Why Amit Bhatia’s new Liverpool consortium bid is very good news for fans The proposed change to Liverpool’s ownership structure could have ramifications for the Anfield boardroom landscape FourFourTwo · Aug 9
For 88% of Recent Homebuyers With a Mortgage, One Financial Setback Could Jeopardize Their Monthly Payment Buying a home has long been part of the American dream, but many recent buyers are finding that keeping up with the monthly mortgage payment takes far more than they expected. Benzinga · Aug 8
Snap co-founder Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr donate millions to erase $550 million in medical debt for 261,000 Californians, following Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott’s model Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr have donated millions to erase $550 million in medical debt for more than 261,000 Californians. The initiative through Undue Medical Debt follows a strategy closely associated with MacKenzie Scott, who previously donated $80 million to the nonprofit and has given more than $26 billion to… The Economic Times · Aug 8
Bill Ackman's $35 billion hedge fund made janitors and receptionists millionaires—and its investment team summer together in the Hamptons Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says employee loyalty pays dividends—and he’s willing to invest millions in stock awards and allowing summer remote work to earn it. Fortune · Aug 8
Ted Leonsis: the unmatched American advantage is adaptation I sent the first AIM message. Now I own three DC sports teams. Here's what both taught me about America's real advantage. Fortune · Aug 8
Bill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: Being a great CEO can do more for the world than philanthropy The hedge fund billionaire has been a philanthropist for 20 years and told Fortune that it's "vastly less efficient at solving problems than capitalism." Fortune · Aug 7
Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio face backlash over endangered species initiative IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 6
Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio accused of ‘greenwashing’ with launch of $200 million project to save endangered species Pair have teamed up to ‘bring 100 of the world’s most threatened species back from the brink’ The Independent UK · Aug 6
Top Quote of the Day by Jensen Huang, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos: What do the world's most influential business leaders understand about lasting success? Timeless life lessons on leadership, innovation, discipline, resilience, decision-making, long-term thinking, personal growth, and ambition Today's Top Quote of the Day by Jensen Huang, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos: In an era defined by rapid technological disruption and shifting economic paradigms, leadership is tested not by standard playbooks, but by foundational philosophy. Few figures exert as profound an impact on modern commerce, technology, and global… The Economic Times · Aug 6
Google DeepMind chief AI officer warns the odds of AI wiping out the human race are ‘not zero’—but she disagrees with Elon Musk’s predictions Elon Musk says money won’t matter by 2036, and Jeff Bezos says we’ll live in space by 2045. Google DeepMind’s Lila Ibrahim says nobody actually knows that. Fortune · Aug 6
New Melania Trump series coming to Amazon Prime after huge losses for controversial 'Melania' documentary A new documentary series focusing on Melania Trump is coming this fall, following the critical and box office flop that was the controversial 'Melania' movie. Euronews · Aug 6
In 2021, Leonardo DiCaprio and a biologist met Jeff Bezos, wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos, meeting led to $200 million mega project to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species Leonardo DiCaprio and biologist Wes Sechrest met with the Amazon-founding billionaire Bezos and his wife, former TV news reporter and host Lauren Sánchez Bezos in 2021. The Economic Times · Aug 6
Founder Jeff Bezos Is Getting Ready to Sell Another 15 Million Shares of Amazon Stock Amazon's quarterly report thrilled investors, but founder Jeff Bezos’ planned $4 billion stock sale gave investors a fresh reason to pause. Barchart · Aug 5
Bernie Sanders Says Elon Musk Pays Same Social Security Tax As $184,500 Earner — Lifting The Cap Extends Program 75 Years And Boosts Benefits $2,400 Elon Musk’s fortune recently crossed into territory few people thought possible. Social Security’s finances, meanwhile, are headed in the opposite direction. Benzinga · Aug 5
The Economic Times · Aug 5 Melania Trump earned $10.71 million from Amazon documentary despite $16 million box office haul as Jeff Bezos faces ‘buying influence’ claims Melania Trump earned $10.71 million from the Amazon MGM documentary about her, despite the film bringing in just $16 million at the box office against its reported $75 million production and promotional cost. The financial disclosure also reveals her earnings from her memoir and NFTs, while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos…
The Independent UK · Aug 5 Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted
The Independent UK · Aug 5 Amazon doubles down on Melania with plans for a new docuseries on the First Lady ‘Melania’ chronicled the first lady throughout the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration
The Times of India · Aug 5 Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million project to save 100 of world's most threatened species, from salamanders and pangolins to rare pigs A new $200 million Phoenix Species Project will support 100 critically endangered species. This initiative is a collaboration between Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund. The project aims to provide significant financial backing for long-term recovery programs. It will bolster existing conservation efforts and expand habitat protection initiatives. Local organizations…
Kiplinger · Aug 4 S&P 500 Joins Dow in Record-High Territory: Stock Market Today Stocks continued to climb Tuesday on strong earnings reports and optimism over a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Barchart · Aug 4 Jeff Bezos Says He’s Selling $1 Billion In Amazon Stock Every Year to Fund Blue Origin — ‘It’s The Most Important Work I’m Doing’ Jeff Bezos once said he sold $1 billion in Amazon stock annually to fund Blue Origin. Years later, that strategy has helped transform the company into a major player in the commercial space race.
Barchart · Aug 4 A $4 Billion Reason Why Amazon Stock Is Falling Today Amazon stock sinks as Jeff Bezos files to unload 15 million company shares. But Jefferies recommends buying AMZN shares on the dip.
The Economic Times · Aug 4 No exercise, no supplements, just 'Shinrin-yoku': In 1982, Japan introduced ‘forest bathing’, now scientists find a 3-day forest trip may boost immune cells for more than 30 days In 1982, Japan introduced a technique called 'forest bathing' which involved visit to a forest to relax, take long walks and to breathe. Now, in a research, scientists have found that just a three-day forest trip boost your body's immune cells for more than 30 days and that too without…
Fortune · Aug 4 Despite dropping out of MIT to build $159 billion fintech Stripe, its CEO has a warning for Gen Z who want to copy him: ‘That was a poor intuition’ Stripe CEO Patrick Collison left MIT twice before building a $159 billion fintech firm—but says being a dropout isn’t key to seizing AI opportunity.
The Economic Times · Aug 4 ‘Ken Griffin isn’t a villain’: Why Jeff Bezos is defending the billionaire Citadel CEO who owns America’s most expensive apartment amid Zohran Mamdani’s $5 million NYC tax plan Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has defended billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, saying “Ken Griffin isn’t a villain”. The development came as the Blue Origin founder offered his opinion on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed $5 million pied-à-terre tax. Bezos warned New York against excessive taxation and a “villain strategy” targeting…