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Mark Bezos, left, and Jeff Bezos, right, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, watch a video playback of their flight experience from the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) TXTG144 TXTG144

October 27, 2021 at 4:11 pm

Musk and Bezos are now worth almost half a trillion dollars

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have a combined net wealth approaching $500 billion, which is equal to that of the nation's largest bank. The two...

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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2018. 775227821

July 30, 2021 at 7:22 am

Jeff Bezos loses $13.5 Billion after Amazon disappointment

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s weaker-than-expected second-quarter results has sent its founder's fortune tumbling. The net worth of Jeff Bezos fell $13.5 billion after Thursday's after-market...

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In this photo taken Feb. 1, 2019, Bill and Melinda Gates pose for a photo in Kirkland, Wash. From their perch as the “unofficial deans” of big-ticket philanthropy, it’s business as usual for the Gates amid questions about whether altruism by the wealthy is a force for good. They are speaking out as their annual letter reviewing their work and vision is released. This year’s note focused on 2018’s surprises in the areas where the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are involved, including global health and development and U.S. education and poverty. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

May 3, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146 billion at stake

Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing but they plan to continue to run their charity foundation, one of the world’s largest, together. The Microsoft co-founder...

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2020, file photo, Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

January 7, 2021 at 9:53 am

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s richest person

Elon Musk, the entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, is now the richest person on the planet. The engineer's net worth was $188.5 billion Thursday morning,...

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November 24, 2020 at 10:40 am

Rich Americans increasingly are looking for second passports

The benefits of owning a second passport, which range from potentially lower taxes, to more investing freedoms and less hassle traveling, can be had for...

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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during a discussion at the Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 9, 2020. TPhotographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg 775494033

November 23, 2020 at 3:55 pm

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to grab world’s second-richest ranking

Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Monday to become the world's second-richest person.

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November 18, 2020 at 2:25 pm

Musk guns for Gates’ No. 2 wealth ranking with Tesla on a tear

Another week like this past one would easily vault Musk past Gates.

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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., listens during a discussion at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Amazon is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg 775230539

August 26, 2020 at 1:57 pm

Jeff Bezos’ wealth tops $200 billion while Elon Musk’s worth exceeds $100 billion

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott and Elon Musk, three of the world's richest people, have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth.

July 16, 2020 at 5:50 am

Controversy continues as Trump, daughter pose with products from GOP donor Goya

The White House dismissed the fracas that erupted last week when Goya's CEO said the country was "truly blessed" to have Donald Trump as president.

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July 16, 2020 at 2:00 am

Beans, Taunts and Two Dynasties Converge at Trump White House

It was an image evocative of an earlier era, when Donald Trump was pitchman, not president. On Wednesday, he posted to his personal Instagram account...

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