Sunday, November 3, 2013

Bezos Buys The Washington Post

Amazon.com  (NASDAQ: AMZN  ) CEO Jeff Bezos has now personally acquired The Washington Post for $250 million. The publication is only a small segment of the namesake parent company, while Washington Post  (NYSE: WPO  ) earns much more on its educational divisions. In fact, the newspaper publishing segment creates the largest operating losses.

In the following video, Fool contributor Evan Niu, CFA, and Eric Bleeker, CFA, discuss the potential implications for Washington Post investors.

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