Jeff Bezos - report

American business magnate (born 1964)

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. With a net worth of US$125 billion as of April 2023, Bezos is the third-wealthiest person in the world and was the wealthiest from 2017 to 2021, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes.

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Significant news events for Jeff Bezos

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Blue Origin has sent its first crewed mission to space. Jeff Bezos, who founded the company in 2000, said he was "so happy" Bezos also announced he was starting a $100 million Courage and Civility Award, with CNN contributor Van Jones and Michelin star chef José Andrés.
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More than 185,000 people have signed two petitions. The one with the most signatures is titled "Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth" Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space on Tuesday for his first human flight.
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Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates are blasting off into space Tuesday for a 10-minute sub-orbital flight. Bezos will become the second billionaire to fly a rocket he helped fund, after Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson launched on July 11th. The crew will experience a few minutes of weightlessness at the top of the ride.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fly on first crewed space flight. Bezos will join the winner of an auction for a seat on the first space flight from Blue Origin. The seat is currently priced at $2.8m (£2m) FTSE 100 index is up 20 points, or 0.3%, at 7089 points.
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Hedge funds are planning a major, aggressive, defensive campaign against a Washington that they say doesn't get what they do. Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, is stepping aside. House Republicans will meet today to discuss House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's challenge to Donald Trump's presidency.
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Bezos, 57, will become executive chairman this year. Andy Jassy, who leads Amazon’s cloud computing division, will succeed him. Last August, Bezos became the first person in human history to amass a net worth over $200billion.