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September 5, 2018

Amazon Becomes Second-Ever U.S. Company to Reach $1 Trillion in Market Value
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In business news, Amazon has become the second-ever U.S. company to
reach $1 trillion in market value. The first was Apple. Amazon's founder
and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is now the richest man in the world,
with a net worth of more than $167 billion. Later in the broadcast,
we'll take a look at what's behind Amazon's wealth, and the labor
conditions for the more than 500,000 Amazon workers.


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