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Amazon"s recent spate of Twitter feuds happened because Jeff Bezos told execs to "fight back" against critics, report says

Amazon accounts sent combative tweets at Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren last week amid a uni.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 29th, 2021

: For a day, Jeff Bezos wasn’t the world’s richest. Here’s who was.

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is battling Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for the title of world's richest......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 25th, 2021

Elizabeth Warren clashed with Amazon over unionization, and said she"d break up Big Tech so that it can"t "heckle senators with snotty tweets"

Sen. Elizabeth Warren called Amazon out for exploiting tax "loopholes," opposing unionization, and "heckling" senators on Twitter. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Mand.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 26th, 2021

What happened last week? Elon Musk moved markets, Jeff Bezos announced his departure, and the Obamas said they were making new content for Netflix.

The week's big stories involved Elon Musk moving markets once again and Jeff Bezos revealing that he was stepping down as Amazon's CEO. Elon Musk a.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 7th, 2021

: 3 ways the Jeff Bezos-era Amazon helped and hurt U.S. workers and consumers

72% of consumers said they expected more of other retailers because of Amazon, one survey showed......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 5th, 2021

The Margin: Jeff Bezos’ departure as Amazon CEO makes for prime joke material on Twitter

Here are some of the most popular memes and tweets about Bezos handing the CEO reins over to Amazon Web Services head Andy Jassy.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 2nd, 2021

"Amazon" wasn"t the original name of Jeff Bezos" company, and 14 other little-known facts about the early days of Amazon (AMZN)

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, have come a long way since the early days of the company.  What started as a bookseller in 1995 has quickly become a behemoth and one of the most valuable companies in the world. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 16th, 2020

Jeff Bezos has sold 18.5 million shares of Amazon in 10 years. Here"s how much that stock was worth.

Amazon.com Inc. CEO and founder Jeff Bezos last week made a series of Amazon stock sales valued at $4.07 billion, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. But that wasn't the most stock the executive has sold off in such a short time f.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 13th, 2020

Jeff Bezos sells roughly 900,000 more Amazon shares. That"s nearly $3.5B worth of stock in a week.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO and founder Jeff Bezos wasn't finished selling shares in his company. Not by a long shot. The richest person alive sold at least $1.65 billion worth of his stock over the two past days, according to Securities and Exc.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 6th, 2020

Saudi Arabia denied hacking into Jeff Bezos" phone and called for an investigation into the "absurd" claims

REUTERS/Amir Levy Saudi Arabia has denied hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone, describing the claim as 'absurd." Saudi Arabia's US embassy called via Twitter on Wednesday for 'an investigation on thes.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 22nd, 2020

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos arrives in India as local traders plan protests

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos arrived in India on Tuesday, according to a post on his Twitter account, as thousands of small traders across 300 cities planned protests, claiming the firm is distorting local retail market......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

An unearthed video from 1997 shows a young Jeff Bezos explaining why he built Amazon"s empire on books

Brian Roemmele/YouTube A 1997 video of Jeff Bezos has gone viral on Twitter, giving direct insight into how the CEO went about building Amazon in its earliest days. In the v.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 13th, 2019

This is what happened when Shaq started investing like Jeff Bezos

Shaquille O'Neal, who was an early investor in Google and has built a business empire, says his investing strategy is inspired by Amazon's Jeff Bezos......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 11th, 2019

MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos finalize divorce; she keeps 25% of Amazon stake worth $35 billion

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, announced on Twitter that his divorce is now final. MacKenzie Bezos describ.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 4th, 2019

MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos announce their divorce is now final

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, announced on Twitter that his divorce is now final. MacKenzie Bezos describ.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 4th, 2019

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized their divorce: Here’s who will get what

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Bezos announced via twitter that they have finalized their divorce. Veuer's Sam Berman has the ful.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 4th, 2019

Jeff Bezos and Amazon Propose Space-Based Internet Service to Compete With SpaceX and OneWeb

It could get pretty crowded up there. Amazon CEOJeff Bezos is joining the Internet space race. Last month, Amazon filed with the International Telecommunications Union for permission to put 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit so it could offer .....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneApr 4th, 2019

White House says Trump would be "open to" meeting Bezos

President Donald Trump would be "open to" meeting with Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday, though she said she wasn't aware of anything being schedu.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 25th, 2018

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Responds to Donald Trump"s Twitter Attacks: ‘I Expect Us to Be Scrutinized’

Trump believes that Amazon has not paid its fair share of "internet taxes," and has accused The Washington Post of spreading "fake news.".....»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 30th, 2018

Jeff Bezos" annual salary is a lot less than Bernie Sanders probably thinks (AMZN)

David McNew/Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders called out Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Twitter, but Bezos' annual salary is less than what most US congressmen take hom.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 23rd, 2018