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Nov 03 2023
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Jeff Bezos Leaves Seattle for Miami After New Capital Gains Tax Takes Effect
Ever since he founded Amazon in a garage office 29 years ago, Jeff Bezos has called Seattle home. But that’s all set to change in just a few weeks now that the world’s third-richest man – worth $161 billion – says he plans to relocate to Miami, Florida, one of seven states that boasts no income tax. More importantly, perhaps, is the fact that Florida also does not impose any taxes on capital
Americans for Tax ReformNov 03 2023
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Jeff Bezos is moving back to Miami. These other famous people bought homes here, too
Billionaire Jeff Bezos announced this week that he was moving back to his childhood hometown of Miami. Here’s a look at other famous people who decided to buy a home in South Florida recently: Soccer star Lionel Messi bought a house in Fort Lauderdale for $10.75 million in September, two months after signing on with Inter Miami CF. Three years ago, Messi’s boss, Inter Miami’s co-owner and
Miami HeraldNov 02 2023
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Jeff Bezos shares nostalgic video to reveal he’s leaving Seattle, birthplace of Amazon, for Miami
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Thursday that he is ditching the birthplace of his trillion-dollar company for the warmth of Florida — where he recently snatched up multiple mega-mansions. Bezos, 59, revealed he was leaving his longtime home of Seattle in a nostalgic Instagram post, paired with a throwback video of his much-younger self showing off the original Amazon headquarters that he
New York Post (News)Nov 28 2023
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Jeff Bezos moved from Seattle to Miami—and he could take some of Amazon with him
Amazon and its founder-turned-executive-chairman, Jeff Bezos, both look set for new ventures in Miami. Bezos—the world’s second richest person, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index—announced earlier this month that he was planning to move back to Miami, where his parents live and he spent his high school years. Bezos stepped down as Amazon CEO in 2021, handing the reins to current boss
FortuneMay 19 2023
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NASA Will Pay $3.4 Billion To Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin For Lunar Lander
NASA has chosen Blue Origin to build a lander to take astronauts to the surface of the Moon. Announced Friday, the space agency has awarded the new $3.4 billion contract for its Artemis V mission, which is currently scheduled for 2029. Blue Origin’s National Team partners include Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic and Honeybee Robotics. That mission will see two astronauts descend to
ForbesJun 12 2021
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Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28M
An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday.
The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner’s name following the live online auction. The identity will be revealed in a couple weeks — closer to the brief up-and-down flight from West Texas on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of
Washington PostAug 12 2023
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Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez Establish $100M Maui Relief Fund For Wildfire Recovery
Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, are establishing a $100 million fund to “help Maui get back on its feet now and over the coming years.”
The donation was announced Friday afternoon in posts on Instagram and Threads.
Wildfires on the island have so far claimed an estimated 67 lives, with hundreds of buildings
DeadlineOct 19 2022
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Jeff Bezos warns of looming US recession: ‘Batten down the hatches’
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined the growing chorus of business leaders who are warning the US economy is spiraling toward a debilitating recession.
Bezos provided his dire view while sharing a video of a CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who warned on Tuesday that he saw a “good chance” of an impending recession.
“Yep, the probabilities in this
New York Post (News)Mar 29 2021
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Amazon started a Twitter war because Jeff Bezos was pissed
Amazon has long been at odds with Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) over their criticisms of the company’s labor and business practices. But the discord reached new heights last week when Amazon aggressively went after both senators on Twitter in an unusual attack for a large corporation. With each new snarky tweet from an Amazon executive or the company’s official
VoxFeb 13 2024
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Jeff Bezos’s move from Seattle to Miami could save him over $600m in capital gains taxes on a planned share sale
It seems Jeff Bezos is reaping more benefits than being closer to family by moving from Seattle to Miami—it could save him $600 million or more this year alone. Last year the founder of online giant Amazon announced he was moving from his longtime home of Seattle back to Miami, where his parents live and where a base for his rocket company, Blue Origin, is also stationed. But the move also
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