Tag: Michael Bloomberg

• Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries

  

  Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Bloomberg opens campaign offices in three crucial swing states

  

  Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul who is seeking the Democratic nomination for US president, on Saturday opened campaign offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three battleground states crucial in next's year election.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 07:39 UTC

  Bloomberg confirms he wants to reach the White House, pushing aside extremists and cons

  

  Industrious billionaire, a three-term mayor of New York and a climate change activist, Michael Bloomberg is now eyeing one last prize: the US presidency. The 77-year-old giant of the financial world officially announced that he was joining the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination on Sunday, but he has some catching up to do.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Michael Bloomberg rallies Democrats to defeat president Trump in 2020

  

  Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump's defeat in 2020 as he took a new formal step towards joining the Democratic presidential race.

• Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:41 UTC

  New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg wants a shot at the US presidency

  

  New York business tycoon Michael Bloomberg paved the way for a shot at the US presidency, registering as a candidate in the Alabama Democratic primary race before Friday's filing deadline. Although the billionaire has not publicly announced his run, his inclusion among a crowded field keeps his options open for mounting a concerted bid to topple fellow New Yorker Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are the world's wealthiest persons

  

  Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, according to the latest Forbes list of the ultra wealthy, while far behind President Donald Trump jumped 51 spots in the ranking.

• Thursday, October 26th 2017 - 06:04 UTC

  Bloomberg describes Brexit as the “single stupidest thing any country has ever done”

  

  Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul and former mayor of New York, has said Brexit is the “single stupidest thing any country has ever done” apart from the election of Donald Trump as US president. Bloomberg argued that “it is really hard to understand why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it” with the Brexit vote, in a series of outspoken remarks made at a technology conference in Boston a fortnight ago.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2016 - 08:08 UTC

  Bloomberg fears a three way race could help Trump, and gives up idea of running as an independent

  

  Michael Bloomberg has decided against throwing his hat in the United States 2016 presidential ring. On Monday, March 7, the former New York City mayor, 74, penned a lengthy explanation on his website The Bloomberg View. as to why he will not run for president.

• Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:03 UTC

  Pacific alliance anticipates incorporation of new full members in the near future

  

  In the near future the number of full members belonging to the Alliance of the Pacific will increase, but the block will continue with its realistic and pragmatic approach with no intent of a political group, said Peruvian president Ollanta Humala next to his peers from Chile, Colombia and Mexico, in New York, during a meeting hosted by Bloomberg.

• Thursday, September 18th 2014 - 05:14 UTC

  Philip Morris determined to make its legal battle over cigarette labeling with Uruguay, a lesson for other countries

  

  Whether you’re a Marlboro man or a Benson & Hedges smoker, if you pick up a pack in the South American nation you will be greeted by an image of decaying teeth, premature babies, horrific hospital scenes or some other terrifying scenario.