On cyber shopping
Bezos a $100 bn man as Amazon rises
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos saw his fortune swell
San Francisco - AFP
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was a $100-billion man on Monday as the online retail colossus raked in cash from the holiday weekend's cyber shopping spree.
Forbes magazine's real-time ranking of the richest people had Bezos on top, with a personal net worth of $100.3 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates saw his net worth climb to a dizzying $89.4 billion but was relegated to being the second most affluent person on the planet.
Bezos owns almost 17 percent of Amazon, which he founded in a Seattle garage in 1994 after quitting a hedge fund job to sell books online.
Amazon shares finished the official trading day up just shy of a percent, and inched up a bit more in after-market trades to top $1,200.
Based on the share price, Seattle-based Amazon had a market value of some $576.3 billion.
Market tracker Adobe Digital Insights data showed that online shopping was at a record-setting pace from Black Friday into Cyber Monday
GMT 09:21 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Facebook to let users rank 'trust'GMT 11:49 2017 Wednesday ,20 December
Cyberfirm Kaspersky appeals banGMT 06:05 2017 Sunday ,03 December
Disney resumes acquisition talksGMT 06:52 2017 Thursday ,23 November
Facebook to show people if they fellGMT 10:08 2017 Tuesday ,21 February
To probe sexual harassment claims
With Job Cuts, China Deal
France's Carrefour revamps operations
Paris - Emiratesvoice
France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp and new partnerships in China. Carrefour, which was the world'sTo partake in Beiteddine Festivals
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Beirut - NNA
French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. BruniIn France
Microsoft to open 4 data centres
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse onIn Olympic Spotlight
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Taipei - Emiratesvoice
North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance. The skater is competing with her partner Alex Kam in theFor $11.6 Bn
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Paris - Emiratesvoice
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion. Sanofi's chief executive Olivier Brandicourt said the acquisition "enhances its presence in specialtyParis show pays homage
to 'eternal style' of late Alaia
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home. The diminutive maverick, who ignored fashion week convention by showing when and where he wanted, in July produced his first couture collection in six years to rapturous reviews. Now some of his most iconic dresses are going on display in the glass-roofed gallery next to his studio and home in the Marais district where he used to show his creations. It includes the dress worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, his longtime friend and muse, when she led
GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December
Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait
GMT 10:16 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon five
GMT 06:15 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Volkswagen clinches record sales
GMT 15:44 2017 Tuesday ,07 March
Previously untouched 600BC palace discoveredGMT 18:07 2012 Saturday ,28 April
Nikon D3200 review: Hands-on
GMT 14:24 2017 Wednesday ,15 February
Liberian senator urges Ghana to help ensure credible presidential polls
GMT 09:26 2017 Wednesday ,25 January
Guantanamo war court resumes under President Trump
GMT 18:47 2017 Sunday ,29 January
Sudanese men use Henna only twice
GMT 15:41 2017 Thursday ,22 June
Dubai nursery kids prepare Iftar boxes for workers
GMT 07:16 2017 Thursday ,01 June
Bahrain’s response to UNESCO Strategy 2015-2030 reviewed
GMT 17:55 2017 Friday ,17 March
Four Israeli Planes Breach Lebanon's Skies
GMT 02:11 2016 Saturday ,02 July
Tesla fatal crash is setback to autonomous cars
GMT 11:58 2017 Wednesday ,20 December
Saudi Arabia to launch tourist visasGMT 16:34 2012 Monday ,28 May
The Intouchables movie review
GMT 18:18 2016 Wednesday ,25 May
Supply Minister: 90 commodity fairs to be erected nationwide
GMT 23:10 2017 Wednesday ,15 February
Army chief warns of tough action against stone-pelters in Jammu and KashmirGMT 11:42 2012 Thursday ,29 March
Alvin and the Chipmunks
GMT 10:59 2017 Thursday ,23 March
Five South Korean tourists among those injured in London attack
GMT 19:31 2016 Thursday ,16 June
Chinese scientists treat spinal cord injury with biomaterial scaffold
GMT 15:23 2013 Thursday ,25 July
Mecca work downsizes hajj pilgrimage
GMT 07:52 2017 Friday ,18 August
Sharjah Ruler sends condolences to King Salman
GMT 09:12 2017 Wednesday ,01 November
‘Independent’ Catalonia wakes up under Madrid’s control
GMT 22:26 2017 Wednesday ,24 May
Bahraini-Tunisian relations laudedGMT 15:40 2012 Monday ,03 September
Pop and rap are shameful
GMT 03:39 2015 Tuesday ,01 September
Mali's president hails Algeria's role in Malian peace deal
GMT 15:18 2016 Sunday ,17 April
Australia's newcastle airport cancels flights after Roof Collapse
GMT 14:28 2017 Monday ,18 September
Dubai Municipality signs partnership agreement
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor