In recent weeks, economists and top corporate executives have warned about tough times ahead. The latest corporate leader to weigh in on the topic is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who warns that hard econ...
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Jeff Bezos Says It’s Time To “Batten Down The Hatches” In Latest Recession Warning
Jeff Bezos has said it could be time to “batten down the hatches.” (Photo by David Ryder/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images Key takeaways Jeff Bezos is the latest high profile CEO to s...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos warns it’s time to ‘batten down the hatches’
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Paul Ellis | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the latest corpo...
Shaquille O’Neal shares investing tip Jeff Bezos gave him
Shaquille O’Neal attends the second preseason NBA game between Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks at Etihad Arena on October 8, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “If you invest in th...
How Asia’s richest person gave Bezos a run for his money
Gautam Adani has had a very good year. The Indian billionaire briefly surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second-richest person in the world in September, according to Bloomberg. He̵...
The Biden Administration Announces $8 Billion In Commitments To Address Hunger, Nutrition, And Health Issues
Today, President Biden and key senior officials hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The goal behind the conference is straightforward: to address issues regarding food ...
Healthcare Technology Is Enabling Millions Of People To “Age In Place”
“Aging in Place” refers to individuals aging in their own homes rather than moving into nursing homes or other types of care facilities. This is certainly not new, conceptually—for centuries, many cul...
Rap Queen Rico Nasty Hopes Jeffrey P. Bezos Is Capable Of Tears
AUSTIN, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 01: Rico Nasty performs in concert during the “Blue Water Road Trip” tour … [+] at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on September 01, 2022 in Austin...
Jeff Bezos Amazon Among 5 Partners to Design Digital Euro Prototype
The European Central Bank (ECB), has confirmed Jeff Bezos’s tech company AMAZON, as part of the five partners to design a digital euro prototype. ECB said via a post on its website, that the s...
This Billionaire Is Now Even Richer Than Jeff Bezos
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Who Is Gautam Adani? The Indian Billionaire Briefly Became The World’s No. 2 Wealthiest Person And Ranks Above Bezos And Gates
Topline Indian billionaire Gautam Adani briefly became the second-richest person in the world Friday, trailing only Elon Musk, and the relatively unknown infrastructure and energy mogul is now wealthi...
Bezos Loses Title of World’s Second Richest Man to Indian Billionaire
It was to be expected. Jeff Bezos has lost the title of second richest man in the world behind Elon Musk, electric-vehicle leader Tesla’s (TSLA) chief executive. The founder and executive ch...
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Changpeng Zhao, And Other Richest Lose $93B Following Inflation-Fueled Market Crash
– Advertisement – America’s Wealthiest Citizens See a $93 Billion Loss. US inflation data stirred up markets and dented the fortunes of some of America’s wealthiest citizens on Wednesday. ...
A Look At The Startups Jeff Bezos Has Invested In This Year
While the majority of Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion wealth comes from his stake in Amazon.com Inc., his venture capital company, Bezos Expeditions, is also a contributing factor. In fact, since his retirem...
The third richest man in the world behind Musk and Bezos is a college dropout whose fortune has surged $60 billion this year
While 499 other billionaires have struggled to add to their fortunes this year, the world’s third richest man has made a whopping $60 billion. With a total net worth of $137 billion, Indian-born Gauta...
Adani Becomes World’s Third Richest Trailing Only Musk, Bezos
(Bloomberg) — Few outside of India had heard of Gautam Adani just a few years ago. Now the Indian businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to co...
Jeff Bezos used to flip burgers at McDonald’s. Here’s what it taught him about management
In the early 1980s, you could find 16-year-old Jeff Bezos, a student at Miami Palmetto Senior High, working as a short-order line cook during the breakfast shift at McDonald’s before the sun rose each...
The Healthcare System Is Facing Higher Acuity And More Sick Patients
Though the Covid-19 pandemic truly tested the capabilities of healthcare systems worldwide, the aftermath has created a similar problem: patients are sicker than ever before, and are requiring higher ...
Google Ventures Has Created A Remarkable Presence In Healthcare
Google Ventures (GV) is a venture capital firm that was originally spun out of Google in 2009 and is now partnered with Alphabet. The firm oversees more than $8 billion dollars in assets, and has inve...
Jeff Bezos Double Dips On His Airbnb Play
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos made an early bet on the short-term rental platform Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) during the company’s Series B round in 2011, nearly a decade before its i...
$1 Billion Losses Put Warren Buffett And Jeff Bezos In Bad Company
Just when you thought $1 billion losses were bygones of Covid-19 lockdown days, they’re back. But most surprisingly, S&P 500 companies mostly owned by Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos were two ...
Overtime Raises $100 Million With Drake, Jeff Bezos And Kevin Durant On Its Cap Table
Overtime Elite game in Atlantic Station Overtime Elite Overtime, a sports media start-up for high school sports is big business as the company just raised $100 million in its Series D funding round fr...
Liberty Media Leads $100 Million Funding Round For Gen Z Sports Channel Overtime As Bezos, Morgan Stanley Up Stakes
In 2023, Overtime’s Dan Porter plans to add more properties featuring female high school athletes. SportsPro via Getty Images As Dan Porter sat in the owner’s suite at Truist Park in Atlanta wat...
Eutelsat, OneWeb Plot Merger That Will Challenge Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos In Space Race
Topline French and British satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb on Tuesday announced plans to combine forces and create a “global leader” in the burgeoning space-based internet industry, a deal which p...
After the Biden and Bezos war of words, gas prices really are coming back down to earth
After hovering near the $5 mark for a while, the average price of gas could fall to $4 per gallon by mid-August, analysts predict. Gas prices have been retreating from their highs last month for a cou...
Health Inequities May Cost The U.S. One Trillion Dollars
Health inequity is expensive. A new report by Deloitte elucidates the details: “…health inequities account for approximately $320 billion in annual health care spending signaling an unsustainable cris...
Jeff Bezos Says Inflation ‘Most Hurts The Least Affluent’ Which May Be Why These Assets Are Performing Better Than Ever
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos got into a bit of a Twitter spat last month with President Joe Biden over who’s to blame for the record-high inflation. In one tweet, Bezos said,...
Jeff Bezos Increases His Bet On The Single-Family Housing Market
The billionaire founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Jeff Bezos just made his second investment in the real estate investment platform Arrived Homes during the company’s $25 million Series...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Admires The Dogecoin Founder
– Advertisement – Jeff Bezos Admires The Dogecoin Creator On Twitter. To some people, Dogecoin is still just a funny memecoin that was created as a joke. That’s despite the fact that DOG...
Forerunner, Bezos back Arrived, a startup that lets you buy into single-family rentals for ‘as little as $100’
Arrived has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Forerunner Ventures to give people the ability to buy shares in single-family rentals with “as little as $100.” Returning backers incl...
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making big bets on farmland — here are 2 effortless ways you can access it, too
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are making big bets on farmland — here are 2 effortless ways you can access it, too Fear is taking over. The S&P 500 is down about 16% of its value in 2...