Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Friday defended the policy implemented by his news agency to steer clear of investigating him, saying doing so would not be credible. Bloomberg told CBS News he “hired somebody outside” to run the Bloomberg News organization and establish policies for ethics. “People have said to me, ‘How can you […]

The finance and media group Bloomberg said Thursday it fixed what it termed a glitch in its market information terminals that directed users to presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign website by typing in the letters “MIKE.” The company, which operates a major network for financial market data as well as a news organization, said it […]

by Rob Lever / with Thomas Urbain in New York Michael Bloomberg’s likely run for the presidency would create a hornet’s nest of practical and ethical problems for his company, which as one of the world’s biggest news organizations would be thrust into coverage of its owner. A campaign could set up unusual challenges for […]

In taking this spot, Bezos bumped Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates down to second place. Bezos became the richest man in modern history earlier this year, and has a net worth of $160 billion; last year, his worth was $81.5 billion. Since becoming the richest man in modern history earlier this year, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos […]