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Covid-19 pushed many into poverty but brought huge benefits for some of the wealthiest, renewing calls for fairer taxesCoronavirus - latest updatesCoronavirus - see all our coverageTen of the richest people in the world have boosted their already vast wealth by more than $400bn (£296bn) since the coronavirus pandemic began as their businesses were boosted by lockdowns and financial crises across the globe.The extra...

Report includes Jeff Bezos, whose personal fortune has risen by 65% since 18 MarchThe already vast fortunes of America’s 643 billionaires have soared by an average of 29% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which has at the same time laid waste to tens of millions of jobs around the world.The richest of the superrich have benefited by $845bn , according to a...

Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google executives face criticism over online dominanceLawmakers condemn Facebook’s Instagram merger – liveThe US’s top tech bosses were told they have “too much power”, are censoring political speech, spreading fake news and “killing” the engines of the American economy, at a combative congressional hearing on Wednesday.The historic hearing in Washington saw Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark...