Bezos Gains $24 Billion in 2020 While World Battles Pandemic
- Walton family, Musk, Zoom founder all add to wealth in 2020
- Almost 17 million Americans lost jobs in span of three weeks
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The world’s richest person is getting richer, even in a pandemic, and perhaps because of it.
With consumers stuck at home, they’re relying on Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.com Inc. more than ever. The retailer’s stock climbed 5.3% to a record Tuesday, lifting the founder’s net worth to $138.5 billion.