Shahid Khan is 72nd on Forbes 2017 list of 400 richest
With a real time net worth of $ 7.2 billion, Pakistani-American Shahid Khan is placed 72nd on Forbes 2017 list of 400 richest Americans. The magazine notes Khan, an engineer by trade, bought auto parts supplier...Oct 20, 2017 1948 0 -
D.C. proposes 4 locations for Amazon HQ2
Washington Monument, Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons Five billion dollars in investment, 50,000 new jobs. Still, that is not all that is driving American cities to house the second headquarters of commerce...Oct 17, 2017 1462 0