$791 million to the first 16 grantees of this new climate-change grant maker that was created in February through a $10 billion pledge from the billionaire Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire to pledge to donate much of his vast fortune.

From its origins as an online bookseller during the 1990s, Amazon has evolved into one of the biggest publicly-held companies. Amazon announced a Climate Pledge to meet the goals of the Paris Climate ...

Amazon announced founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will step down in the third quarter to become executive chair. Andy Jassy will replace Bezos at that time, the company said. The company released earnings ...