American billionaires have increased their fortune since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic while millions of people are on the brink of extreme poverty
The coronavirus pandemic has left economies all over the world in tatters, but the downfall didn't affect the richest of the rich.
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of the multinational technology company Amazon, is expected to become $73 billion richer - he was already reputedly worth $113 billion at the beginning of the year. Jeff Bezos appears to have made windwall profits as Amazon posted huge gains as the virus drove people online for both shopping and food-delivery services.a digital commerce research company, online grocery sales increased nearly 90 percent while food-delivery sales surged to more than 50 percent in a short period from early March to mid-April.
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