Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Soars To Record $228B, Closing In On Elon Musk's Top Spot As Amazon Stock Rises After Trump Wins White House
Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Soars To Record $228B, Closing In On Elon Musk's Top Spot As Amazon Stock Rises After Trump Wins White House
On Wednesday, Amazon's stock hit a record high of $207.03. This led to Bezos' net worth climbing by $7 billion, surpassing his previous peak of $221 billion.Following Donald Trump's win in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Jeff Bezos' net worth has skyrocketed to an unprecedented $228 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.
彭博社的億萬富翁指數顯示，繼唐納德·特朗普在2024年美國總統大選中獲勝之後，傑夫·貝佐斯的淨資產已飆升至前所未有的2280億美元。
What Happened: Bezos' wealth, largely connected to his 926.41 million shares in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), has surged considerably since Trump's election win.
發生了什麼：自特朗普大選獲勝以來，貝索斯的財富大幅增加，主要與他在亞馬遜公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AMZN）的92641萬股股票有關。
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk currently holds the top position on the Index with a net worth of $290 billion.
特斯拉和SpaceX首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克目前在該指數中名列前茅，淨資產爲2900億美元。
On Wednesday, Amazon's stock hit a record high of $207.03. This led to Bezos' net worth climbing by $7 billion, surpassing his previous peak of $221 billion.
週三，亞馬遜股價創下207.03美元的歷史新高。這導致貝索斯的淨資產增長了70億美元，超過了他之前的2210億美元的峯值。
The market rally on Wednesday also favored the world's five wealthiest individuals, including Bezos, who collectively amassed nearly $53 billion.
週三的市場漲勢也有利於包括貝索斯在內的全球五位最富有的人，他們總共積累了近530億美元。
This surge is largely due to investors' expectations of decreased regulation and corporate tax cuts under Trump's second term.
這種激增主要是由於投資者對特朗普第二個任期內監管減少和公司減稅的預期。
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Why It Matters: Prior to the election, Bezos divested 1.07 million Amazon shares at a price of $200.07 each, earning around $213.8 million.
爲何重要：在大選之前，貝索斯以每股200.07美元的價格剝離了107萬股亞馬遜股票，收入約爲2.138億美元。
Amazon posted third-quarter net sales of $158.9 billion, exceeding forecasts and reflecting an 11% year-over-year increase. This strong performance helped boost Amazon's stock price, which climbed notably after the earnings report.
亞馬遜公佈的第三季度淨銷售額爲1589億美元，超出預期，同比增長11％。這種強勁的表現幫助提振了亞馬遜的股價，該股價在業績發佈後大幅攀升。
While the Amazon co-founder did not endorse a candidate in this presidential cycle, he extended congratulations to Trump on his win, terming it an "extraordinary political comeback."
儘管亞馬遜聯合創始人沒有支持本輪總統週期中的候選人，但他對特朗普獲勝表示祝賀，稱這是 「非同尋常的政治捲土重來」。
Bezos and Trump have had ongoing tensions, with the President-elect on multiple occasions publicly criticizing Bezos on social media. In 2018, Trump had accused Amazon of not paying sufficient taxes.
貝索斯和特朗普一直處於緊張狀態，當選總統多次在社交媒體上公開批評貝索斯。2018年，特朗普曾指責亞馬遜沒有繳納足夠的稅款。
The following year, Amazon sued the Trump administration, claiming the President-elect's hostility cost it a $10 billion cloud contract.
次年，亞馬遜起訴特朗普政府，聲稱當選總統的敵意使其失去了100億美元的雲合同。
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