World’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% boost to fortunes
The proposals form part of a global revival of initiatives to target the rich, including new taxes on capital gains, inheritances and wealth.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos faces final frontier with flight aboard his firms' rocket
The 57-year-old billionaire said he and his brother will blast off from Earth on July 20 on the first crewed flight of the company's launch vehicle.
Big Tech watches tide turning on taxes after its years of plenty
In the current system, the likes of Facebook, Amazon.com and Google have paid effective tax rates which appeared on a long, steady march toward zero.
The deal bolsters Amazon Prime Video with some 4,000 films — including the James Bond franchise — and 17,000 television shows.
Union loss may bring new phase of campaign against Amazon
Labor leaders said they would step up their informal efforts to highlight and resist the company’s business and labor practices rather than seek elections at individual job sites.
Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
Amazon's fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election parameters all contributed to the defeat.
SoftBank Group chief Masayoshi Son the richest Japanese: Forbes list
Son ranked 29th among the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $45.4 billion.
Red lights and bathroom posters: Amazon's all-out fight to block a union
Amazon, while not officially declaring opposition to unions, has waged a campaign against the formation of one at an Alabama warehouse.
Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators
The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Jeff Bezos walks through a one-way door, opening a new age for Amazon
Over the last 25 years, the Amazon founder led the company through perhaps the most fertile period of any American business ever.
