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Bezos is not the owner of Amazon anymore, he sold all but 9 shares of his stock, making him just a board member. The one who has the most of the stocks is the owner now. Each stock is worth about $556,000.

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So I've just been learning. I understand he is concentrating on other business—including, alas, wapo. His alliance with the dreadful Will Lewis isn't off to a great start.

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Yea, he is focused on his aerospace company, Blue Origin, and other ventures. This might be worth reading to: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/washington-post-endorsement-kamala-harris-trump-bezos-amazon-threat.html

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Correction. Jonathan Chait column, not a profile, and a useful reminder of how terrible every day was when Trump was in the White House. I'd forgotten those tirades against Bezos and the Post.

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Thank you, Michael! I'll check out the nyMag profile.

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Thanks for the info.

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