MacKenzie Scott's $2 million gift an entire year's budget for Boston non-profit

Massachusetts Advocates for Children​ got a huge boost in a $2 million donation from MacKenzie Scott.

• Apr 29, 2024

Forbes has released its list of the world's billionaires

The U.S. has a record 813 billionaires — the most of any country.

• Apr 2, 2024

Jeff Bezos is world's richest person again, edging out Elon Musk

Jeff Bezos has regained his spot as the richest person in the world, barely beating out now former No. 1 Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

• Mar 5, 2024

Elizabeth Warren Rips Billionaires' 'Free Ride. . . All The Way To Outer Space' On William Shatner's Launch Day

Warren said billionaires "need to start paying their fair share" as a new space age begins.

• Oct 13, 2021

David Rubenstein Dishes On Jeff Bezos, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Clinton, Others In New Book

David Rubenstein is the co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group and talks with some of the world's biggest leaders in his new book like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

• Sep 9, 2020

Amazon In 'Advanced Talks' To Build New HQ In Virginia: Report

Retail giant Amazon Inc. is in "advanced talks" to open its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

• Nov 3, 2018

Jeff Bezos Says He's Choosing Amazon HQ2 Location With His Heart

Bezos addressed the search for a city to build out its second headquarters — a new facility that is expected to create 50,000 jobs and cost $5 billion.

• Nov 2, 2018

Amazon, Buffett, JP Morgan Health Care Company To Be Based In Boston

The new health care company being formed by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon will be based in Boston.

• Jun 20, 2018

Keller @ Large: Do Newspapers Matter?

With information and news accessible through television, radio, and the internet, do newspapers even matter? Media analyst, professor, and author Dan Kennedy discusses.

• Mar 18, 2018

New Hampshire To Bid For Amazon Headquarters

New Hampshire is making a bid to attract Amazon's second headquarters.

• Sep 20, 2017

Daily Talker: Are Deliveries By Drone Too Dangerous?

Amazon is looking to the future of Internet shopping. Instead of arriving by delivery truck, some day your order could land on your doorstep via drone. On Sunday's 60 Minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed an R&D project called Prime Air that would use drones to handle deliveries within 10 miles of fulfillment centers for orders up to five pounds, and do it within 30 minutes.

• Dec 2, 2013

Opinion: Don't Let Obama Convince You That American Success Is Bad

During the current election campaign, for the first time in American history, President Barack Obama and the "left" have made success in America to be negative.

• Oct 22, 2012