World Oct 13, 2021
With 'Captain Kirk' aboard, Blue Origin to return to 'space, the final frontier'
by Mike Blake
The launch represents another crucial test of Blue Origin's technology as the company competes against billionaire-backed rivals.
Commentary / World Sep 20, 2021
Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race
by Adam Minter
As Jeff Bezos’s companies fall behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the race to return to the moon and launch satellites, they’re increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead.
World / Science & Health Aug 13, 2021
Space billionaires stir alarm with absence of safety oversight
by Alan Levin
The success of two privately funded human-space launches last month has supercharged the U.S. commercial launch industry, and advocates say the lack of rules is a key component.
Business / Corporate Jul 31, 2021
Amazon pandemic bump fades as vaccinated shoppers leave home
by Spencer Soper
The world’s biggest e-commerce retailer on Thursday reported sales and gave a forecast that fell short of expectations.
World Jul 21, 2021
'Road to space': Billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt
The 57-year-old American billionaire, donning a blue flight suit and cowboy hat, took a trip to the edge of space lasting 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
Commentary / World Jun 24, 2021
Musk-Bezos spat reflects bad space policy
by Adam Minter
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate passed a measure that would allot $10 billion over five years for NASA to develop two new lunar landers. Buried in a nearly $250 billion bill intended to boost innovation, the measure was equal to about 43% of ...
World | FOCUS Jun 11, 2021
World’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% boost to fortunes
by Ben Steverman, Laura Davison and William Horobin
The proposals form part of a global revival of initiatives to target the rich, including new taxes on capital gains, inheritances and wealth.
Business Jun 9, 2021
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires avoid U.S. income taxes, report says
ProPublica says the billionaires did nothing illegal in their tax declarations but employed tax-avoidance strategies "beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Business Jun 8, 2021
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.
Business Apr 7, 2021
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.
Commentary / World Mar 24, 2021
Who helps pay Amazon’s low-wage workers? Americans do.
by Nir Kaissar and Timothy L. O'Brien
Amazon can afford to lift its workers out of poverty, so why does it rely on taxpayers to fill in the blanks?
Business Feb 18, 2021
Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators
by Aditya Kalra
The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.