The recent victory of Donald Trump to the American presidency propelled the fortunes of Jeff BezosCEO and Founder d’Amazonat unprecedented levels. In just one day, Bezos saw his fortune jump by 7 billion dollarsreaching 228 billion, an amount greater than the GDP of many countries, including the New Zealand and Slovakia. Amazon’s stock also hit an all-time high at 207,09 dollarsdue to a wave of optimism on Wall Street, as investors anticipate favorable economic policy with tax cuts and increased deregulation.
American billionaires, including Bezos and Elon Musk, have been particularly successful. The five richest people on the planet have collectively added $53 billion to their fortunes.
Musk, first in the ranking of world fortunes, saw his wealth rise by 26.5 billion to reach 290 billion dollars, buoyed by his public alignment with Trump’s policies. Besides the e-commerce sector, this political victory for Trump could also give a boost to Bezos’ space ambitions.
His private company Blue Originalready the beneficiary of lucrative government contracts ($5.6 billion from the Pentagon and $3.4 billion from NASA)could see new opportunities open up under the Trump administration. While relations between Washington and Bezos, also owner of the Washington Post, experienced tensions under the previous presidency, the prospects here look promising for its expansion, both on land and in space.
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