As Bezos steps down, Amazon strives to prevent first US warehouse union
Amazon has strongly encouraged its workers to vote against unionisation in texts, messaging and an anti-union website.
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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, to step aside as Amazon CEO
Nearly 30 years after he started Amazon in his garage, Bezos will become its executive chairman - a move he said would give him “time and energy” to focus on his other ventures.
Ten billionaires made enough cash during the pandemic to vaccinate everyone on Earth
Oxfam calculated that it would cost £103 billion to vaccinate the world’s 7.8 billion people against the virus - around £6.50 per jab.
Ten billionaires have got $400 billion richer during the pandemic
“The fact that the world’s richest billionaires are massively increasing their wealth at a time when millions are facing hardship, is evidence of a broken economy."
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gives $4.1bn to charity in four months as he made $72bn during pandemic
Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune estimated at $185bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, up from $113bn before the pandemic.
Jeff Bezos could give all Amazon workers $105,000 and still be as rich as pre-Covid
In the year to date, Bezos has added $67.2 billion to his net worth.
Ten for me, and none for you: Stockpiling is the height of selfishness
"Perhaps it was always there in us, or perhaps it was Mrs Thatcher who started it when she said, There is no such thing as society."
The great COVID robbery: Multimillion-pound companies take bailout money and lay off their staff
Uncovering one of the biggest upward wealth transfers of our generation.
World hunger could be wiped out by 2030 with extra £8.5 billion a year – less than Jeff Bezos can earn in a day
Jeff Bezos and Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gained $12 Billion in anticipation of Amazon Prime Day.