Scott Carpenter

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  • Apartment buildingsFinance

    $1.5 trillion of commercial real estate debt is due next year, and refinancing won’t be easy

    By Neil Callanan, Scott Carpenter, and others
  • Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder, Coinbase.Tech

    Crypto billionaires have lost big money amid the market’s slump. Here’s how much

    By Scott Carpenter, Tom Maloney, and others
  • Ernie Garcia III, founder and chief executive officer of Carvana Co., second left, and his father Ernest Garcia II, chairman of Carvana Co., center, stand during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 28, 2017. U.S. stocks remained near record highs, Treasuries dropped and oil closed in on $50 a barrel even after the world’s biggest economy reported its slowest pace of expansion in three years. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    You think your stock portfolio is down? Talk to the father-son billionaire duo who run Carvana

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • Robert “Bobby” Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard Inc., speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The conference is a unique setting that convenes individuals with the capital, power and influence to move the world forward meet face-to-face with those whose expertise and creativity are reinventing industry, philanthropy and media. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Activision boss Bobby Kotick could see $500 million windfall from Microsoft deal months after employees walked out to demand his removal

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • Bobby Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard Inc., arrives for the morning session of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The 36th annual event gathers many of America’s wealthiest and most powerful people in media, technology, and sports. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Microsoft’s Activision deal may give scandal-plagued CEO Bobby Kotick a $375 million windfall

    By Devon Pendleton, Scott Carpenter, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 24: Larry Ellison attends the Rebels With A Cause Gala 2019 at Lawrence J Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC on October 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Tech

    Larry Ellison’s fortune soars $12 billion after Oracle shares jump 16%

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • The wheel of a Rivian R1T electric pickup truck during the company’s IPO outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Electric vehicle-maker Rivian Automotive Inc. priced shares in its initial public offering at $78 apiece to raise about $11.9 billion, the biggest first-time share sale this year.Tech

    Rivian CEO’s stake in electric car maker is worth $1.2 billion after IPO

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 15: Apple CEO Tim Cook attends Apple’s “Ted Lasso” Season 2 Premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Tech

    Apple CEO Tim Cook collects $750 million in final payout from deal

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 14: LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer before the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball game on January 14, 2020, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.Tech

    Steve Ballmer joins the $100 billion net worth club

    By Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg
  • Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019. MANDEL NGAN—AFP/Getty ImagesTech

    Jeff Bezos hits wealth record of $211 billion

    By Sophie Alexander, Scott Carpenter, and others