Sophie Alexander
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Can Taylor Swift Offset the Climate Impact of Her Private Jets? It’s Complicated
Swift, along with other billionaires and celebrities, has purchased carbon offsets, a market where experts and regulators are looking for more transparency.
- Wednesday April 10, 2024
- Author: Sophie Alexander
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Can Taylor Swift Offset the Climate Impact of Her Private Jets? It’s Complicated
Swift, along with other billionaires and celebrities, has purchased carbon offsets, a market where experts and regulators are looking for more transparency.
- Wednesday April 10, 2024
- Author: Sophie Alexander
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Elon Musk Loses $50 Billion In Biggest Fall After Jeff Bezos's 2019 Plunge
Despite the slump, Musk's fortune is still up 70% this year thanks to Teslas gains on the back of strong earnings growth and delivery numbers and a higher valuation for SpaceX.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg
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Nikola Founder Giving First 50 Employees His Own Stock Worth $233 Million
The stock has surged since Nikola started trading on the Nasdaq via a reverse merger in early June, driven by investor appetite for electric-vehicle manufacturers.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Ed Ludlow and Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg
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Election Results Awaited, But Zuckerberg, Bezos Have Already Gained Big
Across the board,167 U.S. billionaires gained $57.4 billion on Wednesday as investors bid up stocks, sending major averages to the biggest rallies in five months.
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Sophie Alexander, Tom Maloney and Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg
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In Just A Few Hours, Zoom CEO Became $4 Billion Richer
Shares of his virtual-meeting company surged as much as 26 per centto $410 in late UStrading as it reported a jump in quarterly revenue
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Sophie Alexander and Nico Grant, Bloomberg
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Soros Shutters Offices Across $25 Billion Philanthropy Empire
The $25 billion international network of foundations started by George Soros is shuttering offices around the world as it prepares to cut more than 40% of its staff.
- Thursday October 12, 2023
- Author: Sophie Alexander
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Bezos Makes Charity Pledge As Amazon Is Said To Plan Job Cuts
Bezos will devote the money to fighting climate change and supporting those who seek to unify people amid wide social divisions.
- Monday November 14, 2022
- Author: Sophie Alexander
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Wealthy Americans Use Tax Loophole To Deduct Now, Give Later
Foundations shift billions to donor-advised funds, skirting US laws requiring transfers to the needy, a Bloomberg analysis finds.
- Monday October 3, 2022
- Author: Noah Buhayar, Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman
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Billionaire Sheryl Sandberg Expands Foundation Ahead Of Meta Departure
The Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation has recently looked to fill at least 13 positions.
- Tuesday June 21, 2022
- Author: Benjamin Stupples, Sophie Alexander
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Sergey Brin Seeks Divorce, Joining Gates And Bezos In Split
Sergey Brin is the Google co-founder and world’s sixth-richest person.
- Monday June 20, 2022
- Author: Sophie Alexander, Malathi Nayak, Mark Bergen
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The Man Handling Elon Musk’s Fortune And Whimsies
Jared Birchall is the right-hand man who does everything from lining up Twitter deal financing to digging up dirt on adversaries.
- Friday May 6, 2022
- Author: Sophie Alexander, Liana Baker
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Twitter Under Elon Musk Threatens to End Trump’s Truth Social Media Venture
Twitter Inc. under Elon Musk has the potential to end Donald Trump’s Truth Social.
- Tuesday April 26, 2022
- Author: Claire Ballentine, Sophie Alexander
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MacKenzie Scott Gave $3.9 Billion to Nonprofits Since June
MacKenzie Scott Gave $3.9 Billion to Nonprofits in Past 9 Months
- Wednesday March 23, 2022
- Author: Paulina Cachero, Sophie Alexander
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MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity
MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, the largest publicly disclosed gift.
- Wednesday March 23, 2022
- Author: Paulina Cachero, Sophie Alexander