Sep 9, 2020 · Billionaires burning into space, away from a world of pandemic, climate change and starvation. 11 people are likely now dying of hunger each minute while Bezos prepares for an 11-minute personal space flight.

Jan 20, 2025 · Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, currently the world’s richest person worth more than $430 billion, should cross the mark in just under five years. He will soon be joined by Amazon founder Jeff...

Jan 20, 2025 · Jeff Bezos also had a good year, taking his fortune up by $73bn to $250bn. (REUTERS) ... Oxfam called on governments to tax the richest to reduce inequality and extreme wealth, and to “dismantle ...

Jeff Bezos’s fortune of $167.4 billion increased by $32.7 billion since the beginning of the decade. The US government has sued Amazon, the source of Bezos’ fortune, for wielding its “monopoly power” to hike prices, degrade service for shoppers and stifle competition.

Sep 9, 2020 · Jeff Bezos could personally pay each of Amazon’s 876,000 employees a one-time $105,000 bonus today and still be as wealthy as he was at the beginning of the pandemic. Oxfam International Executive Director Chema Vera said: “Covid-19 has been tragic for the many but good for a privileged few.

Jul 19, 2021 · In response to Jeff Bezos’ space flight scheduled for Tuesday, Deepak Xavier, Oxfam International's Global Head of Inequality Campaign, said: “We’ve now reached stratospheric inequality. Billionaires burning into space, away from a world of pandemic, climate change and starvation. 11 people are likely now dying of hunger each minute while ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with tech billionaire Elon Musk at a candlelight dinner for President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on Sunday. ... Oxfam is urging governments to commit to ensuring ...

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...

Jul 12, 2021 · In response to Jeff Bezos’ scheduled space flight, Robbie Silverman, Senior Advocacy Manager for Oxfam America made the following statement: “Jeff Bezos’ 11-minute thrill ride to space is an insult to the millions of people here on planet Earth who struggle every day to feed their families and make ends meet.

Jan 15, 2024 · Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault and family, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Warren Buffett. Oxfam assessed their wealth development between March 2020 (using the Forbes 2020 annual list) and the end of November 2023 (using the real-time billionaires list).