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Sean Hannity Apologizes After On-Air ‘Misunderstanding’ With Tucker Carlson
Sean Hannity tweeted an apology to Tucker Carlson and the Fox News audience Tuesday night after an unexpected exchange between the two hosts about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos occurred between their shows.During his 8 p.m. show, Carlson reacted to news that Bezos had made $13 billion in one day during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying the Amazon founder “has become extremely rich, richer than any man in history, from all of this, including a lot of the suffering.”“I’m not against wealth accumula
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Washington Post Uncovers Owner Jeff Bezos’ 2020 Charitable Gifts: Equivalent to $85 for Median American
The Washington Post took a dive Thursday into the charitable giving of the 50 wealthiest people and families in America, revealing that many of them — like the paper’s owner Jeff Bezos — didn’t contribute “much, when accounting for their vast personal fortunes,” as the coronavirus ravaged the American economy and killed thousands.The paper did not shy away from shining a critical light on its owner.“Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man in the world with a fortune of $143 billion and who is al
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Bill Maher Says Jeff Bezos and Amazon Are ‘Anti-Capitalist': ‘What Is Wrong With This Man?’
“Real Time With Bill Maher” was off last week, and Maher returned on Friday by taking a big swing at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. This rant, which came as part of the New Rules segment at the end of the show, was prompted by the news that Bezos is on pace to become the first-ever member of the trillionaire class.“New rule: you can’t have so much money that my computer’s spellcheck doesn’t know what to call you. Jeff Bezos is poised to be the world’s first trillionaire, the headline says. Even my phone
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Amazon Q1 Earnings: E-Commerce Giant Says It Expects to Spend $4 Billion on Coronavirus Response
Amazon posted more than $75 billion in revenue when it reported its Q1 earnings on Thursday afternoon, while also sharing an ambitious plan to use its second-quarter profits towards “COVID-related expenses.” Despite topping Wall Street’s sales expectations, the company’s share price dropped 5% in early after-hours trading following Amazon’s projection it could lose up to $1.5 billion next quarter.For Q1, Amazon’s sales hit $75.5 billion, up 26.5% from the same time last year and beating analyst
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Jeff Bezos Pays Record $165 Million for David Geffen’s Beverly Hills Home
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has bought media mogul David Geffen’s Beverly Hills home for a record-breaking $165 million.The final sale price of the home makes it the most expensive home ever bought in the Los Angeles area, according to the Wall Street Journal. The previous record belonged to media executive Lachlan Murdoch, who last December paid an estimated $150 million for Chartwell, the Bel-Air estate featured in the TV series “The Beverly Hillbillies.”The nine-acre estate was originally built for
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Scotland loses out on lucrative 'Lord of the Rings' shoot over 'Brexit uncertainty', claims new report
The mammoth $1.5bn shoot was reportedly mulling a deal to shoot in Scotland later this year.
