Between March 18 and May 19, Bezos’ and Zuckerberg’s total net worth increased by US$434bil (RM1.89bil) while the coronavirus pandemic caused job losses and economic agony for tens of millions of Americans. — AFP
WASHINGTON: The fortunes of US billionaires rose 15% in the two months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, a study found, with Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg seeing massive gains.
The more than 600 billionaires in the United States became even richer as tech stocks rose during virus lockdowns, an analysis of data by two think-tanks published Thursday said.
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