On Monday, just in time for the start of the Paris climate talks, Bill Gates and other wealthy entrepreneurs announced the creation of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a global group of private investors committed to "early-stage investing in potentially transformative energy systems" with "near zero carbon emissions."
Jarden Corporation, is an American provider of consumer products with over 120 brands sold globally. Jarden operates in three primary business segments - Outdoor Solutions, Branded Consumables and Consumer Solutions. In 2015, Jarden was ranked #348 on Fortune 500. In 2014, Jarden Corporation delivered $8.3B in Net Sales and had total assets of $10.8 billion.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has reclaimed his spot as the richest man in the world, according to Forbes' annual list of billionaires. Gates' net worth is now $76 billion, according to Forbes, having risen $9 billion in the last year.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the fourth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Bezos moved up a notch in the rankings on Tuesday after shares of Amazon rose to a high of nearly $660.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's is now worth an estimated $46.3 billion. Zuckerberg founded the social network in 2004 when he was 19 and dropped out of Harvard to move the company to Silicon Valley.
When Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched their "Giving Pledge" four years ago, a campaign to enlist their fellow billionaires to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth, the vast majority of those who signed up said they already were giving away plenty.
News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Potential buyers range from media and telecom giants to private-equity firms Several potential suitors are emerging for Yahoo Inc.'s core Internet business, from media and telecom giants to private-equity firms, as the beleaguered company weighs whether to put it up for sale.
Despite pockets of economic turmoil, the number of billionaires around the world expanded to record 1,826, including 290 newcomers. While ten-figure fortunes surged in China, the U.S. still dominates the rankings. Bill Gates is No. 1 again, and Warren Buffett, at No. 2, is the world's biggest gainer.
Amazon.com is betting big on video streaming platform for gaming geeks Twitch, announcing today that it is paying $970 million in cash for the San Francisco-based company, which GeekWire's Taylor Soper describes as the "ESPN of the video game industry."