Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.

A look at how individuals decide to pay for information.

What does Jeff Bezos get out of his purchase of the Washington Post for $250 million? (Besides a struggling media business, of course).

The CEO of Amazon just bought The Washington Post for $250 million — chump change to a guy worth $25 billion.

Why would an internet mogul buy a fading journalistic institution?

Last year, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spent at least $42 million on a 200-foot clock being built in Texas.

Most businesses get hammered by the markets when they fail to meet profit expectations; not Amazon.

Some Amazon critics say the company’s razor-thin quarterly profits — if there are any at all — are evidence that CEO Jeff Bezos is running the company like a “charity” for the benefit of customers at the expense of shareholders.

Why support for gay rights is also a shrewd tactical move in the tech community.