As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s …
Jan 15, 2024 · A case in point is Jeff Bezos who is number three on the rich list with net wealth of US$114 billion and runs Amazon whose brutal working conditions and anti-union stance are detailed in the...
The wealth of the world’s five richest men more than doubled ... - CNN
Jan 15, 2024 · Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had a fortune of $167.4 billion, up 24%; while Oracle founder Larry Ellison ’s wealth totaled $145.5 billion, up 107%. Rounding out the list of top five wealthiest...
As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire …
Jan 15, 2024 · The inflation-adjusted surge in wealth of the top five billionaires was driven by strong gains in the assets of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Oracle...
The return of Davos highlights an unprecedented global wealth grab
Jan 17, 2023 · The gutting of fair taxation predetermined today’s billionaire bonanza. For years, Jeff Bezos paid a true tax rate of under 1 percent. Worldwide, wealth taxes generate just four cents in every...
Oxfam at Davos: The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 ...
Jan 15, 2024 · DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at …
Davos Critics Say Billionaires Are the Problem - Business Insider
May 25, 2022 · In over 400 pages, Goodman documents the wreckage from these exceedingly wealthy men (yes, all men) and their mad dash to be the wealthiest and most powerful. There's Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos,...
Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos Are Threatening Globalization
Jan 20, 2022 · The following is an excerpt from his new book, "Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World." He writes about Amazon's success flowing mostly into Jeff Bezos' pockets at the expense of...
Jeff Bezos & The World Economic Forum — The Future of Work
Jul 12, 2022 · With each passing year, we are seeing more evidence that this is the year when the world catches up with Bezos and his company, Amazon.com. If you think back to last year's first session of...
It's time for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires to 'step …
May 25, 2022 · World Food Program chief David Beasley is calling on billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to help tackle world hunger. At Davos, he told the AP, "The world is in real serious trouble....
“Davos Man”: How Billionaires Devour the World & Fuel Global …
Jan 21, 2022 · His new book, Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World. Next up, we speak to The New Yorker 's Jane Ferguson. Her piece, “Afghanistan Has Become the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis.”