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Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias

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billion — a mind-boggling figure that the newspaper said is greater than Marriott, Hyatt Hotels and Hilton Worldwide Holdings combined. Meanwhile, its net loss more than doubled to $696 million for the first nine months of this year, sparked in part by the decline in the travel business due to COVID-19. billion. . That compared to $3.6

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- Thanks & Turkeys 2010

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

And urgent needs from the public for safety nets for our jobless citizens and the poor and homeless. But we have a sustainable budget and services going into 2011. I and several of my staff walked home five miles in the snowstorm ( video of commuters walking across the West Bridge here ). And precipitously falling tax revenues.

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Some things Jeff Bezos can do with his $193 billion

The Verge

Forbes pegs his net worth around $193.2 For instance, last year, Bezos’ ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott, gave away $4 billion in four months — and her net worth is only a paltry $60 billion by comparison. (He His solution is increased wages and social safety net programs. That’s more money than most people’s brains can process!

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How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force

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Along the way I asked if the organizers could pay for my flight and hotel, as is the norm for journalists invited to speak at events. I had asked the people at the “let’s all give our money to buy the world’s poor malaria bed nets” conference to buy me a plane ticket ? Obviously the money should go to bed nets! He peaked at $25.9

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