Bezos vows to make Amazon "Earth's Best Employer"
Bezos said in a letter to shareholders that he isn't comforted by the failure of the unionization effort in Bessemer, Alabama.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin moves closer to passenger launches
After Wednesday's 15th unpiloted test flight, the system appears to be on the verge of commercial operations, giving six passengers at a time a few minutes of weightlessness and an out-of-this-world view.
Forbes magazine's 2016 list of billionaires features 1,810 billionaires around the world, down 16 from last year
Forbes magazine's 2016 list of billionaires features 1,810 billionaires around the world, down 16 from last year. Those billionaires have a total net worth of almost $6.5 trillion. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest for the third year in a row with $75 billion. Forbes assistant managing editor of wealth Luisa Kroll joins "CBS This Morning” to reveal the list.
Amazon union efforts fail in Alabama
Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama are officially over for now, after workers at a facility in Bessemer voted no to forming a collective bargaining unit. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store union has accused Amazon of manipulating the vote and intimidating employees to say no to unionizing. It plans on challenging the results, while Amazon denies the allegations. Margaret O'Mara, a professor at the University of Washington who researches the history of tech companies, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Scientists are celebrating a major milestone in space technology
Scientists are celebrating a major milestone in space technology. SpaceX launched a rocket Monday night from Cape Canaveral to deploy satellites. For the first time, the rocket’s massive booster landed safely on the ground after lift off. Getting its new and improved Falcon 9 rocket back to earth means that SpaceX can use it again, saving the company millions of dollars. Anna Werner reports.
Bezos joins “CBS This Morning” from the launch site in West Texas to discuss the accomplishment he calls a “game changer"
Amazon CEO and space entrepreneur Jeff Bezos says his rocket company, Blue Origin, successfully flew the first fully-reusable rocket to space and made a controlled landing back at the launch site. Bezos joins “CBS This Morning” from the launch site in West Texas to discuss the accomplishment he calls a “game changer" for space travel. He also shares expectations for Amazon's holiday sales and the Washington Post.
Amazon defeats unionization effort in Alabama
Amazon has overcome a historic effort to unionize workers at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Roughly two-thirds of the more than 3,000 employees voted against unionizing. Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan's ninth congressional district spearheaded the efforts to help Amazon workers unionize. He spoke with Lana Zak about the vote and why the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union is accusing Amazon of taking "egregious and blatantly illegal actions during the union vote."
Alabama Amazon workers vote against forming union
In a big defeat for organized labor, Amazon has defeated efforts to unionize workers at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
Forbes magazine's 34th annual Forbes 400 list shows the rich are getting richer, with the combined net worth of listed members at $2.34 trillion dollars
Forbes magazine's 34th annual Forbes 400 list shows the rich are getting richer, with the combined net worth of listed members at $2.34 trillion dollars. With a record $1.7 billion requirement to make the list, 145 American billionaires did not even make the cut this year. First on “CBS This Morning,” Forbes assistant managing editor of wealth Luisa Kroll joins “CBS This Morning” to reveal the top names.
Amazon.com supports higher corporate tax rate, Bezos says
Bezos said "concessions" will be needed to support President Joe Biden's "bold investments in American infrastructure."
Forbes lists wealthiest billionaires in the world
Forbes has revealed the world's wealthiest people — and it's the biggest group in the annual list's 35 years. Here's who sits atop the list.
Wash. Post editor Marty Baron on press freedom
The retiring leader of the Washington Post's newsroom talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl about the changing world of newspapers; how Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Post reinvigorated the paper; and how events of the past several years have shined a light on the fragility of democratic institutions and the importance of a free press.
"Transparent" creator Jill Soloway, actor Jeffrey Tambor and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos join "CBS This Morning"
Amazon is transforming itself from seller to creator. It is producing original movies and television shows. The series that represents Amazon's emerging new identity is "Transparent," the show that made Amazon the first digital streaming service to win a Golden Globe. Show creator Jill Soloway, actor Jeffrey Tambor and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos join "CBS This Morning" to discuss the changing entertainment industry.
Nerd of the Amazon
Bob Simon's 1999 interview with Jeff Bezos, a self-described nerd, who founded Amazon.com, the world's largest Internet bookstore.
Full episode of 60 Minutes Overtime from December 1, 2013
Amazon's secret R&D project aimed at delivering packages to your doorstep by "octocopter" mini-drones with a mere 30-minute delivery time; then, 60 Minutes' Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos; and, A 60 Minutes cameraman's stunning shots of the U.S. Capitol, a building we don't usually associate with beauty and reflection.
Maiden flight of Blue Origin rocket slips to late 2022
The launch will come a year later than planned after Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lost out on a major Space Force contract.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down as chief executive of the company he founded 27 years ago. He will stay on as the executive chairman of the company's board.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos plans to step down later this year as Amazon's CEO, the company announced in its latest earnings report. He will be replaced by Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy. With a net worth of nearly $200 billion, Forbes says Bezos is the world's richest man.
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
Amazon founder, the world's second-richest person, will hand over the reins to ecommerce giant later this year.
60 Minutes' Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
60 Minutes' Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk tops Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person
A surge in Tesla's stock price has vaulted the entrepreneur to the top spot, with a fortune worth $188 billion.
MacKenzie Scott announces sizable donations
MacKenzie Scott, the world's richest woman, wrote on Medium that she has given more than $4 billion in gifts to 384 organizations over the past four months. Scott has donated nearly $6 billion this year alone. She isn't done -- the former wife of Amazon's Jeff Bezos said she plans to continue donating her fortune as part of a "giving pledge" to commit a majority of her wealth to charitable causes.
Bezos announces first winners of $10 billion climate-change pledge
Prominent environmental nonprofits dominate the first round of "Bezos Earth Fund" grants, which total $791 million.
U.S. billionaires are $1 trillion wealthier since pandemic
Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos received the biggest boost in personal wealth, with a gain of $90 billion, a study says.
Amazon workers rally outside Jeff Bezos' home to demand change
Protesters marched in Los Angeles to push for higher pay, increased taxes on the rich and improved workplace safety.
Trump and Zelenskyy say they're nearly in agreement on Ukraine peace plan
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday after he said he had a "good and very productive" call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Bondi Beach shooting hero says he just wanted to save innocent people
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man hailed as a hero for disarming one of the gunmen behind a deadly antisemitic attack on Australia's Bondi Beach, says he just wanted to save innocent people.
Bank of America CEO warns market "will punish people" without independent Fed
Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan stated last week that, as President Trump seeks a new chair of the Federal Reserve, maintaining the banking system's independence is paramount.
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s cinema icon and animal rights activist, dies at 91
At the height of a cinema career that spanned some 28 films and three marriages, Brigitte Bardot came to symbolize a nation bursting out of bourgeois respectability.
Top news headlines of 2025 month-by-month
From political upheavals and gun violence, to the first American-born pope, "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a transformative year in U.S. history.
South Korean mine could soon supply the U.S. with a critical mineral
The Sangdong mine contains millions of tons of tungsten, known as a war metal that can withstand extraordinary temperatures, something the U.S. desperately needs for defense.
1 person killed after 2 helicopters crash in Hammonton, NJ
One person was killed and another was critically injured after a helicopter collision
Gas line explosion shuts down major Southern California freeway
Several lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed and a shelter-in-place order was issued to residents in Castaic, California, after a gas line ruptured on Saturday.
Tracking winter "bomb cyclone" snarling flights. Maps show the latest forecast
More than 51 million Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.