Yesterday
Bezos orders Washington Post to limit opinions, sparking outrage
The billionaire owner said the newspaper would now only advocate “personal liberties and free markets” in opinions as he moves closer to Donald Trump.
This Month
Washington Post in row for rejecting ‘fire Elon Musk’ ads
The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper told an advocacy group it was pulling the ads, which would have covered the front and back pages of some editions.
January
Frank Lowy trades up to private jet favoured by Bezos, Zuckerberg
The Westfield patriarch’s tail number was recently spotted on a top-of-line Gulfstream G700.
Trump’s first day shows the ‘triumph of toxic tech capitalism’
For all their previously progressive leanings, the tech sector billionaires know that Donald Trump is the most lucrative ally they could have wished for.
Wall St bankers ‘feels liberated’ in MAGA land
Tech billionaires, financiers and the leaders of some of the best-known US consumer groups are rushing to adjust to a more conservative zeitgeist.
Amazon buys Melania’s life story for $64m in Bezos’ latest overture to Trump
The tech giant won a bidding war for the “unprecedented behind-the-scenes look” at the former and future first lady’s life.
Musk added more wealth than Greece last year as richest breach $16trn
Elon Musk stretched his lead over Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest last year, but there were some notable losers, including the French.
Elon Musk ‘living in cottage’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
The Tesla billionaire has planted himself on the president-elect’s doorstep by staying at a property several hundred feet away from the main house at the resort.
December 2024
‘Ridiculous amounts of money’: Bezos gets serious in Musk space race
Jeff Bezos and Amazon are set to launch a massive rocket and a set of satellites that could take on SpaceX’s dominance.
‘What choice do they have?’: US CEOs bend the knee to Trump
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley and Wall Street, senior executives have been bending over backwards to meet Donald Trump since he won the election.
Amazon to donate $1.6m to Trump fund as big tech curries favour
The move by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos follows Meta’s donation of the same amount to the fund this week.
November 2024
What’s it like to be stuck in space? Horrible says this astronaut
Astronauts know missions can go awry but still, an extended stay is tough on your body and your relationships. It’s also kind of boring.
There’s already one winner from the US election: Fox News
The Murdoch family-controlled cable network – and The New York Times – are bullish about their prospects after the campaign boosted their audiences this year.
The top five billionaire tech bros who are on the Trump train
From fawning phone calls to huge donations, here’s how the historically progressive bosses of Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI are preparing.
Why attacking Trump’s character is a waste of time
Moral grandstanding is not the best way to convince people to come over to your side.
Once critical, billionaires and CEOs are hedging their bets on Trump
Except for Elon Musk, US business leaders are too scared to express a view in case the former president seeks revenge during his second term in the White House.
October 2024
Rinehart’s $1b MinRes deal; ‘Garbage’ row erupts; Coles’ big squeeze
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
From Bezos to Dimon, US billionaires tiptoe around Trump
It’s as if January 6 never happened. The US corporate world has either fallen silent or quietly ‘normalised Trump’. Could that be about their stock options?
Harris is done as America doesn’t care about Trump’s fascism
The Democratic candidate is correct that the republic is in danger, but that message may not be enough to prevent the former president from returning to the White House.
Jeff Bezos faces backlash for refusal to endorse Harris
The world’s second-richest man owns the prestigious Washington Post. He is being accused of squashing the newspaper’s endorsement of the Democratic candidate.