Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now plans to own an NFL team
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now plans to own an NFL team

Live Mint  

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly planning to own a National Football League team and is currently in talks with several current owners. According to CBS Sports, Bezos "has spent considerable time around owners, including Washington Redskins's Dan Snyder, and is in the process of moving to Washington". Bezos, the richest person on Earth with a worth of $110 billion, who already owns the Washington Post, recently watched the last Super Bowl from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's suite. "Bezos moved The Washington Post to a new location after purchasing the paper, is setting up an Amazon hub in the area and some believe could aid Snyder's pursuit of a new stadium, perhaps even with an Amazon sponsorship," the report elaborated.

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Jeff Bezos sells 12 million Amazon shares in first major stock sale since 2021
1 year, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos sells 12 million Amazon shares in first major stock sale since 2021

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos unloaded 12 million shares of Amazon.com Inc. this week, the first time the billionaire has sold the company’s stock since 2021. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center's Forum on Leadership in Dallas, Texas in April. Amazon disclosed on Feb. 2 that Bezos plans to sell as many as 50 million shares …

Washington Commanders sale: Dan Snyder’s $6 billion haul is a punishment, really.
1 year, 11 months ago

Washington Commanders sale: Dan Snyder’s $6 billion haul is a punishment, really.

Slate  

Dan Snyder is getting out, and football fans in the Washington, D.C., area are about to be free. Snyder is closing in on an agreement to sell the Washington Commanders, the NFL team he’s owned since 1999, to a group led by private equity billionaire and sports investor Josh Harris. But a common line of commentary about Snyder’s sale goes …

The Washington Post joins ‘layoff drive’ after Jeff Bezos visit
2 years, 1 month ago

The Washington Post joins ‘layoff drive’ after Jeff Bezos visit

Live Mint  

There have been more than 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector in the past month. However, the layoff drive could not stop within tech boundaries, it also entered the news organizations with The Washington Post to be the very first such company. The Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet has also begun firing employees on Tuesday, citing decline in advertising revenue and …

Jeff Bezos Likely To Sell Washington Post To Buy Washington Commanders, Says Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos Likely To Sell Washington Post To Buy Washington Commanders, Says Report

News 18  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is likely to sell the American newspaper Washington Post to buy football team Washington Commanders. According to a report by news agency ANI, citing New York Post, Bezos is looking to ‘clear the way’ to get the Commanders from the owner Daniel Snyder. The report said that Bezos is facing trouble because Snyder is angry about …

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to give away most of $124 billion wealth to charity
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to give away most of $124 billion wealth to charity

Live Mint  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will donate most of his wealth to charities that focus on climate change and social and political discrimination. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Bezos and his partner, journalist-turned-philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, said they intend to donate the majority of his wealth within his lifetime and currently the couple is “building the capacity to be able to …

NFL finance group supports Broncos sale to Walmart heir
2 years, 7 months ago

NFL finance group supports Broncos sale to Walmart heir

Associated Press  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — NFL owners will decide on Aug. 9 whether to approve the proposed $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos to the Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family. Twenty-four of the 32 teams are needed to approve the sale of the storied franchise from the Pat Bowlen Trust to Rob Walton; his daughter, Carrie …

Walmart heir Rob Walton agrees to buy Broncos in record deal
2 years, 9 months ago

Walmart heir Rob Walton agrees to buy Broncos in record deal

Associated Press  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family, have won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night they had entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner ownership group led by Rob Walton, his daughter, …

Amazon begins new chapter as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon begins new chapter as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role

India TV News  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon’s cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company announced in February. Bezos, Amazon’s biggest shareholder with a stake worth about $180 billion, will still hold …

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon’s cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company announced in February. Bezos, Amazon’s biggest shareholder with a stake worth about $180 billion, …

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

LA Times  

Even after he steps down as Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos will still hold sway over the company he started out of his Seattle garage in 1995. Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as chief executive Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andy Jassy, who …

In Jeff Bezos' letter, mention of a couple that bought 2 shares of Amazon in 1997
3 years, 11 months ago

In Jeff Bezos' letter, mention of a couple that bought 2 shares of Amazon in 1997

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos, in his final letter to shareholders as the chief executive officer of Amazon, talked about a couple that bought two shares of the company for their 12-year-old son in 1997, and 24 years later, is going to use the return on their investment to buy a house. Mary and Larry, whose second name was withheld for privacy reasons, …

Dan Snyder to become Washington Football Team’s sole owner
3 years, 11 months ago

Dan Snyder to become Washington Football Team’s sole owner

The Independent  

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The roster of billionaire NFL owners who rule football
4 years, 8 months ago

The roster of billionaire NFL owners who rule football

LA Times  

They don’t have ratings on Madden and you can’t find their career statistics on the NFL’s website, but the league’s owners still can produce some of the most eye-opening numbers around. Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke Chairman/CEO: Stan Kroenke Net worth: $10 billion Purchase price: $750 million Current franchise valuation: $3.8 billion Value appreciation: 407% Annualized …

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change
5 years, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

LA Times  

Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon.com, touring the Amazon Spheres, three plant-filled geodesic domes that serve as a work and gathering place for Amazon employees, in January 2018, in Seattle. Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos announced he’s created the Bezos Earth Fund, his biggest-ever philanthropic investment, to help counter the effects of climate change. “We can save Earth.” …

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sells about $1 billion in company stock
7 years, 10 months ago

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sells about $1 billion in company stock

Live Mint  

Seattle: Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer Jeff Bezos sold about $1 billion in company stock as part of a planned divestiture, a month after the world’s third-richest man said he spends about that amount annually on his space exploration company Blue Origin LLC. Bezos sold 1 million shares from Tuesday to Thursday ranging in price from about $935 to $950 …

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