Tag: Amazon.com

• Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Ex wife of Jeff Bezos has given away US$ 4bn in four months

  

  MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is giving away her fortune at an unprecedented pace, donating more than US$4 billion in four months after announcing US$ 1,7bn in gifts in July.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 19:15 UTC

  US tech companies seek protection from French government services tax

  

  Alphabet Inc's Google unit, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc are among the companies that will testify at a U.S. government hearing on the French government's digital services tax.

• Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:47 UTC

  Amazon drops plans to build HQ in New York because of fierce opposition from politicians

  

  Amazon has said it will not build a new headquarters in New York, citing fierce opposition from state and local politicians. The dramatic turnabout comes just months after the firm named New York City one of two sites selected for major expansion over the next decades. City and state leaders had agreed to provide about US$3bn in incentives to secure that investment.

• Monday, August 5th 2013 - 18:32 UTC

  Amazon.com CEO buys The Washington Post for 250 million dollars

  

  Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos agreed to buy The Washington Post for 250 million dollars, vaulting the e-commerce magnate into the struggling newspaper industry. Bezos is making the deal as an individual and not as part of Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, according to a statement on Monday.