Page 18 - Latest Updates on Jeff Bezos
Shekhar Gupta: Return of the Bharatiya 'Baniya' Party
BJP under Modi-Shah is returning to its trader mindset with a vengeance, underlining that strong, full majority governments can also be more risk-averse
A lesson to learn: Economic problems can have counter-intuitive solutions
From drug price ceiling to additional duties on steel imports and export ban to counter onion shortage - govt response to several problems shows the lessons may not have been learnt, writes T N Ninan
MacKenzie Bezos to receive $38 bn in world's biggest divorce settlement
MacKenzie, 49, an author, will become the world's fourth-richest woman, and has already promised to give away at least half of her fortune, the CNN business reported
 "MacKenzie Bezos to receive $38 bn in world's biggest divorce settlement")
US Congress panel seeks documents from 4 big tech firms' top executives
Republicans and Democrats alike on the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the market power and behavior of the big 4 companies
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Amazon blames Trump's bias towards Bezos for cloud contract loss
Amazon claimed in a lawsuit that was made public on Monday that the Defense Department ignored Amazon's superior technology and awarded the contract to Microsoft Corp. despite its "key failures"
 "Amazon blames Trump's bias towards Bezos for cloud contract loss")
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault briefly replaces Jeff Bezos as the richest man
Arnault finished the day with $109.3 billion to his name, compared with Bezos' $110.1 billion
 "LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault briefly replaces Jeff Bezos as the richest man")
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos may face traders' protests during his India visit
Bezos will participate in an Amazon event in capital New Delhi aimed at connecting with small and medium-sized enterprises
 "Amazon boss Jeff Bezos may face traders' protests during his India visit")
Ahead of Jeff Bezos visit, Amazon pumps in Rs 1,715 crore into India units
Fresh investment comes at a time when CCI has ordered an investigation against Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart on complaints of deep discounting practices and tie-ups with preferred sellers
After 5 years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' India visit on a different track
Unlike in 2014, the Amazon founder and CEO seems to be skipping Bengaluru in his second visit post India launch, according to people in the know
Amazon's $1 bn to encourage predatory pricing, crush retail trade: CAIT
CAIT, which has been opposing Bezos' visit to India, said more than 500,000 traders supported its protests in about 300 cities, and about 5,000 trade associations participated
 "Amazon's $1 bn to encourage predatory pricing, crush retail trade: CAIT")
Welcome all investments that follow law of the land: Goyal on Amazon row
Goyal said that some people have misconstrued his remarks by suggesting that he had said something negative against Amazon
 "Welcome all investments that follow law of the land: Goyal on Amazon row")
Amazon not doing India a favour by investing billion dollars: Piyush Goyal
Minister's remarks come a day after Bezos announced $1 billion investment
 "Amazon not doing India a favour by investing billion dollars: Piyush Goyal")
Amazon to double investment in Prime Video
Bezos said the company's video-streaming platform is doing the best in India as compared to any other country
 "Amazon to double investment in Prime Video")
Year in Review: How world's top 10 business personalities fared in 2019
The year 2019, a breakthrough year for business, saw both fortunes being built and destroyed. Business Standard lists top 10 business personalities from across the globe who made headlines in 2019
 "Year in Review: How world's top 10 business personalities fared in 2019")
Amazon hasn't done India any big favours by investing $1 bn: Piyush Goyal
Ahead of Bezos' visit, the Competition Commission of India launched a probe into Amazon and Flipkart to look at allegations of deep discounts and whether the firms discriminate against small sellers
 "Amazon hasn't done India any big favours by investing $1 bn: Piyush Goyal")
Amazon 'SMBhav': Bezos charms sellers as Murthy cuts speech to 5 min
Keynote speaker Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, who has business relations with Amazon, was clearly upset with the event starting late
Jeff Bezos bets on 'Indian century', gives MSMEs $1-billion push
Commits to exporting $10 billion India-made goods by 2025
 "Jeff Bezos bets on 'Indian century', gives MSMEs $1-billion push")
Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan losing his relevance in Madhya Pradesh politics
A closed-door meeting was held recently between Rakesh Singh, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state organisational general secretary Suhas Bhagat
 "Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan losing his relevance in Madhya Pradesh politics")
Amid traders' protest, Kishore Biyani to meet Jeff Bezos on Friday
On the cards is a tie-up in online payments, something the two companies have been contemplating as part of the second phase of their partnership
 "Amid traders' protest, Kishore Biyani to meet Jeff Bezos on Friday")
Top Headlines: Amazon to invest $1 bn in Indian SMBs, Airtel $3-bn QIP plan
Bharti Airtel has announced allotment of 323.5 mn equity shares to eligible institutional buyers at an issue price of Rs 445 per share as part of $2 billion QIP