Jeff Bezos adds billions to his fortune as Amazon reports profit surge
by Dominic Rushe and Edward Helmore in New York from on (#3EW9S)
Amazon's share price soared over 4%, while Apple shares wobbled despite quarterly revenues, and Alphabet announced a loss
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, added another couple of billion to his fortune on Thursday as Amazon, the company he founded, announced it had made close to $2bn in profits in the three months running up to Christmas.
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