Jeff Bezos

Amazon says it is selling debt in order to pay for its $13.7 billion deal to buy organic grocer Whole Foods.

The gift from Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post newspaper, is the largest-ever gift to the media rights watchdog

A surge in after hours trading for Amazon.com Inc. added $3.3 billion to the fortune of Jeff Bezos, putting him less than $5 billion away from becoming the worlds richest person.