Page 14 - Latest Updates on Jeff Bezos
Amazon's Jeff Bezos called upon to save thousands of stranded seafarers
Industry bodies including the International Chamber of Shipping wrote an open letter urging Bezos to exert pressure on the incoming Biden administration and other leaders
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'East India Co.': Amazon's fight with Ambani sparks foreign vs local debate
At the center of the case is Amazon's efforts to block Reliance's planned purchase of Future Group's assets
 "'East India Co.': Amazon's fight with Ambani sparks foreign vs local debate")
Jeff Bezos backs fintech start-up in maiden Africa investment: Report
The world's richest man's personal venture capital fund, Bezos Expeditions, supported the Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital, which raised $30 million for the San Francisco-based company.
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Jeff Bezos hands $684 mn of Amazon stock to nonprofits from his foundation
The Amazon founder has given away stock worth $856 million this year, which estimates his fortune at $183.6 billion
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos names 16 beneficiaries to his $10 bn climate fund
This is the first time the world's richest man has named the beneficiaries to the climate action fund
India to Italy, Amazon's everything store is everyone's antitrust target
Italy is probing the e-commerce giant over restrictions on sales of Apple products, while India is investigating the company over exclusive arrangements with mobile phone brands.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos gain most on day one of post-election limbo
US billionaires add $57.4 billion as stock markets climb
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Ambani vs Bezos: A $3.4 bn battle for a pole position in Indian market
By seeking to stall Ambani's purchase of Future, Bezos may be signaling that he would rather remain a rival
Amazon vs RIL for Future: What's at stake & what's next in the retail war?
According to the sources, Future group has been told not to proceed with its sale of shares to RIL till the outcome of the arbitration process
 "Amazon vs RIL for Future: What's at stake & what's next in the retail war?")
Future-RIL deal: Jeff Bezos-Kishore Biyani battle begins in Singapore
This follows a dispute over Future's sale of its retail and wholesale businesses to MukeshAmbani-led Reliance Industries Ltd
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Jeff Bezos' Blue origin launches NASA's new lunar-landing tech into space
The entire flight - barely skimming space with a peak altitude of 66 miles (106 kilometers) - lasted just 10 minutes
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Amazon's Bezos tops Forbes richest list, pandemic knocks Trump lower
The aggregate wealth of the Forbes 400 list rose to a record $3.2 trillion
Bezos tops Forbes richest Americans list, pandemic knocks Trump lower
Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos topped Forbes' list of richest Americans for the third year in a row, while US President Donald Trump's ranking dropped
From Bezos to Musk: World's richest people smashed wealth records this week
This week marked just the latest boon for the personal fortunes of the richest of the rich, whose red-hot growth has been largely driven by surging markets, particularly for tech shares
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At half of Jeff Bezos's net worth, Elon Musk enters elite $100 bn club
A large chunk of his wealth comes from the 21% stake in Tesla, according to Forbes
Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes the first person ever worth $200 billion
Musk extends an extraordinary stretch of wealth gains to become a centibillionaire
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes first person ever with worth of over $200 bn
The net worth of the world's richest person went up by $4.9 billion after Amazon stock edged up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon
Amazon's consumer CEO Jeff Wilke to retire in 2021, Dave Clark to take over
Bezos, who became the world's richest person as Amazon's stock soared, said in another note to staff that Wilke's "legacy and impact will live on long after he departs
 "Amazon's consumer CEO Jeff Wilke to retire in 2021, Dave Clark to take over")
Chemist body AIOCD writes to Jeff Bezos, says e-pharmacies are 'illegal'
The top body of chemists and druggists has shot off a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the world's largest online retailer entering the online pharmacy space in India
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Retail to insurance: Amazon, Ambani's Jio prep for 'one fierce battle'
Jeff Bezos regards India as a key frontier for Amazon; he faces a homegrown champion backed by some of his fiercest US rivals
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