Over the past decade, the world’s richest 1 percent have increased their wealth by at least $33.9 trillion, according to a new analysis from the global anti-poverty group Oxfam International.

Protests are taking place in Venice directed against the marriage of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to former news anchor Lauren Sanchez.

Oxfam based its calculations on data from Swiss bank Credit Suisse's 2016 Global Wealth report and ... Jeff Bezos ($45.2 billion, Amazon); Mark Zuckerberg ($44.6 billion, Facebook ...

A study by Oxfam showed how billionaires emit more pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime.. The report tracked the emissions of the world's richest 50 billionaires across ...

From left, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla boss Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald ...

According to the anti-poverty group Oxfam International, billionaire wealth surged by $2tn (€1.93bn) in 2024, equivalent to roughly $5.7bn (€5.5bn) a day, three times faster than the year ...

In the United States “we are in a situation where you can buy a country, with the risk of weakening democracy”, said the head of Oxfam France, Cecile Duflot. The world’s three richest men will be at ...

Why It Matters: The findings highlight concerning market dynamics, with monopolistic control playing a significant role.Amazon commands 70% or more of online purchases in major European markets ...

Oxfam warned that global society is increasingly dominated by an “aristocratic oligarchy. ... Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $245 billion; and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ...

The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s two private jets spent nearly 25 days in the air over a 12-month period and released as much carbon as a US Amazon employee would emit in 207 years. Carbon emissions of ...

Oxfam says it would take Elon Musk, ... For example, Jeff Bezos’ private jets alone have emitted as much carbon as an average US Amazon employee would over 207 years.

Both Amazon and Walmart invest massively in highly invasive technological surveillance of their warehouse workforce — surveillance that then enables the hyperexploitation both companies’ workers are ...